Berke and Binky - Winter's Tale Full Comic Part1

Berke & Binky's Winter's Tale is a short 6 page preview comic from a series I have in the works. The boys live in a neighborhood, with a few other characters in a small woods, surrounded by acres of farmland in the middle of Indiana. Fortville, Indiana to be exact, which also happens to be my hometown. The tale is set around 1978. I am aiming at younger readers, but hope it works for any audience.

© 2008 Darren Strecker

Berke and Binky - Winter's Tale Full Comic Part2

The events of Winter's Tale take place about 2/3rds into the first year story ark. It is a turning point in the story and the tone shift in the artwork to dark reflects the direction for the first year close. I was experimenting a lot during the process while working on this story. I drew the line work in ink, scanned the panels and added tonal shifts on the computer. Text is all done as a font...lazy, I know.

©2008 Darren Strecker

The Flip: MILF Goddess

The MILF Goddess

um...yeah.

Digital Painting

Commission Work: Caricature "Big Chuck"

I was commissioned recently by a friend to do a caricature piece for a Father's Day gift. I really enjoy doing these personal pieces for people, and am always interested in commission work of any kind. I did this piece for the equivalent of two tanks of gasoline. I started by sketching the image in pencil on a 9" x 12" bristol board. Then I used markers to rough in the color. I worked with prismacolor pencils, ink, opaque white, and even a little acrylic paint in the sky to finish. The car is a 69' Camaro SS, and a favorite of the subject "Big Chuck".

Contrary to rumor, the man depicted is not my father.