Even though Chapel’s schemes don’t always turn out as she’d like, I wanted to use this strip to highlight that she always tries her hardest at whatever she puts her mind to. She never gives up, no matter how many times she might make a mistake. To me, that’s the secret of being good at anything – constantly trying, working hard, and learning from your mistakes. I’m not sure Gordon Ramsay of Hell’s Kitchen would agree with this message, since he tolerates nothing less than perfection! As an added note, the amazing insect-and-orchid fascinator Chapel is wearing is an actual fascinator designed by the owner of Etsy shop “Fizzy Fascinators.” I found the link to the shop from an article on Rookie Magazine, which is an online magazine for teenage girls, and immediately knew I’d HAVE to draw Chapel wearing the insect fascinator. It’s so Kyary Pamyu Pamyu-esque! I would buy it myself if I had Chapel’s superhuman confidence when it comes to wearing eccentric headpieces.
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So, how was everyone's Halloween? What did you dress as? I was the TARDIS, actually inspired by that one comic (Thanks, Emma!) and I actually got extra candy for it! :D
and yes, there WAS a sucessful summon last night.
i need to rest my nerves today. i'm rather frazzed today.
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I was honored to receive such wonderful work, it was INCREDIBLY difficult to pick -- I chose these because the ideas they showcased were the most creative of the bunch. Everyone who submitted will receive a Season One book, and the first place winner will receive a Chapel Chronicles Collection! Thank you to EVERYONE who drew something for the contest!!!
For those of you who didn't get a chance to win, I'd like to hold another contest soon. When works for you guys?
What's Chapel's school life like?Will we ever see her at school?
- flooded tunnels (They're actually MUCH freakier in real life than on TV)
- marks on the buildings where the water came up (about maybe 3 feet high)
- South Street seaport is still without power I think, and the water level there is REALLY high
- saw a crushed car
- some puddles of water still on the streets
- some patches of sand where the sandbags burst...
and our basement flooded a bit. It's scary cause hurricanes never used to come up this far north - and I'm in like zone A++.
That is an amazingly odd hat. Awesome. I also have to say that I love their kitchen.
I think chapel has become more expressive than she used to be. I love how well you capture emotions and attitudes in both facial expressions and body posture. I love the look of determination and confidence on chapel's face in the first panel.
I've been so busy with college and stuff that I haven't been able to do very much drawing or really any artistic stuff in general. I don't think I haven't been able to put together a submission for you contest at all. :(
Wow. My school puts on a week long game, of what is essentially tag, called Humans vs Zombies. It started Wednesday and I can't believe I'm still human. Basically, it started with a single Original Zombie who was allowed to disguise themselves as a human and they started secretly tagging people. The tags are logged online and once you are tagged you become a zombie and tag others. Humans can stun zombies for 15 minutes by throwing a sock ball at them. The zombies have been guarding the only entrance/exit to the only dining hall. Eating has been stressful. Not to mention trying to get to class and back and also making sure I have enough time to do homework and study. It's unfortunate that I am so competitive that I can't bring myself to let the zombies tag me if I have any way at all of avoiding it.
I'm so glad you like the hat and the kitchen. Also, that is such a sweet thing to say about Chapel's expressions! Over time, she has in fact become more expressive -- and I'm impressed you picked up on it!
Humans vs Zombies sounds very cool, yet STRESSFUL. Congrats on staying human for so long, that's quite a feat!
The expressiveness really only significantly hit me in the last handful of comics, but when I thought back on it I realized that the comic has basically been becoming more dynamic from the beginning.
I watched maybe a season possibly two of Hell's kitchen and not really any more than that. Generally speaking I don't really watch TV at all.
I don't watch too much TV either...
Wearing clothing or accessories that aren't exactly mainstream doesn't require as much confidence as you would think - speaking as one who wears a lot of steampunk and makes fantasy costumes. It's more about deciding that you don't care what other people have to say about how you're dressed. The right combination of clothing boosts your confidence rather than being boosted by your confidence.
That's amazing you wear steampunk clothes! That's very nice advice...I think my favorite singer, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, would definitely agree with it!
I haven't in a while though, as my tudor gown is taking quite a bit of time.
A bustle, on the other hand, is nowhere near as complicated as a corset. It appears to be not much more than a fancy additional bit of fabric. Nothing at all to worry about.
I'm not sure if this is an entirely correct hunch but... seems to me Chapel's not the greatest to person to put in the kitchen? I'm remembering the whole dishes incident here...
Well, if you recall, Chapel wasn't the one who made the previous kitchen mess, just the one who was saddled with cleaning it. But yeah, I'd say she's not necessarily the best in the kitchen...