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The Kaz Windness Blog

Children's Book Art, Writing, Books, and Advice

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Kaz Windness is a published author and illustrator specializing in cute and creepy characters and spooky humor for kids of all ages. Portfolio website: www.WindnessBooks.com

What is Narrative Illustration?

One of my children's book illustration students (Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design) just asked me to explain what I meant by "narrative." Here is the explanation I gave her and something I thought worth sharing. By narrative, I... Continue Reading →

Tiger King Art

While we're stuck in quarantine, I caved and turned on Netflix's Tiger King, and eight hours later I looked up and will never be the same. To help process it out (or in, I'm not sure), I made Joe Exotic... Continue Reading →

Mother Goth Reads her Creepy Poems!

While we're all cooped up inside because of the Covid-19 Virus, I thought I'd make a storytime video for folks with a creepier aesthetic. Here are a selection of poems from "Mother Goth Rhymes" (Hermes Press, 2019) http://www.MotherGothRhymes.com https://youtu.be/Wh31-_G2D4s

Hand Drawing Tutorial

Visit http://www.KazWeirdness.com for more YouTube tutorials and illustrator interviews! https://youtu.be/tLK7taaTrgU

Drawing Hands, a Work-Around

I see all you beautiful #kidlit artists offering activity sheets and webinars for kids stuck at home during #cornavirus. Bravo! Good humans, one and all! Not to be outdone, may I present to you "Drawing Hands!"

Kaz Weirdness is now on YouTube!

Hello, Friends! For some time, I've been thinking about starting a video series tackling the following subjects: The anatomy of great illustration. Running a successful illustration business. Interviews with successful illustrators from a variety of illustration industries. Thrifted Fashion Waffles... Continue Reading →

So You Want an Agent

Your goal is to find an children's book illustration agent, yes? Every path to agenting is different, but here are some key elements you'll need: A strong portfolio of a dozen pieces or more. (See LINK for what should be... Continue Reading →

VIS News Interview

Hey! It's me! Check out this big juicy VISNEWS interview with lots of process information. LINK

Happy Valentine’s Day, Boo!

I've been very busy working on some exciting new book projects, but here's a little ghosty illustration for you! Love, Kaz

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