It’s an illustration of a tassel. Simple, you might think. Some would use a machine to do it.
But 4160 Tuesdays is an artisan perfumery. This collection’s box and postcards have illustrations I started by doing research sketches at shows.
So I’ve drawn from an actual tassel. I’ve looked at how sequins behave and how I might show the sparkle. I’ve tried out tassels hanging and curling differently and a single tassel in different colourways. I’ve sampled the colours for the colour matches.
Because my work spans design and illustration, I’ve had the knowledge and skills to test the size of the tassel for its bottles, make the cutter guide for the labels, prepare the artwork for print, send the print spec and see the proofs.
Too much input? Well, this is very good perfume. There is alchemy in its creation. So it makes sense for the labels to have as much care.
