First, for your table whereupon to draw your picture, plane it very even, and with size (made of glue sodden long in faire water, till the glue be quite dissolved) mingled and heat with Spanish white finely ground, white it over; then let it dry, then white it over againe, and so the third time, then being dry, scrape it very even with a sharpe knife till it be smooth, then prime it with red lead or some other colour, which being dry, draw your picture out upon it with a peece of chalke, pencill of coale; lastly, with blacke lead; so lay on your colours.