diff --git a/samplecode/SampleChineseFling.cpp b/samplecode/SampleChineseFling.cpp
index b8110f3..3b73bb2 100644
--- a/samplecode/SampleChineseFling.cpp
+++ b/samplecode/SampleChineseFling.cpp
@@ -20,16 +20,6 @@
 #include "GrContextPriv.h"
 #endif
 
-static void make_paint(SkPaint* paint, sk_sp<SkTypeface> typeface) {
-  static const int kTextSize = 56;
-
-  paint->setAntiAlias(true);
-  paint->setColor(0xDE000000);
-  paint->setTypeface(typeface);
-  paint->setTextSize(kTextSize);
-  paint->setTextEncoding(kUTF32_SkTextEncoding);
-}
-
 static sk_sp<SkTypeface> chinese_typeface() {
 #ifdef SK_BUILD_FOR_ANDROID
     return MakeResourceAsTypeface("fonts/NotoSansCJK-Regular.ttc");
@@ -68,7 +58,7 @@
         canvas->clear(0xFFDDDDDD);
 
         SkPaint paint;
-        make_paint(&paint, fTypeface);
+        paint.setColor(0xDE000000);
 
         // draw a consistent run of the 'words' - one word per line
         int index = fIndex;
@@ -93,10 +83,8 @@
     void init() {
         fTypeface = chinese_typeface();
 
-        SkPaint paint;
-        make_paint(&paint, fTypeface);
-
-        paint.getFontMetrics(&fMetrics);
+        SkFont font(fTypeface, 56);
+        font.getMetrics(&fMetrics);
 
         SkUnichar glyphs[kWordLength];
         for (int32_t i = 0; i < kNumBlobs; ++i) {
@@ -104,7 +92,7 @@
 
             SkTextBlobBuilder builder;
             sk_tool_utils::add_to_text_blob_w_len(&builder, (const char*) glyphs, kWordLength*4,
-                                                  paint, 0, 0);
+                                                  kUTF32_SkTextEncoding, font, 0, 0);
 
             fBlobs.emplace_back(builder.make());
         }
@@ -215,14 +203,11 @@
     void init() {
         fTypeface = chinese_typeface();
 
-        SkPaint paint;
-        paint.setAntiAlias(true);
-        paint.setColor(0xDE000000);
-        paint.setTypeface(fTypeface);
-        paint.setTextSize(11);
-        paint.setTextEncoding(kUTF32_SkTextEncoding);
+        SkFont font(fTypeface, 11);
+        font.getMetrics(&fMetrics);
 
-        paint.getFontMetrics(&fMetrics);
+        SkPaint paint;
+        paint.setColor(0xDE000000);
 
         SkUnichar glyphs[45];
         for (int32_t i = 0; i < kNumBlobs; ++i) {
@@ -234,7 +219,8 @@
                 this->createRandomLine(glyphs, currentLineLength);
 
                 sk_tool_utils::add_to_text_blob_w_len(&builder, (const char*) glyphs,
-                                                      currentLineLength*4, paint, 0, y);
+                                                      currentLineLength*4, kUTF32_SkTextEncoding,
+                                                      font, 0, y);
                 y += fMetrics.fDescent - fMetrics.fAscent + fMetrics.fLeading;
                 paragraphLength -= 45;
             }