The Otherside

T.O Street Soldiers in uniform.

True playaz picnic video

True Playaz Picnic (new date sun. sept. 27)

Sals Tattoo

A Lowrider piece i drew up for my cousin visiting from winnipeg, he just picked up an 81 coupe deville and has plans of juicing it up really soon , he has big plans for it and before you know it , his caddy will be standing a three just like his fresh ink done by none other than the man! , Greg Kidd from Sal's Tattoo. Greg has been tattooing myself and friends for a long time now and he always comes through with beautiful work that were proud to have.

The OtherSide at Affiliated Picnic

For pics and coverage of the picnic click below

Affiliated Picnic 2009

Affiliated picnic

Just around the corner , Aug 22 , and a late night downtown cruise afterwards.

Wax them , clean them and shine up that chrome!

New LS Pinstripe Edition

you have got to get a hold of the new Lowrider Supreme pinstripe tee by Puro, this is too sick to not have in your collection!

www.lowridersupreme.com

Homies representing for The Otherside

Scrape 2009

Lowriders flock to the best show show on the eastcoast every year.

Scrape by the lake put on by Joe Wing along with his fellow Rollerz Only members and their staff put on a great show every year and this year they delivered again.

THE OTHERSIDE

COMING WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK , BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A WHILE , I HAVNT BEEN ABLE TO STRIPE AND PAINT BUT IM STILL DOING MY THING DESIGNING TATTOOS FOR THE MOST PART AND NOW MY CLOTHING , "THE OTHERSIDE". BIG THX TO PURO FOR HELPING ME OUT AND MAKING IT A REALITY. THE OTHERSIDE CLOTHING TO ME IS THE STREETS , ITS TORONTO IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT, ITS EASTCOAST WITH WESTCOAST FLAVOUR AND STYLE , ITS A WAY TO REPRESENT OUR CITY , ITS OUR OWN IDENTITY AND A WAY FOR EVERYONE TO SHOW PRIDE.

THE OTHERSIDE OF THE BORDER , THE OTHERSIDE OF THE TRACKS , THE OTHERSIDE OF THE LAW DREEGZ

Scrape By The Lake 2009

2009 MMVA'S

Outside the MMVA'S in downtown Toronto.

Back Alley Cruisers Monday Nights

Monday nights at Hwy 7 and Weston.

2000 Infiniti Qx4

Center console and interior trim airbrushed with some stretched skulls and eyeballs and coated with kandy organic green.

"The Otherside"

Rollin through downtown Toronto

Perfection Auto Spa

Perfection Auto Spa is owned and operated by my brother Marco. Hes been detailing for over 1o years and has worked on countless exotics , lowriders , hot rods and muscle cars. He preps show cars to perfection and has impressed many car show judges , by truly bringing out the beauty of a custom paint job and winning owners their deserved trophy.I've had the pleasure of working with him and coming along to car shows to help him in the past and watch him perform his magic on everything from classic hot rods and choppers to the candy painted lowriders. When you truly love your ride you know how to care for it and hes the guy to see wether you need to bring shine to a dull paint job , bring your car back to the way it was when it left the dealership or prep your prized possession for an upcoming show or cruise night.

Hit up the website and get the details on how to contact him.

WWW.PERFECTIONAUTOSPA.COM

New Gear For Spring

Lowrider Supremes latest photo shoot showcasing the two newest additions to the line , the Perdoname (forgive me) tee which represents the struggle and temptations in life, the other is the Skull tee. All Supreme gear is available to be picked up locally or shipped worldwide. Hit up the website www.LowriderSupreme.com to stay up with the brand and keep the latest gear in your arsenal.

Iwata Eclipse

Whats up guys, heres just a few things i've done with my Iwata Eclipse airbrush. It was the first airbrush i ever bought , i had to save up for a while and finally got it when i had enough loot. I love my Iwatas , i have 3 now , the Hp-sb side feed and the "Godfather" of them all the Custom Micron, worth every penny though. The Eclipse is a great gun to get familiar with airbrushing , its comes with a .5mm nozzle needle combo , eventually i took it apart and dropped in a .35mm nozzle and needle to get some finer detail. 

