When old Mr Hsu applies make-up to the performers 'faces--sometimes drawing fine lines with a brush, sometimes applying thick strokes of greasepaint with his thumb--he needs no picture to work from, for the pictures are all in his head.
許老師傅打臉時，手上無譜、心中有譜，有時以筆細細勾勒，有時以手指粗獷地推畫。