Picture: Cranes over the Palace. The Emperor Hoatson

For a long time the old man flew to the proud crane.
Left in memory remains only the tower of the yellow river.
The crane disappeared forever and will not return again;
Floating in the eternal sky series cloud.
And clearly visible in the distance Hanyang, circle oak;
Among the rivers on the island — the blossoms of wild herbs.
Dark. Where is home? I stare into the distance...
The mist falls on the water, grows in the soul of sadness.

(Poet Cui Hao).
The picture is made with pastels on the watercolor sketch on textured paper. Halftone colors change depending on lighting. Feature of pastels is that the ink mass is the individual pigment particles, reflected from which the light scatters in different directions, giving a special colorful layer luchistoi, velvety, specific "pastel" softness.