Although he was born in California, Michel Bohbot spent most of his youth in Marseilles (France), Casablanca (Morroco) and New York. He started as a pre-med student taking art classes for fun. Just two classes short of his BS degree he switched his major to art for his BA (his mother being a fine artist helped to smooth the decision over). He continued studying in Manhattan taking night classes at The School of Visual Arts and Parsons School of Design while selling fancy women's shoes on Madison Ave. His illustration career started with him painting in acrylic and oil. Just before moving to California he added pastels adding a painterly realism to his palette. Michel began using the computer at the urging of art directors, to make color adjustments. He doesn't see these technologies as the end of traditional media, but as the newest and wackiest box of Crayolas to play with. His ability to capture romance, adventure and drama have garnered Michel several awards for his diverse projects. He has illustrated Video games, CD Roms, books and magazines as well as brochures, and annual reports. These days he usually combines digital with traditional rendering. But as always, he uses whatever techniques will best solve his client's visual problem. His clients include: LucasArts, Electronic Arts, Penguin Putnam, Warner Books, Vivendi/Universal, Mythic, Sierra, Intel, Holt Rinehart, Activision, Michael Crichton, Pacific Bell, San Francisco Giants, San Jose Sharks, United Nations, Waldenbooks, Wiley & Sons, Wells Fargo Bank. Michel is a former President of the San Francisco Society of Illustrators and has taught Illustration and Business Practices at the Academy of Art College, San Francisco. In between regular jobs he has finished an illustrated novel titled Zintara with his brother. Their agents are shopping it around now . He has won several gold and silver awards from the San Francisco Society of Illustrators as well as awards of merit from the New York and Los Angeles Societies, as well as being featured in Spectrum, the Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art no.s 6,7 and 10.

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