blog.

aww man, I totally missed my weekly emo arm up drawing update last friday. I guess I was too emo to upload. Or, I was busy. Or all of the above.

Did I mention I’m not a fan of the word “emo” being used as anything other than a noun?

Anyway, haven’t had much to blog about. Been writing alot, and doing day job art, which basically means I can’t show any of it here.

I have been marathoning Buffy The Vampire Slayer season 7, which in my humble opinion contains some of the best episodes Whedon and crew have crafted.

Also, I’ve been addicted to Tumbler lately, I may just switch from a blog to a Tumbler, or at least make this feel like a tumbler. I just feel it’s more my speed, and more appropriate for the amount of time I have to do this sort of thing.

We’ll see…

-ADC

Here’s a yummy bowl of homemade pho that I enjoyed this week! Special thanks to m’lady for purchasing le ingredients!!!

I LOVE PHO (Phuh!!!)

adc

Yes. I’m a geek, so I’m smitten by Pepper Pots. Inspired by the mammoth release of Iron Man2, I was gonna do a quick doodle of Pepper for the blog, so I googled her for some reference. (I have a love hate relationship with comics, you see). A by product of my search, I discovered this band called the Pepper Pots. And despite having “the” in their name, I instantly became enamored with them, in the way that I would totally cry out “where have you been all my life!”

They’ve got a 60’s girl group thing going, AND they ooze ska. And if you know me to any degree, or have scruntinzed the background drawings of any of my comic creations, you’ll know I LOVE SKA.

So, I have a new band du jour. Check it:

And singing the classic “Be My Baby”…

pepper pots art coming soon!

adc

Um.yeah. I draw and write and make stuff up for a living. Lately, been doing some drawing…

That is all. Oh, and no trees were harmed in the making of this art.

ADC

Did you know I love GLEE???? This is so my new karaoke jam. Watch for it. And hearing Santana finally sing on this track was total doves cry shit! Love it.

An by the by. To me, when doves cry, it’s both beautiful and heartbreaking. Yes. I’m that complicated.

So, the burlesque show thing last friday was awesome. I was wondering if I could take photos during the show, but alas, despite numerous camera’s flashing lights, I was too chicken to whip out the iphone and take a few snaps. And besides, I was there to draw!

I did a few portraits of people in the crowd, and pocketed some cash, which was fun. Also, did a few doodles of the hot broads doing their thing onstage. Good times all in all.

My plan is to take the sketches I did at the show and “finish” them digitally. You’ll see them here, online. On blog.

I’m also getting my hustle on this week. I’ll have a new print, and a new zine for TCAF, which is in less than two weeks. If I can work my ass off, the zine will be a square bound collection of comics and art I’ve done over the past year. If I just make it in the nick of time, it will be a saddle stapled book. Either way, full of awesome.

The book will be called THROES Vol.1.

I’ve been doing a lot of work for this video game company as of late, which is mad fun! I’m really getting a hang of this concept art, speed painting thing. Here are a few examples that were done in mere minutes. I’m pretty happy with the end results. Clickity click to blow them suckers up!

holla!

ADC

A client of mine says this face is “weird” and I must “fix” it. I have no idea what that means…

And I forgot to post ALL my links.

I write a comic called The 3 Second Rule, which is illustrated by my buddy Jason Loo. It’s a buddy action comedy, starring hitmen!!! Win, win, and win!

Also, my portfolio site.

That is all!!!

-ADC

Allright, let’s try this again.

This is my broken record. I try to blog, then I fail, then I try again. Try, try again. Fail. Try again. My mantra.

So, we are now entering the aforementioned try try again phase of the cycle, and I would love some company on this sinking ship of a blog, so come along for the ride.

I realize it’s been a minute since I’ve updated, so I’m going to introduce myself and do the whole this is me schpiel. First. I kinda look like this:

My name is Arthur Dela Cruz. I’m from Toronto (read:Mississauga, 15 mins out of T.O.). I am a freelance artist slash writer. I’ve quote/unquote made a name for myself in the indie comic scene with a book called KISSING CHAOS. It’s a moderate success, with multiple printings, foriegn editions and award nominations. (patting self on back) KC has a rarely updated, but soon to be revived website, and is currently taking a break from the print format to be a retardedly weird webcomic.

I’ve spent the better part of a decade freelancing and providing art and writing for film/tv/magazines and comics. I’m currently developing many different projects, and have a few comics and even a film in the works.

I also occasionally rewrite Japanese and Korean comics for the English speaking market.

More info on all of these things will be revealed soon, but I do have to remain hush hush on almost everything I work on due to non disclosure agreements and copyright blah blah blah.

What I can tell you, is that my webcomic will begin updating weekly in MAY, and I’ll be at TCAF with a zine with a bunch of writing and art for sale. More info soon

What else, um, I write and play multiple insturment and hope to pen the perfect pop song one of these days.

In the meantime, here is a bunch snippets of art:

Okay. That’s all for now. I’ll be back. soonish

so, my websites:

http://kissingchaos.com http://tx.kissingchaos.com http://mydestroyer.com

and follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/arthurdelacruz

ADC

Okay, I mentioned this placebo effect that is part and parcel of the new year. Basically, we feel as though the changing of calendars, turning that page from December to January actually gives us carte blanche, a new beginning. So, with this new year, we often try our utmost to keep the slate clean for as long as possible. And boy, do we have a new year with twenty ten ney, A NEW DECADE. HELLO?! It’s insane to think that just ten years ago we were all huddled away in bomb shelters with our bottled water and newly purchased power generators, fingers crossed that our Windows Millennium edition PCs would survive Y2K unscathed. We’ve come so far.
Anyway, tangents aside, I do make an effort to, at the very least, set a few goals for the new year. Things I want to accomplish in the next, not so much the make my life better sorta thing. Honestly, I try to do that everyday. Sad, but true.But here are a few more things I really want to scratch off ye old to-do list this year:

-finish up drafts of last years lingering projects (nano novel//screenplay)
-write new screenplay
-write new novel
-finish KC:’TIL I DIE
-write/record/perform-share new music (I’ve always written and recorded music, but never let anyone hear it)
-get art in a gallery show
-travel somewhere I haven’t been yet
-perhaps get a motor vehicle license of some sort (yeah, I’m so punk I have no license)
-take more photos.

These aren’t in any particular order, nor are they anything too spectacularly removed from what I usually do anyway (also, some of this stuff is already a work in progress)… so take what you will from that.

I’ll revisit the list in 350days or so. See Arthur Fail.

ADC

5/365

My homie Brian McLachlan has a new comic up on Zuda. It’s called Beyond the Borderlands, and is a fantasy horror type of thingy. It looks pretty sweet so far. Vote for it now!

http://zudacomics.com/node/1728

-ADC

3/365

So, the last little while has been crazy busy for work, and just life in general. I had previously mentioned the return of my webcomic Kissing Chaos: ‘Til I Die will occur at the top of 2010. Now, I’m thinking I might have to push that back. I *think*. I’m not sure…yet.

Also, I’ve started drawing again… it’s been a few months since I actually sat down and really, really drew. And the results from last night’s session kinda sucked. Hard. I may just post it later today to force myself to get better. Having it out there for public consumption might light a fire under my ass, make me pick up my bootstraps and get to drawing at my actual skill level. Cuz I got mad skillz, yo!

Also, I miss Lauryn Hill. Dude. Lady. Hip Hop needs you.

peace

-ADC