Who says you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover? When the series is SLASH & BURN, the cover art is by the remarkable Tula Lotay and her process involves multiple steps that include everything from watercolor to photography, we’re not sure we agree. With SLASH & BURN #3 in stores today, we asked Lotay if she’d mind taking us through her process, step-by-step. You can see each of her stages in the gallery below, along with some commentary by the artist.

SLASH & BURN #3 is now available in print and as a digital download.