Old Taylor, Perona Cosplayer, and Code Talker

The new ACEO's are now for sale, or more correctly for bid, on e-bay. Sorry for the delay. e-Bay link on your right.

Old Taylor

Perona Cosplayer

Code Talker

Now on Sale

These are the ACEO's now available on eBay. The link to eBay will always be on right of my blog. However, here it is, my eBay shop. All done with watercolor.  

Punished Snake

Evil Eddie Deux

Princess Julia

Prints Now Available At?

Prints of my original art work are now available at McManus & Morgan in LA, serving artists with fine paper since 1924. They also offer envelope and invitation card stock, books, and art, at reasonable prices. Did I mention they have a great selection of handmade paper. Please drop by if your ever in the area.

http://www.mcmanusmorgan.com/ 

 

Tribute To V

New ACEO (trading card) for sale. A small tribute to V from V for Vendetta. Yes, I saw this film a few weeks ago. Took me long enough. This film made me want to start a revolution, an art revolution that is. Plus, that is the feeling I wanted to go with, since it's the main theme of the film. Will be up for the next 7 days.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181237242561

 

Mechanical Monster

A new item is for sale on e-bay, that of course means that the previous sale has ended. However, this new item will be, on the bigger perspective of things, new design for my Mechanical Eden. An environment that developed from one of my 16x20 pieces I did in 2011 for an art show. Well, like the last sale, I only made a limited run of this lino block, like it should be, of 25.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181230487791

Now on Etsy

I have been busy with work, but you can now buy my trade mark digital prints on Japanese Rice Paper on Etsy.com. Also, there is only 3 days left on my current sale on e-bay for one of my original ACEO lino block prints. It's a good deal really, and it's a limited run too. After, this sell I will be moving on to the next item for sale.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181226454733

http://www.etsy.com/shop/DigitalChronicles

Lino Block Print's in The Works

I have been making prints during my free time. I didn't touch any of my lino blocks until recently. Since I now know the fundamentals for doing a limited run of prints. My work will be available for sale on e-bay once I'm done with all the prints. So stay tune for that. In the time being check the photos below of the prints I have been working on. If you want information on a piece and what it symbolizes leave me a comment. I'll gladly answer.

Welcome To LA

 Mechanical Beast

For Freedom: Tribute To V

Hand sketches

I was sketching hands, until I realized I had other art projects to finish. Plus job hunting also takes time. One major thing I do need is Adobe Flash to begin my animation career. But first things first. I will finish the last symmetric piece for my buddy, before I begin my portfolio in character design. I will leave you with this images of hand sketches. Good day.

 

Nothing But Study Skeches

I have been doing study sketches of the hands. It is my ultimate weakness in drawing, but it will soon be in the past. I will no longer have to be afraid of designing human characters, and if I improve maybe I will go for that animation degree after all. That's all for now folks.

New ACEO Auction

The new items are now up for sale on e-bay. So bid, bid, bid!! [ This auction is now close. ]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/jjcruz00/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3686

New ACEO's (Art Cards, Editions and Originals)

This will be the ACEO's I will be selling soon on e-bay. I need to write a brief  description of the art pieces first. That way, when I sell on e-bay, I can simply copy and paste rather then writing on the spot. It is always better to be prepared before hand. The first 3 images is old work I did in college 3 or 2 years ago in illustration class. I decided to turn that work into Art Cards, Edition and Originals. Now, the last image is some thing new I will be doing. It will be along the lines of entertainment design and story boarding in ACEO format. I am going for that sketchy look, but I will try to keep it clean. That was my first attempt. Anyway, feel free to click on the images

Mechanical Eden Redraw

I decided to redraw one of my art pieces digitally, but nothing beats the original. Although, redrawing the image digitally gave me the advantage, that I was able to draw perfect lines. It is very difficult to draw straight and circular lines by hand. I'm very happy with this turn out.

Original (sorry for the poor quality photo)             

Busy Busy

I have been busy with personal issues, that I have not had the time to post anything new. However, I have been doing some sketching here and there. Also, I have been reading books on illustration and story boarding. The more I read about the industry, the more confident I'm feeling about art as a career. I'm happy I went down that road. I will have to sacrifice some things in my life, but I know it will be worth it at the end. Plus, my mom and friends expect great things of me. I can't let them down. I must keep moving forward.

Tomb Raider Contest

This is the piece I entered to a Tomb Raider contest on deviantart. Simple, yet stylish. A bit off from what I had in mind for the background.

8-Bit Love Art Work

Here are the pieces I did for 8-Bit Love. The pieces are still up at Tribal Cafe on Echo Park. All the other pieces there are also awesome. It is worth checking out if your in the area. They will be taken down on the 15 of march.

"Imagine a world were life on earth has been poison by waste and fumes of our machines. A world were life can not flourish and is slowly withering. A world were everything we know is gone, and all that remains are machines of our destructive civilization."

The Islander

This is the poster I did for the film The Islander, a film by my friend Miles. This took a while to make, because I first did a 30x40 poster by hand. After that we did small tweaks to the poster on Photoshop. The end result turn out great. You can check out the film's Facebook Page here: The Islander, for movie premier info, photos, and other fun stuff.

Sketches

Here are sketches of my art pieces that will be in the 8-Bit show. As you can see it is a messy process of capturing my thoughts or ideas onto paper. I have to work quickly, otherwise I might lose that image in my head. After that I just clean the sketch on Photoshop. This is also the same process I use when I design a character, I keep on developing ideas or improving the character before I decide on a final piece. Although some people tell me to slow down on my sketching.

8-Bit Love

Please come to the next art show reception if you are near the LA area. There will be 8-bit music, live art, and 8-bit art, and best of all it is free!!

8-Bit Graphics Anyone?

Here is a preview of what I'm going to have in the next show, and as the title suggests. It's going be pixelated art.

My favorites from 2012

Here are my favorite pieces from 2012. Time to push myself even more this year.