These shoes were painted by me (the crafty rican). My husband helped me design how it should look, all around the shoes are some dragon balls. Although i do seal them, i suggest not using them while it is storming and raining. Our shoes have been looking amazing for a while now and we haven’t taken them through the rain. My kids haven’t experienced cracking either so the quality is amazing. For example i’m normally in the kids department, but in vans i’m a woman’s size. I own a blog. As well as a fb page. If you have any requests please send me a message 3.