BIO

About Me

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    Hello, my name is Michael Martel I'm a character artist working in the Games & Film industry. My influences are a lot of the gray-dark fantasy / science fiction RPGs I grew up with. If the world had an oppressive atmosphere, dire circumstances ,  or a gritty world I probably loved that game. I was fascinated by the various cultures, tribes, and belief systems. The idea of how a conscious being orients itself in the world based on what it believes captivates me. I strive to capture that awareness within my characters so that the viewer can feel their personality in how they present themselves.

In addition to my love for gritty RPG’s I played a lot of shooters. It started with all the shooters that were released during the “golden age of console gaming“ and continued with pre-alpha survival / extraction games on PC. Although mechanically I loved these games it was the RPGs that made me commit to character art as my career. I find games that can combine the best of both these worlds to be extremely fun.