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."