The Chinese Pipa

Yesterday's post about the theft of two Qing Dynasty artifacts (scroll down or CLICK) reminded me of this beautiful digital artwork by May Fong: Poetic Melody (2011). It shows Crystal Liu playing a pipa, a four-stringed Chinese lute with over 2000 years of history. The picture was created from a reference photo using Photoshop and a Wacom tablet. Click the title link to view a larger graphic, stages of its creation and more of May Fong's terrific art.