Because the paper is impermeable, after the overall composition has been sketched out the artist applies layer after layer of expensive pigments-ground crystal, blue chalcedony, emerald green-with the gold base left uncovered to provide the linear sketch elements of the painting.
由於金箋不吸墨彩，構圖後必須一次又一次、層層疊疊地用水晶白、藍寶、翡翠綠等貴重顏料填彩，而以留下的金色線條為邊。