The striping is on a cutlass dashboard and glovebox door, One Shot orange over a metallic copper.

The Gift Of Life

April 19-26 2009

National Organ and Tissue Donation awareness week takes place during the second last week of april each year.The events are posted on the website at http://www.giftoflife.on.ca , you can help raise awareness by attending and spreading the word and by doing the most caring and honorable thing by signing and registering yourself as an organ donor.You see when we pass on we have the ability to give back and save the lives of up to 8 people waiting for a vital organ.God does not want our physical body he wants our soul, and there is no major religion that is against it , as a matter of fact they all encourage it and have done campaigns with the gift of life organization to raise awareness within their churches and communities.So please help someone out in the future like myself by signing your donor card today.

link to the consent form

http://www.giftoflife.on.ca/page.cfm?id=3F79E442-F7FD-4057-AA63-7B0279A17EF1

Classic N Tha Hood

This classic Cadillac Lasalle belongs to my homie Brian.He dropped by the other day to show me his new ride , and damn its a beauty! Brian just picked this up and he's got big plans for it , a flaked out gloss black paintjob and it will be sitting pretty on a new set of  white walls and wires really soon. And you already know im going to hook him up with some artwork to accent those clean lines..stay tuned for this one!

Lowrider Supreme Interview

Puro from LS interviewing Steve and his kandy 83 coupe deville.

Flat Black Corvair

Mack sword and good ol' One shot red and white is a must in a stripers arsenal.

"Low Life"

Go big or go home!!
This backpiece entitled "Low Life" is proudly displayed on my homie Raff "Psycho" .
Raff came to me and asked me to sketch out an idea for his tattoo artist to work off.
The credit goes to Alex "The Mad Russian" of New Age Tattoo here in Toronto.
The total piece took around 50 hours to tattoo.

Striping In Action

A little clip of me taken by Puro sampling 1shot orange and mettalic silver on a candy orange frame, the colors really pop out.I really love to use a color that is a shade or two off the base color and then a color thats going to compliment it and also tie into the rest of the scheme.

VENDETTA MIXTAPE

Whats up guys . this is Jay AKA Vendetta my good friend who just dropped his mixtape Jane Strip Advocate!! Check him out on his myspace at Detta81.His album is gonna drop this spring , check here and the myspace for updates, Ive also added a link to where you can download his mixtape for free and a little excerpt from his bio, so enjoy it and be sure to bump it in your rides!

Peace...

Jane Strip Advocate Mixtape Download

http://rapidshare.com/files/194521012/Vendetta-Jane_Strip_Advocate.rar.html

Vendetta Bio

Yeah! Welcome 2 my world people. U are now listening into the mind of Jaysin Lazarus Vendetta (Jane strip holdin it down). Da meaning of the name iz a gift of god who has risen from da dead seeking out revenge. I'm here 2 take da game & rise above my environment by any means necessary. Not 2 get into 2 much details on my life story, but to some up things it's the same old hood shit. I come from a broken family, been in shelter homes, I've been shortly in & out of jail, sold drugs, held da heat, & seen homies fall. After all da obstacles I'm still here tho & music iz my escape lettin me express my thoughts, my pain, my anger etc. Allowin me do things on paper I could not do other wise. So secondly lets get into the music aspect of everything, it all started back when I was 11 years young. Writing rhymes wit some homeboyz back in elementary school trying 2 put together songs & form some type of group & shit. Obviously it was just a fun thing 2 do at the time & dat shit kinda sparked my interest. Years later when I hit around 15-16 I persued writing some more lyrics wit my homie from around da block. Me & him put some dynamic duo shit together and da shit was bangin, especially 4 some young cats dat didn't have alot of experience & we're still growing as artists. But shit didn't pop off da way we planned and we eventually went our own paths. 2 some shit up I went solo & by the age of 21-22 I began to take rap & the game very seriously, hookin up wit various producers & Dj's, doin mixed tapes & buildin songs 4 a future album. Unfortunaltly due 2 some unexpected shit my homeboy slash producers studio was robbed, losing da majority of my material resulting in havin 2 start from scratch wit my recordings. And here I am now givin you a little taste, a little sample, and a preview on how I put it down. FUTURE PROJECTS COMING SOON SO LOOK OUT!!!

