Happy Birthday Animals!

Wow guys!

Isn't it hard to believe that, at least 3 of our Zoo'd Animal Hybrid Friends, are already a year old today?

On June 19, 2017 - shortly before the end of the #Kawaii365 project, I was deciding what to draw for the day's project. I had already been thinking of some potential hybrids between various animals, and doodled these first 3 characters of the series:

Unicat seems to have stayed pretty well the same (yes, I *am already aware of UniKitty from the Lego movie, as well as the Caticorn design on drinkware - it's a free world and we're all designers with similar thoughts).

Dogosaur got a much bigger head and different face... being part Stegosaurus, he seemed like he needed red eyes.

And Rabbird might be the most significant change, as here, I had her shaped like a potato with no legs, hahaha! Not sure how I planned to get around that one!

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Here is a closer-up picture of the original sketches:

Since June 19 last year, these guys have come a long way - 9 more were created, and they have their own blog, a facebook group, merchandise, a Patreon page, two coloring books, a Buzzfeed Quiz, and soon-to-be web comic! 

Also, Rob & I will be voicing them later on, as we move toward possible animation. These cute/weird animals have become an integral part of daily life :)

Look at the subtle changes in each one nowadays. They've come a long way, and they're going further!

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Another interesting thing about June 19, is that it's also the birthday of one of my best and longest-running friends, Sabrina! (✿◠‿◠)  (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

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To celebrate the 'birthday' of the Zoo'd Animal Hybrid Friends, please enjoy sharing this kawaii birthday card I animated!

February Birthday

If you were born on February 25, then we're birthday twins! Hello 😃

With my 30th birthday fast approaching (less than 2 weeks from today), I'm getting a little extra about the whole thing! I'll admit, part of me is grieving the loss of my twenties, which many people say are the best years of their lives. 

I'm also somewhat excited about becoming an official adult. Yes I know.... people in their 20s are technically adults, but for some reason I feel like this was the decade for me to find myself. And now that I really know who I am, what I like/dislike, what my boundaries and limits are, etc. I feel more ready to start the next decade of my life. 

To kick start the celebrations, I've ordered me a shirt with my zodiac sign on it, and yes I did design this one: 

Yes, I am posing with a Hello Kitty. Real mature.

So being that everybody has a zodiac sign, feel free to find yours in my RedBubble shop here. If you're not a big fan of wearing cartoon characters, there are also typography ones available.


Anyhow, the tee shirt isn't the only artistic thing I've done to celebrate the month of my birthday. I also went to Old Navy and picked up some adorable party hats, which happen to be plain colors with gold trim; a perfect canvas! It's been too long since I doodled a kawaii face on something with a marker, so I playfully vandalized each hat, with a face that I think matches the color's feeling for each:

And yes, I plan to wear one, or at least make other people wear them when Rob & I go visit my family then. There ain't no party like a kawaii party!


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Anyway,

I'd love to share a freebie with you lovely people, because you're awesome! This is an animated birthday card that I created, and you can share with someone special on their special day.

If you prefer the actual birthday video card without all the blog stuff around it, get it here from my YouTube channel.

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Are you also a Pisces mermaid? Then stay tuned to this blog, as soon the horoscope for us will be uploaded ^_^ 

And if your birthday is any time this month, Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday!

It's Saturday, February 25th and it's also my 29th birthday today! Yay! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧


I want to share with you, this free animated birthday eCard that I made - yes, I created the kawaii characters and the animation! And you can use it :)

And if you're wanting to 'give a gift', I would sincerely appreciate some new Patreon Patrons - it's a fundraising platform for professional artists to follow their dreams! If you feel uneasy about it, please know that some of the artists who turn to Patreon include Pentatonix (PTX), The Rubin Report, and Sakimi Chan!

So if you enjoy the work of many artists, musicians, writers, and YouTube crafters and comedians you see today, then it would be much appreciated if you told me how much you appreciate reading this blog everyday - I work hard to keep you smiling ^_^

To show some love, go to https://www.patreon.com/helpakawaiiartist and register to pledge $1/month, and you'll receive monthly coloring pages to say thanks! 💖

This will be February 25's #Kawaii365 project.

intellectual property of Daryl DeRoche-Januszewski. Plagiarism leads to jail time ;)

Now it's time to go turn 29!

Free Birthday eCard!

Because there's a birthday somewhere in the world, literally every day!

Give this quick, cute and free card to someone sweet today ^_^

Just click one of the Share features just below this post ♥‿♥