Mechanical Beetle

Mechanical Beetle

Gouache 

11.5x8.5

A green beetle with mechanical parts. I was going to add more mechanical parts, but it would have lost most of  the green color. I used Masonite board with an under painting of blue acrylic. 

Megatron and Optimus

Megatron and Optimus Prime

2.5x3.5

Watercolor

I can't wait for the new Transformers movie and what better way to celebrate then by drawing both Megatron and Optimus. I decided to make these into one art piece, since you can't have a hero without a villain. Originally, I was going to used makers but watercolor is more fun to work with.

Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon Cosplayer
2.5x3.5
Ink

"Fighting evil by moon light, winning love by day light." I can't believe I remember those lyrics to the intro song of Sailor Moon. Then again I never miss the show, one of the few anime shows I grew up on. I know it was show for girls, but there was something special about this one. Until, this day I only watched season 1 and 2.

Cross of Faith

 

Cross of Faith

8.5x11

Screen Print 

Edition of 5 Prints

Available on Etsy 

 I made this for Christians art enthusiasts, since it is difficult to find new and graphically appealing Christian art. I hope you enjoy this print, and serves as a reminder to us Christians to never lose faith. If you guys and gals enjoy this piece, let me know. Who knows, maybe I'll dedicate my self to making more Christian art.  

Shirts, glorious shirts everywhere

I finally have an inventory of shirts on society6, took me long enough. I plan adding more shirts, so stay tune. The link to society6 can always be found on the top right of the my blog.

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

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)             

Funny Expressions

Here is the latest e-bay auction for ACEO's. Did I mention it's a set of 5. It was done with a water brush and ink. and like always, the auction lasts for 7 days. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ACEO-Original-Drawing-Funny-Expressions-By-JJCruz-/181049445291?pt=Art_Drawings&hash=item2a27634bab *this auction has ended.

The Fangs

Another digital project to practice my cell shading skills. I didn't put to much time on the characters, because my purpose was to practice coloring. I just based them off two twins that I know. I'm actually happy with the turn out. However, I will continue to practice, and what I learn this time around is to make my lines much thinner as possible.

Mask and Patterns

Working with mask's and patterns. I like the turn out for the first and third drawing, because of the contrast. Second drawing seems to be blending in with the color of the card stock. Oh well.

Lion, Ocelot, & Sitatunga

Here are some animals I drew using a calligraphy pen. Although, I think I should be more loose when using the calligraphy pen. I still tend on wanting to use it as a regular pen, and that's a big no no.

The King, The Queen, & The Witch

This is what I had more in mind when using gold or silver pen. It's simple yet has an elegant look. The difficult part was drawing the squares in the background.