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Photo of the artist signing the limited edition print "Monrepos"
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Aktuell, News, news, Wimmelbuch

“Ludwigsburg wimmelt” Events

Kimberley on 24/03/2022
Kimberley 2022-03-24T14:39:16+01:00
Photo: Toy animals gather around a Wimmel book by Ali Mitgutsch
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The Loss of Ali Mitgutsch – Inventor of Wimmel Books

Kimberley on 22/01/2022
Kimberley 2022-01-22T10:25:24+01:00
Graphic with German text: Adventskalender Gewinnspiel. This means Advent Calendar Give-away! The Text is in front of hoffmanillustrates! four search and find books. The background color is dark blue.
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Aktuell, news, Wimmelbuch

Winter-Wimmel-Wonderland – A St. Nick Giveaway

Kimberley on 01/12/2021
Kimberley 2021-12-01T13:30:41+01:00
„Ludwigsburg wimmelt“ Events - Graphic with the cover page of „Ludwigsburg wimmelt“
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Aktuell, News, news, Wimmelbuch

And it’s Yours!

Kimberley on 12/11/2021
Kimberley 2021-11-12T23:16:52+01:00
Graphic: World Illustration Awards 2021 #WIA2021 Longlisted artist
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Interview, News, Wimmelbuch

Welcomed Recognition

Kimberley on 16/08/2021
Kimberley 2021-08-16T06:00:49+02:00
Illustration of a police car with a boy sitting in the back of it. In front of the police car, a young woman dressed in a yellow shirt and carrying a big shoulder bag is chaining her bike to a tree.
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search and find with me, Wimmelbook

Search and Find Book Reading Made Easy

Kimberley on 24/06/2021
Kimberley 2021-06-24T06:00:33+02:00
Dieser Wimmelbildausschnitt aus "Mannheim wimmelt" zeigt Caro von "Carokissen" auf ihrem Rad. Ihr Anhänger ist eine umgebaute Babywiege auf Rädern, was als ihr Verkaufsstand dient. In der oberen rechten viertel des Bilds sieht man einen arabischen Herrn, der etwas vom Boden abhebt (in der Originalzeichnung hilft er eine ältere Dame, deren Einkaufstasche heruntergefallen ist). in der oberen Linken Ecke sieht man meinen Bruder mit einem Foto von seinem neu gefundenen Geschwister und meine jüngste Schwester. Neben ihnen laufen zwei Mädchen mit übergroßen Eiswaffeln. Hinter ihnen ist eine Frau mit braunem Hund. Gegenüber von Caro ist ein Sänger und eine Gitarristin. Vor der Gitariisten geht ein Herr vorbei, der für das Einkaufszentrum Q6Q7 arbeitet. In der unteren hälfte vom Bild läuft eine Familie (Mutter, Vater, Kind) zur Strassenbahn. In der unteren rechten Ecke geht eine Seniorin mit rollender Gehilfe. Sie hat Blumen gekauft, diem an in dem Korb vom Roller sieht.
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search and find with me, Wimmelbuch

A Search and Find Treasure Trove

Kimberley on 06/05/2021
Kimberley 2021-05-06T09:43:56+02:00
Photo of Candy Hearts for Valentine's Day with typical Valentine's Day expressions. Photo by Laura Ockel from Unsplash
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Yay For Valentine’s Day!

Kimberley on 11/02/2021
Kimberley 2021-02-11T06:56:31+01:00
Template painting in gouache of a pear. For my how-to instructions of creating great template art
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Allgemein, Art and drawing techniques, creativity, diy and how to’s, Learn to draw

Sweet and Tempting Template Art

Kimberley on 28/01/2021
Kimberley 2021-01-28T16:54:39+01:00
photo of Kimberley Hoffman wearing her limited edition "Heilbronn wimmelt" mask.
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Art and drawing techniques, creativity, search and find with me

Goodbye 2020

Kimberley on 31/12/2020
Kimberley 2020-12-31T17:45:49+01:00
Illustration of colorful flowers
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Allgemein, design, news, search and find with me, The monthly review

How Kaia’s Internship got Heilbronn wimmelt teeming on Instagram

Kimberley on 02/09/2020
Kimberley 2020-09-02T09:46:47+02:00
Kreativtour Urban Sketch of the Heidelberg Castle Ruins. Done in Watercolor and pencil. It demonstrates composition and watercolor washes with attention to detail.
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Kick off the Year with Urban Sketching

