Nirvana Chocolate Designs
June 18th, 2015
A few months ago I was hired by the lovely people over at Nirvana Chocolate to redesign their main line of 4 chocolate bar wrappers. They were looking for a something Scandinavian-themed (with the exception of the coconut bar) and they wanted animals with personality. I thought it would be fun to post a little timeline of my process since this was a fairly typical job, workflow-wise.
Every project starts with sketches. My lovely clients and I got together and discuss exactly what they were looking for and I made sure I understood the purpose of the redesign, the client’s likes and dislikes, and their expectations. After that, I headed home to start visualizing the ideas. Here’s a small selection of the first batch of sketches…
After this phase, we met again and narrowed it down to one critter for each label. I did more detailed sketches for each label.
With a bit of tweaking things here and there…
we move on to the color phase.
And eventually come out with a product that everyone is happy with!
The best part about this project was the free samples. Every single one is delicious! These chocolates will be available for wholesale through the Nirvana website. I’m not sure exactly when, but I believe they will be in stores for individual sale sometime after that. Stay Tuned!
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Show your loveRevival Gallery One Year Anniversary Show
April 29th, 2014
I’m really excited to be a part of the Revival Gallery One Year Anniversary Show. It’s taking place THIS FRIDAY May 2nd, 2014 from 6pm to 9pm.
The gallery, located in downtown Fitchburg, MA, is a reclaimed space aimed at promoting community art, projects, fairs, and festivals. Please come down and support a really noble cause and help them celebrate their 1 year anniversary!
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Show your loveMural in Oaxaca
January 21st, 2014
A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to get to paint a wall in Oaxaca. I did it in collaboration with my friend Vlocke (Vlocke Urban Art on facebook). The image I chose to paint is a little homage to all things weird in New England. It includes the skull of Phineas Gage (now residing in a Harvard U. museum), the frog from the Frog Bridge in Connecticut, the albino squirrel from Jamaica Pond in Jamaica Plain, MA, bigfoots, eggheads, jackalopes, aliens, and the Whale’s Tails in Burlington, Vermont.
If you happen to be in Oaxaca and want to check it out, it’s on the Panoramica del Fortin, en el Centro.
Bigfoot
- Wall in Oaxaca
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Show your loveSully the Cat (Portrait)
December 22nd, 2013
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by a lovely client on the website CustomMade. She had a cat who had recently passed away and she wanted to memorialize him for her boyfriend. Luckily, I was able to help her realize her vision. Here’s the result!
“Sophy was great to work with — she gave me samples and ideas to choose from which helped guide the process toward the perfect end result. I am thrilled with the finished drawing, and would highly recommend Sophy to others!” -Emily
And here’s a link to my CustomMade profile, where you can request a portrait of your own: http://www.custommade.com/by/sophytuttleart/
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Show your loveMictecacihuatl – Dia de Los Muertos
October 31st, 2013
Mictecacihuatl
This is Mictecacihuatl, the Aztec Queen of the Dead, just in time for Dia de Los Muertos.
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Show your loveMore Dog Drawings
August 9th, 2013
Did I mention I love doing dog portraits? This is my roommate Maia’s little pup. Tiny and adorable.
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Show your loveFoxed
August 9th, 2013
I just got back from my artist’s residency in Oaxaca, Mexico, which is why there’s been such a gap in my posts. More on that later. For now, here’s a quick little fox drawing I did for ANE Whole Terrain.
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Show your loveProgress Shots of Dog Portrait
April 8th, 2013
I recently completed a dog portrait for a friend of her little pup, Charlie. I took photos while I was working on it so I could show it coming together. I love seeing this when other artists do it, so I thought I would share my own… I used Arches watercolor paper for this, as well as some good old Micron and prismacolor pens.
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Show your loveRAW: Generation Show in Boston
January 26th, 2013
I’ve been selected to participate in a Boston Artist’s Showcase called RAW and it would be pretty cool if you came.
There will be painters, photographers, musicians, and performance art. It sounds like it’s going to be really interesting.
Here are the details:
Where: Rumor, 100 Warrenton St, Boston, MA 02116
When: Sunday, March 24th from 7pm to 11pm
It’s $10 a ticket ahead of time. They would like me to sell 20 tickets before the event, so if you’re going to buy a ticket, please go through this link:
http://www.rawartists.org/
Click “Buy tickets for this artist”, so it counts toward my goal.
Thanks so much and I hope to see you all there!
RAW: Generation flyer
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Show your lovePavement Coffee House
January 15th, 2013
I’ll be showing some of my recent work at Pavement Coffee House at 1096 Boylston St in Back Bay starting tomorrow, January 16th! Pavement Coffee was voted one of America’s top 10 Coolest Cafes by Travel and Leisure Magazine. It’s a really great spot and you should come check it out.
The show will be up for about a month. It will include a lot of pen and ink drawings and maybe a few paintings as well. Thanks to Samantha at Pavement for getting in touch with me about it!
© Sophy Tuttle 2013
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