French, English and a little bit of Spanish speakingHi there !
My name’s Darika and I’m an animation student at ERG in Brussels who is mostly interested in 2D, stop motion and paper-cut animation. I’m also a traditionnal illustrator, character concept artist, comic and fanzine creator (including writing and editing) and last but not least, a performer (drag, dance and performative reading). I also founded a collective with a classmate called "DRAM&co" which stands for "Dressed-as-mushroom et autres créatures de l’ombre". We’re interested in collective storytelling and performances inspired by hybrid/bioinspired creatures but anyone who’s passionate about that can join us no matter the artistic field (musician, illustrator, costume designer).Mail :
Pro : [email protected]
Collective : [email protected]Instagram :

October 2023 : My entry for the 25h BD (another challenge similar to the #24hbdcomics)
Language : French
Statut : OngoingI started the challenge really late so I only manage to do a detailed storyboard. I was not inspired at all by the theme so I decided to illustrate one of my texts which luckily respected the constraints.P.S. : I used the ant as a metaphorical figure but it does not represent their real-life organisation and roles in the anthill.

2023 : Kimera
References & first draftsI’ve made a little fanzine (16 pages) about the story of these two character called Fungi Freaks if you want to know more about them (unfortunately for English speakers only, it’s in French but I also posted it on my DRAM account so you can have the auto-translate).

2022-2023 : Funguary challengeI’ve made a fanzine with all these characters, monotypes and other texts about mushrooms called Fungipedia. There is only a french version available for the moment, if you're interested, you can contact me.

2021: The Cricket (Children book)
Language : English
Status : Finished (32 pages)A collaboration with me (character design) and my friend (background) to illustrate a text of Tom Brauns which was written for his son.

I’ve made a little fanzine (16 pages) about the story of all these personas called Fungi Freaks if you want to know more about them (unfortunately for English speakers only, it’s in French but I also posted it on my DRAM account so you can have the auto-translate).2023 : Cordy-Ant & Cordy Queen
Inspiration : Cordyceps
Chara-design and Costume concept : Me
Ant model in clay : Me
Photos : Nelson Rimeau (Green screen)
Ant head : Blenoir tattoo
Make-up art concept : Blenoir tattoo
Costume : Second-hand curtains, dress and fabrics

2022-2023 : Suzy
Inspiration : Veiled Lady mushroom
Chara-design : Me
Mushroom hat : Nelson Rimeau
Costume : Second-hand dress
Photos : Nelson Rimeau