Dreegz Cortez

A pair of custom "Dreegz" nike cortez.

Puro & Von J Family

Last night my good friend Alvaro "PURO" came by and hooked it up with a few christmas goodies , one of them being this sick limited edition Von J Family tee!! Designed by alvaro himself under the Lowrider Supreme line . http://www.vonjmusic.com/ Von J Entertainment is out of Montreal , Canada check out their site and there music , im sure you will enjoy it.

Christmas Wish List

Ive told you guys about my homie Alvaro "PURO" Cervantes earlier in my blog. Hes an extremely talented artist , sculptor , digital master , man hes got it all down, from his lowrider plaque designs and club logos to his extremely detailed sculpts , the guy is sick!! , and there couldnt be a better time to get your hands on some of his Lowrider Supreme gear. After all its that time of year again , spoil yourself or give that die hard lowrider you know a gift they will love!! Theres something for everyone , even the lil ones. Go check them out and buy them online at http://www.lowridersupreme.com/ and be on the lookout for new desings in the new year!

Sublime Scrolls

This is one of my favourite colors , sublime green from one shot. This is a practice panel of some scroll i did the day i brought it home along with my new Kafka scroll brush. Ive tried the wizard scroll brushes and had some good results , but i felt like the kafka allowed me more freedom due to the hair being longer and handle shorter. There both great brushes , i suggest you buy a variety of brushes until you find out what suits you best.

Switches & Thangs

This here is a 65 impala frame .The owner Kamil has big plans in store for this ride. Its currrently getting wrapped at Switches & Thangs hydraulics right here in Toronto by my good friend Jeff. The craftsmanship just speaks for itself , his work is clean and professional and the end result is a strong , great looking , long lasting product. The future of lowriding in T.O is looking good I gotta say.If you want to take your ride over to Switches & Thangs , give him a call at 416-419-2366.

Mural Sketch

Heres a drawing I am working on for a future mural.I am going to surround the girl with the tools of the trade , things like spray cans , airbrushes, striping brushes etc..This ones been fun so far it will get even better when i get to paint it!

Bow Wow

This was probably my 5th or so portrait attempt , it was done for my friend george's daughter, she really liked it , i was happy with it aswell ,and the learning continues......

TATTED UP

Great way to show pride and love for your culture. This piece is a portuguese crest with some original scroll work and lettering i designed for a long time friend of mine Andrew .I gave him the original drawing and he took it over to Lucky 13 Tattoo right here in downtown Toronto.They did a bad ass job inking it up!!!

In the works

Heres a few drawings in the works , i got these hanging above my desk , i like to have a few pieces going on at once to keep the ideas fresh and keep me interested.

LV

Basecoated this helmet after completely stripping it with HOK orion silver and a darker shade i mixed up to contrast the LV print , and then threw on the kandy apple red!

"The Basement"

Some of us never lose the habit of writing on the walls...

I never got to finish that wall , i ended up moving out soon after i started.

A pair of tees painted with createx waterbased , this stuff is safe for indoors and its what i started painting with , as well as Auto Air .

Lil Bro's Guitar

Dippin' on a friday

Just like old times , me and my homie Jay...
Cool weather , tunes , 100 spokes and juice , its what we live for and what we do. Lowridin' till the wheels fall off!

Sportin That LS Gear

The Lowrider Supreme Badge Plus tee.

http://www.lowridersupreme.com/

Or check out their booth at Scrape By The Lake Lowrider Car Show next sunday July 2oth
in St.Catherines.

Lowrider Supreme

Lowrider Supreme Clothing Company is the brainchild of Alvaro Puro Cervantes.

