by Osvaldo Quintanilla | Jun 25, 2017 | Drawing
In the city of Meknes and drew this street scene. Finding the hardest part is getting the colour of the walls. They are a special salmon kind of colour.
by Osvaldo Quintanilla | Jun 14, 2017 | Drawing
Fés is a city like no other I’ve ever seen. It’s old, really old. The ‘Medina’ is the walled part of the city that dates back to the 9th century. It’s amazing to see buildings still standing as they were from that time hundreds of years...
by Osvaldo Quintanilla | Jun 12, 2017 | Drawing
Started my trip in Morocco and will be sketching as much as I can. Got the bare essentials below. My first sketch is the hotel I stayed in. Seems appropriate to start with this.
by Osvaldo Quintanilla | Mar 13, 2017 | Project
I’m enjoying playing with the science type of theme. It’s an adaptation of the previous illustration, except here I have added more more elements within the canvas.
by Osvaldo Quintanilla | Mar 12, 2017 | Project
Here are is a new style that I’ve been working on recently. Taking the old school poster style and adding a few modern elements. This idea started with a sketch and once I placed into adobe illustrator I refined it from there.
by Osvaldo Quintanilla | Mar 21, 2016 | Drawing
This week I found inspiration while waiting on my cup of coffee to arrive. I decided to sketch the table stacked with coffee cups and the wall next to looked interesting with all contrasting textures. I really wanted to get the details down in the most efficient way...
by Osvaldo Quintanilla | Mar 19, 2016 | Creative Inspiration
We all know Albert Einstein as one of this century’s greatest physicist who discovered the theory of relativity. But you might not realise he was great exponent of creative thinking. His insight didn’t just come from logic or mathematics, rather...
by Osvaldo Quintanilla | Feb 5, 2016 | Artist
What 3 lessons can we learn from Picasso? Still considered one of the great artists of modern history? With an incredibly prolific output right until his death at 91 years, he worked in a vast array of mediums including painting, sculpture, etchings, ceramics and...
by Osvaldo Quintanilla | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Trying out a bit of colour in this sketch. Watercolour isn’t my forte I have to admit, but that’s the very reason I’m trying it out. Practising a new technique in drawing or painting is a challenge I really enjoy. I’ve seen some great sketches...
by Osvaldo Quintanilla | Jan 23, 2016 | Creative Inspiration
It’s a new year and the month of January is coming to an end. How about that? Have you set your creative goals for 2016? Like most of us you may have started the year by reflecting on the year ahead. You may have even mentioned to friends and colleagues your new...
by Osvaldo Quintanilla | Jan 22, 2016 | Writing
This is an extract of my upcoming crime fiction book set in a South American city – Santiago Heat (working title) The rain brought silence. A victim’s silence. It was one of the few showers that fell on San Martin and to Detective Suarez’s dismay, it had fallen...
by Osvaldo Quintanilla | Jan 21, 2016 | Drawing
This week I got out of the house to do this sketch. It’s a little more complicated than the last couple, but I thought I would give a perspective scene a go. If you haven’t tried drawing something like a building, you might find that it’s not as hard...
