Mathieu Martin was born in 1979 in Lansing, Michigan. He grew up working on farms in the Midwest before moving to Delaware where he attended college. He graduated Suma Cum Laude from Delaware Tech with a triple associates in photographic imaging, advertising, and multimedia design in 2003. From there he moved to San Francisco where he attended classes at the Art Institute of California until graduating with a BS in Game Art & Design in 2006. After a short stint with the invention marketing firm Absolutely New Inc., he now works as a freelance technical artist within the MMORPG Second Life where he creates custom assets and collaborates with other residents.