This is Black Velvet short handle blend squirrel and risslon is made from squirrel hair and black synthetic filaments of blend creates ideal working tools for the watercolorist, silk painter and artists working with inks, dyes, acrylics or gouache.Squirrel hair holds large amounts of colour and releases it with perfect control.This soft blend allows multiple layer glazing without disturbing previous colours and yet it's firms are enough to lift colour with a gentle scrub.Black Velvet features polished black ferrule, carefully fitted to gloss black handle, each with a distinctive silver neck band.Available in round shape and size 6.Measures 18cm - 1.9cm length by 0.8cm width by 0.8cm height.