These sets feature opaque gouache with excellent color intensity. It can be thinned with water and dries with in several minutes. It is great for painting matt sections without leaving stripes. Various colors can quickly be painted over one another and the paint can be used on many grounds including paper, cardboard, wood and more. Great for artists, designers and illustrators and for color mixing instruction. The 8-color set includes white, lemon yellow, deep rose magenta, light blue cyan, deep green, yellow ochre, burnt umber and black in 12ml tubes. The 12-color set includes one 12ml tube each of white, lemon yellow, light yellow, scarlet, deep rose magenta, cobalt blue ultramarine, light blue cyan, deep green, yellow ochre, burnt sienna, burnt umber and black. The 24-color set includes white, lemon yellow, light yellow, medium yellow, deep yellow, flesh tint, vermilion, scarlet, carmine, deep rose magenta, violet, ultramarine, cobalt blue ultramarine, Prussian blue, light blue cyan, azure blue, yellowish