Book Cover Illustration – Bloody Dixie

I handled the book cover illustration for Chad Huskins’ Bloody Dixie, which was released in July 2021. Doing multiple covers for the same author really lets me dial in a consistent visual language. Like always, I started right at the drafting table with traditional India ink on board to lock in those heavy shadows and classic crosshatching. Keeping the work strictly on paper first means the art is 100% human-generated, dodging the AI copyright headaches for the publisher. Once the ink was dry, I took it into Photoshop for digital coloring and formatting to make sure the final piece was totally print-ready.