Michael Dawes is a Yorkshire/England based artist with BSc in Games Design and broad freelance new-media experience. Recently entered by his university into the Games Republic Student Contest. Currently seeking employment in the games industry.

He has always had a preoccupation with visual storytelling in its many forms. Illustration, concept art, animation, sequential art, pixel art..

Surrealism, art nouveau, whimsical and dark or gothic art styles permeate his work resulting in a vibrant, entangled style that ranges from pop-cartoon through to introverted moodscapes.

Michael works in a range of mediums but specialises in digital painting and illustration. His skills also span into more technical fields such as 3D and Web design.