Snowscape shared a booth with Nikki Riddle , and works across a diverse range of media. Takapunch: How would you describe your aesthetic? How would you describe your aesthetic? Snowscape: I actually titled my Tumblr blog Eclectic Goals. I don’t have a particular concentration or a cohesive body of work, but if something doesn’t exist and I want it to, I try to make it. For example, Marth crowns. I always wanted one, so…I made it! T: That’s interesting to me because I just assumed you only worked with 2D art. S: I draw, and I do some 3D work as well. I can’t do as many right now as I’d like, because the place where I live doesn’t have an oven, which I use to set the clay. T: I notice that you’re working on a cool drawing of Cloud and…? S: The person who commissioned this drawing! A commentator who’s also from Florida. Shoutouts to MasK!

T: And I see this cool cross between hyperrealistic and anime-style Lucina. It seems like you have a diverse range of interests. What media do you work with?



S: Clay, mixed 3D media, digital, oil on canvas, acrylic, charcoal on paper, and even backpacks, which really just means putting digital prints onto them. T: How’d you get into art? was it a hobby you had growing up?

S: Yeah, I guess my parents were supportive growing up, so I’d do my crappy kindergarten drawings and they’d say “good job!” (laughs). I didn’t go to an art college, but I did do an art minor in college. Yeah, I guess my parents were supportive growing up, so I’d do my crappy kindergarten drawings and they’d say “good job!” (laughs). I didn’t go to an art college, but I did do an art minorcollege. T: How long have you been selling art? S: I started in high school, so I guess it’s been about 8 or 9 years. T: Have you noticed a shift in your ability to do art as the business aspects took over?

S: I always considered the business aspects to be a part of the hobby, so I’d say school and other parts of my life are really what get in the way of art. I actually held off commissions for a year because of school, and



T: Who’s your main? I always considered the business aspects to be a part of the hobby, so I’d say school and other parts of my life are really what get in the way of art. I actually held off commissions for a year because of school, and ESAM , being the awesome guy that he is, waited that long for one! It was a picture of him wearing Samus’ power suit while holding a Pikachu in a Metroid containment capsule.Who’s your main? S: Marth in both Brawl and Smash 4, Smash 4 being my active game. I also co-main ZSS. But I love Bayonetta. I love her games, and I love her as a character. They say “if you’ve got good neutral, you’ve got a good Marth,” but I’m not too good myself. T: Are you competing this weekend? S: Unfortunately not. G4 didn’t notify us that we had a spot in the artists’ alley until just a couple months ahead of time, and at that point registering as a player was more expensive than I’d like, and I wouldn’t have had that much training time, so I decided to sit this one out.

T: Do you have a favorite player? Do you have a favorite player? S: I like a lot of the Marth players in Smash 4 since that’s the game I watch most, so Pugwest, Fuwa, Mr. E, and MkLeo. Nairo is so entertaining! And I like how Mr. II cosplays a lot. T: What do you do outside of art?

S: Right now I’m trying to get some money first working full time as an editor’s assistant in a scientific journal, so I’ll probably get a master’s in something biology related…and…get better at smash! Right now I’m trying to get some money first working full time as an editor’s assistant in a scientific journal, so I’ll probably get a master’s in something biology related…and…get better at smash! T: Do you have any hobbies besides art and smash? S: I play piano and I sing. I like to cover any song that I like listening to. Recently, I’ve done “Gravity” from the anime Wolf’s Rain, and “If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys. It’s can be hard to find good sheet music for a lot of the songs I like. T: You mentioned cosplay earlier when you brought up Mr. II. If you could have a perfect costume of any character, which would it be? S: Marth or Bayonetta, hands down. T: Anything I didn’t ask that you’d want to share? S: I appreciate the interview, and I guess…one of the things that people find strange is that I never post pictures of myself on public social channels. I want people to know and judge me through my art, and by my efforts—the things I can control. Not by my appearance. I’m purposefully ambiguous about lots of aspects of my identity.

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