Egg-tempera paint is the main medium used to paint this composition. The palette that is used is based mainly on the primary colors, with the exception of the color used to paint the Princess Frog's dress. Her dress borders on being orchid in color with sky blue and gold decorations filling it in. This shows that she is unique above everyone in the whole story, which is why she is in the center of the painting. The artist creates a symmetrical structure for the composition, which brings in a formal atmosphere to the scene.
Gold paint is used to add minute detail to almost every aspect of the scene.
The gold also attracts a great deal of light to the piece under the faintest of light sources. The box is constructed out of paper-mache made in the village of Palekh. Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior and red lacquer to paint the interior of the piece. Gold beading frames the scene, and golden grain filigree, with aluminum daisies, wraps around the sides of the box for decoration. The box does not have a hinge and rests on a flat bottom.