Name: Matthew McLeod Norton
Age: 22
Hometown: Northbrook, IL
Current Location: Chicago, IL
School: Columbia College of Chicago (Currently a Game Design Major... Animation concentration)
Major: (Double Major) Computer Animation & Game Design
AIM: Flashmind1
Email: MMNorton@gmail.com
Music: Pretty much anything except pop. Not a fan on that really. Favorite band is Linkin Park. I am not all that emo, I just like the band and music.

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Height: 5'10 & for some reason docters say I am 5'11
Weight: 145 lbs (ok don't poke fun at the skinny kid)
Eye color: blueish green what ever that means.
Hair color: Dark brown
Ok that's far as I am going with discription this isn't a dating service.

Programs used: These are the main programs I use during 3D modeling, web design,and programming.

Adobe Firworks (Intermediate)
Adobe Photoshop
(Intermediate)
Alias Maya
(Beginner &
Currently Learning)

Maxon Cinema 4D XL
(Intermediate)

Adobe Dreamweaver
(Intermediate)
Adobe Illustrator
(Intermediate)
Softimage XSI
(Beginner)
 
 
History behind the art:
For those who actually do want to know how I got into art; here is why. I started playing a game called Delta Force created by Novalogic around seventh grade which was between 1999 and 2000. Much like any online multiplayer game it got rather addicting. So much so that I spent almost every waking minute playing it. I had absoultly no social life at all. What my parents thought would be the death of me eventually turned into what will be my future. It also the key reason why I am at Columbia College and so cought up in computer graphics. I got so into the game that I wanted to know everything about it. I learned more about the graphic aspect on how they created the models. I slowly learned about different kinds of graphics and the tools they made to use them. Such as abstract art, modeling, 2d vector and so on. Since then I have been hooked. After my addiction with Delta Force I started fully getting to webdesign and computer graphics. I later learned of a site called Deviant Art, and this site alone helped me get to where I am today. The game got me cought up in a lot of things, but it was at Deviant Art where my inspiration on creativity hit a new level. When I first learned how to create 3D abstract art through a tutorial I found online I was able to mix things up and it opened up a whole new world to my artwork. You can actually see the changes over time at flashmind.deviantart.com. Below is my first art pieces up to the point where I am today. Though this is only a breif summary of my history into the art community. I am happy to say I don't regret anything when it comes to how I got here.There are certain people who though the game took over my life and it did, but they too never know it would be the start of somthing a lot bigger in my life. I never in my wildest dreams thought an addicting game can turn into somthing that will one day be my future work. It goes to show you that inspiration can come from anywhere at anytime and you may not even know until later on.
 
Digital Mind: (Nov 19, 2001)
» This was my first submission to Deviant Art.
Mindless: (Feb 13, 2002)
» When I was first introduced to 3D abstract art. (Maxon Cinema 4D XL)
AI Genesis: (May 18, 2003)
»One of my longest art pieces taking me over a month to finish. This piece was also used on a cd cover.