Ts'aihui beads are first given an initial firing and glaze. After this, tiny landscapes, birds or other motifs are painted onto the surface with a small brush, after which the bead is fired again. Shiny ts'aihui beads come in a wide variety of shapes, and may be a single color or multi-colored.
除李亮一的彩繪外，王明宗還請山地人在陶珠上繪出顏色對比強烈、充滿原始風味的花樣，希望能開拓更新更多樣的風格。