The traditional style of face painting that Tsai Lien passed down at Juyi Tsengshoutang involves evenly spreading a base color across the actor's face and waiting for it to dry before getting on with the main painting work, which is highlighting the characteristics of the individual characters.
當年蔡連所傳的是「如意增壽堂」的傳統畫法，大致是先將底色均勻塗抹在扮者臉上，待底色乾燥後，再進行重點施畫，以凸顯扮演角色的臉部特徵。