Kimberley on 11/02/2020
Kimberley 2020-02-11T23:46:58+01:00

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Hey! I did (the thing!) But what didi it take to g Hey! I did (the thing!) But what didi it take to get it done? 👇🏼 👇🏼 👇🏼 It takes a lifetime of being willing to fall on your nose. Honestly. If you aren’t willing to trip and fall, you might not be able to move forward. I carry some scars from my childhood that are reminders of fearlessness. The scars have faded over time. The emotional memory of zooming down Pekov Drive in a red kiddies wagon is quite vivid. It was awesome. Success can me measured by many metrics. Money metrics. Distance. Time. Social metrics. Personal values. My metrics are my impact on others. Have I made their lives or work a little bit better? Can I help them achieve their goals? I won’t take my clients on a wild ride on Pekov Drive. Promise. Some might not be up to it. However, in my work as an Illustrator, creative experimentation and development is a must. Sometimes it does feel like a wild ride of discovery. Success isn’t standing in place waiting for something to happen. It is going out to get (the thing). It's going to be awesome. What are your personal success metrics?
H.I. not A.I—#buchbrauchtmensch Books Need Huma H.I. not A.I—#buchbrauchtmensch Books Need Humans Need Books On Friday, November 15th, we, the Illustrators of Germany, took back our space. On Instagram with the hashtag #buchbrauchtmensch (books need humans—humans need books) we showed the faces behind those beautiful, delightful, illustrations that you enjoy every day. The faces AND the intelligence behind those powerful pictures. Why should you care about generative artificial intelligence in illustration? Generative Artificial Intelligence is a misnomer. It can only function when it uses something that already exists. It is kind of like a meat grinder, only with content that’s been stolen and scraped without getting permission from the creators and copyright holders. That is kind of like coming home from vacation to find your most valuable possession missing - stolen - and being sold on E-Bay to the next best bidder, who may, or may not know how to use it. My most cherished possession is my human intelligence. My super power is my ability to create complicated, yet clarifying, delightful images. And I have been stolen from for training generative artificial intelligence. The tools I use (@adobe … I am pointing my finger at you) offer the public a generative artificial intelligence interface. YAY! Free or cheap art. Kind of like stock photos, used without thought, »image to get attention«. That really devalues the work that we, the illustrators, do, by stealing not just images, but our styles, our voices. (And it doesn't speak well for your value, either) An illustration isn’t just a pretty picture. An illustration isn’t just to get attention An illustration is a process to illuminate a thought, a body of work, a feeling. Illustration is Communication. Join us in communicating how important it is to use original art. If you are a children’s book illustrator, publisher or art buyer, post a picture of yourself with your favorite work with the hashtag #buchbrauchtmensch and if you want, #booksneedhumans and show your support for Human Intelligence AND feel free to share this post.
How the World 🌍 Did I End up Here? As an Illust How the World 🌍 Did I End up Here? As an Illustrator? 👩‍🎨 In Germany? 🇩🇪 It is, I suppose, a very good question. I never started out wanting to be an illustrator. My teenage self wanted to become a fashion designer. And my teenage self wanted to go to Parsons School of Design. Even though my high school art teacher told me I couldn’t draw, I proved to him that I could, and got accepted to Parsons. However, Timm Gunn (you might know him from »Fashion Runway« was the admissions officer at the time (yes, I knew a famous person - and actually had a student job in the admissions office). He didn’t see me as a fashion designer and suggested fashion illustration instead. But that felt too specialized to me, (and to my mother who thought I should study something sensible) so I majored in Illustration. Little did I know at the time that most illustration work is freelance. But that is ok, because although I love to collaborate with others, I like having the freedom of creative control, the ability to implement what will work best for my client. My search-and-find (hidden object) story books are like that. My publisher hands me a theme and lets me run with it. I deep dive and research, sketch, discuss, toss ideas back and forth and then show the brilliant facets of my client’s theme. All in one fun and whimsically detailed illustration. For example, did you know that storks were not native to Germany? They followed the path of the Roman Empire! Naturally, I have to, just have to, illustrate that in my historical book about Stuttgart, »Historischer Wimmelspaß in Stuttgart«, which will be coming out in early 2025. I am also not native to Germany. My Grandfather was. And my Grandmother’s parents were. Which brings me to a longer story to how I ended up in Germany. I’ll save that for another day. And if Timm Gunn is out there listening—Thanks, Timm! Illustration is the best job in the world. I wouldn’t want any other. 👩‍🎨❤️⭐️
(Repost) How often do you view a situation with p (Repost) How often do you view a situation with prejudice and assumptions? Or Do you view situations with creativity? How creative are you? Can you see a scene in different light?💡 Why is the boy in the back of the police car? 🚓 A) He was a bad boy and was arrested B) He is a victim and looking for the bad guy C) He is lost and is looking for his parent What do you think? Tell us your version of this story in the chat. Read my tips for reading search and find books. Click the link in bio. 👉 https://bit.ly/49zlk6w 🚓🚓🚓🚓🚓🚓🚓🚓🚓🚓 Illustration from »Mannheim wimmelt« 978-3-8425-2102-5 Carousel Post image description: All four posts have the same illustration: A boy in the back seat of a police car. Two policemen are sitting in the front. The boy looks upset. The texts are different on each one and ask the question 1) Is the boy a thief? 2) Is the boy a victim 3) Is the boy lost? The fourth illustration is overlayed with the text: You are right! My books are your stories. Create the World as you like it
🙃Hey, everybody! I've gotta secret I'm bursting 🙃Hey, everybody! I've gotta secret I'm bursting to share with you! 👂
What better way to express your love than with fir What better way to express your love than with fireworks for your heart throb? The Heidelberg Castle illumination is a romantic spectacle that dates back to 1613, when Elector Frederick welcomed his new bride, Elizabeth Stuart, to Heidelberg.��The next Heidelberg Castle Fireworks Display will be on Saturday, September the 7th.�� And when it's over, you can experience it again and again in my search-and-find book “Die Kurpfalz wimmelt”. ISBN 978-3-8425-2177-3�� Caroussel Image Description: Excerpt from »Die Kurpflaz wimmelt« showing the fireworks over the Old Heidelberg Castle. The last two images contain a German text image description similar to the above text.
This past Tuesday in a Webinar with the AOI and th This past Tuesday in a Webinar with the AOI and the Brand Warrior, we explored the question »Who do you want to talk to?« — also known as »Who is your client?«. If your brand informs, animates, and entertains others, it’s time to pool our creative visions. Thanks AOI and Nicola from The Brandwarrior for the fun workshop. It was refreshing to re-explore my personal vision, testing how my brand vision has grown, and if it has changed, even ever so slightly. It is question worth posing regularly to prevent stagnation in your own brand development and to keep spicing up your own special sauce. animation description in comments below
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