L. S. is all about the Lowrider Culture & Lifestyle! It's about the cars and the people who build them! It's about the Hoppers,the Club Plaque makers, the Traditional Lows, the Bombs, the Upholstery makers, the Pinstripers and last but not least the Painters! Lowrider Supreme is about Familia too because without our partner's support we probably could not build that bomb or hopper. It's also about our little ones are our future RIDERS and the ones that will keep the Culture & Lifestyle going! LS is proud of its rich Latin history & Heritage and looks to the future to grow the Lowrider movement through it apparel designs and collectibles!
Lowrider Supreme at Scrape by the Lake 2008!

Be sure to check out his site http://www.lowridersupreme.com/ and get your gear and support the Lowrider movement. Puro is a creative genius and he does everything from beautiful life like sculpts to his new endeavour the LS clothing line , also peep his sick blog to keep up to date with all his new work http://www.purosculpture.blogspot.com/ .

SKATE DECK

Snap On

Dre's toolbox , orange and silver really popped on the blue , this is just another way you can customize anything you own , and stand apart from the rest.

Late Nights

The First

This emerald green 79 Lincoln Mark 5 owned by my good friend Javier is the first car i ever laid a stripe on.This was about two and a half years ago and I thank him very much for for giving me the opportunity to step my game up and put my work out on the streets on a rolling canvas for all to see. I remember that day like it was yesterday , we were in his garage listening to santana and within minutes of finishing up , we fired the car up , got some gas and hit the strip to cruise!

Sonus Lincoln

On this beautiful luxury lowrider I used a tan color to accent the ride and keep it clean and subtle. Air ride setup by altered altitude customs - 1866-fukn-low.

Rat Rod

A cool ass old school 50's ford truck , flat black with traditional red and white stripes.

Dannys Pumps

Affiliated c.c. member danny had me stripe the tanks , danny put together the trunk setup himself and alot of work on his car and did a great job making it look so clean.

The Paint

Snapped this shot after working late one night.

http://www.houseofkolor.com/

I like to use HOK when working under the clearcloat, as far as over the clear coat i use 1shot striping enamels , they both come in a variety of colors and are used by sign painters and stripers worldwide.

http://www.1shot.com/

Yamaha

Hopper Frame

Raffs frame from Back Alley Cruisers C.C. , I sprayed this for my good friend Raff a mettalic red and then added some mettalic silver stripes , there is more work to come on this car , also a pic of all the shiny fresh chrome. Raffs building this to compete on the streets and at shows and hes looking to hit big inches! Frame built by Mario at All That Auto Custom in Toronto 416-450-6819.

Stripes

Jimmy's clean monte from Affiliated c.c. and a G-body frame for Switches And Thangs hydraulic shop.

Switches and Thangs Hydraulics

-Installs

-Frames Wraps ,Wire Wheels etc....

Jeff 416-419-2366

"TIMES UP"

Steves 90'd coupe deville. I mixed up a darker shade of grey and did monotone murals on the euro mouldings and then topcoated them with a flattening clear to match the powder coated wires. Im sure steve isnt finished with this bad ass caddy , hes all about quality and style and this ride is one to look out for!

Caprice

This clean caprice coupe is owned by Leo of Back Alley Cruisers c.c. Fresh after being painted and wetsanded Leo brought the car to me for some pinstriping. I painted burgundy and tan lines throughout the car and then it was recleared. This bad ass ride can be seen every monday at the B.A.C club meet and car show on highway 7 at the AMC theatre along with hundreds of other classics.

Jay's Helmet

Shortly after completing the bike , jayson gave me his cool old school metal flake helmet to stripe.Be sure to check out http://www.jaysonparkerracecars.com/ to see some of his bad ass craftsmanship!

Here is a few shots of a beautiful bike i had the honor of pinstriping for the boys from JasonParkerRaceCars.com , Shawn and Jayson and the crew put this beautiful bike together in 4 days and i was proud to be a part of it. This is the first of many collaberations to come!

Heres a clip i put together of me and my homies doing what we love to do! Cruising , hopping and laying low through the streets of Toronto "The Otherside".......

"DREEGZ"

Whats up , Thanks for checkin out the blog. This is me in my element , creating. Its what i love to do and throughout this blog I will show you my recent works , pieces in progress and all things Dreegz! Lowriding , pinstriping , airbrushing , and sketching , So check back every little while and come and see whats crackin in my world........