The primary focus was a circular composition where the client wanted elements from New Orleans (back home) depicted within the rounded shape. A) They asked for the logo to be placed on top, a descriptive banner on the bottom, and a collaged airbrushed blended photographic illustration as the focal point. B) The color scheme had to give a warm Louisiana cuisine feel as well as resemble the Mardi Gras spirit. C) They wanted their restaraunt incorporated as "The Authentic". Each element was introduced seperately; the trees, the steamboat, the dock, the restaurant, the man, the mask, the gator, the crayfish, the net...etc. All ornate curvatures and borders were illustrated and inked by hand. The final has been accepted, and a Crawfish digital airbrushed illustration was also produced for a mural layout to be presented to the city council. HR