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Giles Chantel

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VCD – Character Design & Illustration

Hey I'm Chantel Giles! One of the VCD Character Design grads this year. I like to explore characters, environments, and stories through a weird mixture of pessimism and humor. A lot of my artwork is inspired by my passion for videogames and RPG's. Which led me to develop a semi-realistic digital style with just a sprinkle of painterly flair.

F is for Froggy Friends Forget monkeys on the bed- Frogs just escaped the Zoo and are causing havoc in the mattress store!
The Conch Shell Hotel You see a lot of creatures in the big blue sea. Big or small they are as unique as you and me.
Cricket and the Cardboard Time Machine Cricket is a young girl who made a time machine out of a box. She found Mary Anning one of the first female archeologists.
The Red Mitten A winter illustration about a lost mitten and the animals that found it.

Children's Illustration

A collection of children's book illustrations showcasing a more cutesy side to my artwork.

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F is for Froggy Friends Forget monkeys on the bed- Frogs just escaped the Zoo and are causing havoc in the mattress store!
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The Conch Shell Hotel You see a lot of creatures in the big blue sea. Big or small they are as unique as you and me.
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Cricket and the Cardboard Time Machine Cricket is a young girl who made a time machine out of a box. She found Mary Anning one of the first female archeologists.
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The Red Mitten A winter illustration about a lost mitten and the animals that found it.
Rift Merchant A curious merchant who holds a strange map of the city.
Streetview A view into the streets of Miraj. In the distance, a great metal wheel carries water from the ground below.
Power Unimaginable In a crowded bar, a citizen of Miraj displays the power of an artifact through her metal arm.
Character Development Thumbnails and development to get an idea of the different kinds of people in Miraj.
Clothing Design Some exploration into the clothing of the citizens of Miraj.

Miraj

Miraj was a world building assignment. In this desert city, people use strange magical artifacts to generate power for their steampunk inventions.

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Rift Merchant A curious merchant who holds a strange map of the city.
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Streetview A view into the streets of Miraj. In the distance, a great metal wheel carries water from the ground below.
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Power Unimaginable In a crowded bar, a citizen of Miraj displays the power of an artifact through her metal arm.
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Character Development Thumbnails and development to get an idea of the different kinds of people in Miraj.
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Clothing Design Some exploration into the clothing of the citizens of Miraj.
Campaign Book Mock Up This is a mock up of the Campaign Book for this one shot.
NPC Lineup These are all the character designs for the NPC's in a Book Left Behind. From left to right: Quilly, Jester, Arvin.
Library Map This is the map at the start of the adventure. The books are in disarray because of a young librarian's mix up.
Garden Map When the players first step inside the book: This garden is the first thing they see. On the checkerboard they can battle a squad of animated cutlery!

A Book Left Behind

This project was to create a project related to gaming. I decided that I was going to make a fully functional D&D one shot equipped with top down roll 20 maps, character tokens and campaign book. This level 3 adventure takes you though a portal inside a whimsical book dimension. Inside the book lies a quarantined wizard who brought his furniture to life.

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Campaign Book Mock Up This is a mock up of the Campaign Book for this one shot.
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NPC Lineup These are all the character designs for the NPC's in a Book Left Behind. From left to right: Quilly, Jester, Arvin.
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Library Map This is the map at the start of the adventure. The books are in disarray because of a young librarian's mix up.
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Garden Map When the players first step inside the book: This garden is the first thing they see. On the checkerboard they can battle a squad of animated cutlery!
The Last Sunrise A young Margaret takes her grandson out to a field. There she discovers that he may be a long prophesized hero.
The First Night With the prophecy already in motion, covering the sky in darkness. Margaret grieves her grandson who failed in his mission to bring back the sun.

A Light in the Dark

Illustrations detailing the journey of Margaret, an unlikely hero stepping up to take on the mantle of bringing light back into the world.

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The Last Sunrise A young Margaret takes her grandson out to a field. There she discovers that he may be a long prophesized hero.
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The First Night With the prophecy already in motion, covering the sky in darkness. Margaret grieves her grandson who failed in his mission to bring back the sun.
Title Page
Project Overview
Character Sheet
Storybeat 1 The girl braves the forest in search of a legendary axe.
Storybeat 2 But when she pulls out the axe, a great pine beasts awakens.
Storybeat 3 Eventually the Tree Beast and the Girl become the most unlikely of friends.

A Girl and Her Hugag

Story beats and development for a work in progress children's animation. A Girl and Her Hugag tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a young Canadian Lumberjack and the beast of legend who lives in the woods.

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Character Sheet
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Storybeat 1 The girl braves the forest in search of a legendary axe.
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Storybeat 2 But when she pulls out the axe, a great pine beasts awakens.
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Storybeat 3 Eventually the Tree Beast and the Girl become the most unlikely of friends.

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