Traditionally used for Sumi-e, these professional watercolors are also perfect for rubber stamping, calligraphy, watercolor, card making and paper crafts. They are water resistant after drying when wet mounting on absorbent paper, yet fully water soluble like a traditional watercolor. They are designed for traditional Chinese painting techniques but they can be mixed with other watercolors to achieve interesting color combinations. These watercolors can be fully reworked like any watercolor but it takes a little longer because the binder is different and much stronger. The set includes 12 colors: black, carmine, Chinese white, cobalt blue, crimson, indigo, lemon yellow, pearl green, red ochre, vermillion, viridian and yellow ochre.