I was searching for some seasonal fruits and vegetables during my last trip to the market and ended up buying a personal sized watermelon. That is when I knew that Summer is finally here.
What are your favourite traditional summertime activities? Did you grow up in a family that made ...

Summer Breeze, Makes Me Feel Fine
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 8, 2015May Historical Fashion Contest WINNERS
HippieVan at 12:00AM, June 5, 2015
As you know, I was overseeing May's DD Fashion Show Contest and chose a historical theme for contestants. After a long period of deliberation, the judges (okay, it's just me) have selected our winners!
BEST HISTORICAL OUTFIT DESIGN - bravo1102's “Russian Tank Lieutenant 1945”
I had a feeling ...
Transforming Conceptual Art into a Plush Doll
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 1, 2015A couple of weeks ago, I stumbled on the website of Alex Furmansky, the creator of Budsies. He is an entrepreneur whose business is centered around transforming “kid” art into real tangible plush animal dolls. It is pretty awesome:
Furmansky was raised from very humble beginnings and would take the ...
Desert Island Art Supplies
HippieVan at 12:00AM, May 29, 2015
You've been tasked with illustrating the graphic novel memoirs of an evil king. Hey, the pay's alright - you can do this! The catch is, he's locking you up in an isolated tower somewhere with only three art supplies of your choice until the project is done. Assuming ...
Summer (or Winter) 2015 Blockbusters
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 25, 2015
-Breathtaking original art by El Cid
While the end of this season of television ending this month, many shows will begin Summer programming this week. The beauty of Summer (or Winter) is that less time can be spent indoors and the movie theatres will be a refuge to cool off ...
Comic Book Makeovers
HippieVan at 12:00AM, May 22, 2015
IDW Entertainment is currently releasing a series of comics this year based on Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. As a big Douglas Adams fan, I'm excited to see what they do with the series!
Until I get my hands on a copy, I've compiled a wishlist of ...
Project Wonderful, Drunk Duck Awards and the Drunk Duck Fashion Forum!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 18, 2015
In the event that you missed last week's pretty big announcement- EVERYONE now has a chance to get their own ad banners on the front page of Drunk Duck through Project Wonderful! The ads are not limited to the front page as they appear on every page of the ...
How do you store your art supplies?
HippieVan at 12:00AM, May 15, 2015
I realized yesterday, after climbing precariously on boxes in the basement while frantically looking for my acrylic paints and ultimately giving up, that I need a better system for storing my art supplies. While I tend to be an untidy person, most of the things I care about (my books ...
Making Use of the Public Library
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 11, 2015
I live in a relatively small, suburban city that does not have an apparent central Art's District hub where creative energies flock like major cities. The closest areas for art inspiration are usually the laid back independently-owned tea shops or coffee lounges where local artists hang their art prints ...