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How long have you been creating digital art?

I started using Photoshop in 1998. Funny story actually – I had a mechanical drafting class in high school and it was so boring so my friends and I would sit in the back of the classroom playing in Photoshop and 3DMax.

All of the art you see in my gallery is no more than 3 years old.

Do you take the reference photos yourself?

These days, yes. I got my start using stock from various websites but I got tired of the copyright issues. Now, the photography portion of my work is the most enjoyable.

Why don’t you have many male characters?

The majority of my work includes a deep, emotional concept and I think that is best expressed through a female character. Also, ’sexy’ is an important part of my inspiration and I find more of that in females.

Where do you come up with your ideas/what inspires you?

Real life mostly. I consider the ‘concept’ to be the best part of my work so I put a lot of thought into it and I try not to hold back from expressing myself.

To view the before after process click here:  The Digital Art of MichaelO