 The lettering , framing lines and floral pattern decorations are painted in red or black with the exception of the first three ships of the first roll , which also feature gold . Most of the illustrations were first sketched with plummet outlines and were then painted over in washes . Ship timbers are a light brown that are shaded in the bow and stern to achieve depth , decorations and anchors are highlighted with red , and green is used for guns . <unk> are in black and the sea is in shades varying from " greyish green " to " a richer blue " . 
