The Great and Powerful Bearkats (Illustration)

I love working on projects for Sam Houston State, and I love it even more when they have a theme idea for an event that lends itself to having a little bit of fun in the process.

This is an illustration for Welcome Week 2013. The theme is The Great and Powerful Bearkats, which is based on the recent movie "Oz, the Great and Powerful." But when the Wizard of Oz is involved, there's nothing more iconic or instantly recognizable (which is what you want out of a logo illustration, right?) than Dorothy and her friends skipping down the yellow (orange in this case) brick road to the Emerald City. Only in this case, the Emerald City is Emerald Austin Hall and Sammy is the Wizard of Oz, appearing larger than life in a cloud of smoke over Austin Hall.

This was a fun illustration to work on because I got to mix photography with illustration and work with a bright, fun color palette.

If you're an incoming student at Sam Houston State, I hope you have a Great and Powerful Welcome Week!