Blick Art Materials

Awful job with an expensive framing order. Even when they attempted to re-​do it they did a poor job. Very low quality workmanship for a very high price.

Friendly and helpful staff. I have never been there and have not been asked for help. 15 minute parking on curb and 2 blocks from marta.

Excellent source for art supplies for the student and pro alike. The staff is friendly and helpful.
I’ve been a Blick customer since my days in Brooklyn. Never disappointed!

Looks like a wonderful art supply store. But for God’s sake, if someone calls ahead looking for a specific brand/​item, please make sure you have the item before that person drives an hour to pick up that item. I was looking for Floreat picture hangers and the Blick’s employee looked and told me they had them. Nope. I arrived to find out he was wrong, they only had Ook products (which I can buy anywhere). The Ook stuff is to Floreat hangers like a 1979 Toyota Corolla is to a brand new Bentley, barely the same thing.
I could have had some delivered by Amazon Prime in two days but I like to buy local (if a 55 – 60 minute drive can be called local) whenever possible. Bit me in the bum this time.

best art supply in the area

Incredible selection of art materials of all kinds. Very friendly and helpful staff. I was specifically looking for bookbinding materials and found a fair selection, but they were out of Binders Board, which they usually stock by the sheet. Join their (free) rewards club for 10% off all non-​clearance purchases every day in stores and online. This store is worth a special trip for art, hobby, crafting and even professional artist caliber materials.

The coupon issue seems to have been worked out. It’s still a bit of a drive but they really do have the best selection. Plus everyone there is always so friendly!

Yeah, where to begin;
I usually order from Blick online, in order to avoid exactly what happened on my one and only visit to this retail location.
I order 2×1 liter containers of a hard-​to-​find ink thinking A. it would be convenient to just go and pick up and I’ll save on shipping and B. Support the locals.
After the ink arrives, I get a call alerting me of it’s arrival. This is fine until i realize just in fact HOW far it is (32 miles from me) and really, i’d spend as much on gas as i would on them to just ship it ground from their store — so, I call asking that they ship it ground and apparently, some random person who supposedly doesn’t work there and just likes answering ringing phones for kicks, takes my call, tells me it will be 6.00 to ship and will arrive the following day. I ask for her to take my card number to charge me for both the ink and the shipping, i provide my shipping address and the call ends with me believing my ink will arrive the following day — doesn’t show… next day: doesn’t show — so I call asking: «hey someone was supposed to ship me my ink days ago and it hasn’t arrived — can you help me find it?» — clerk: «We don’t ship from the store, you’d have to order online to get items shipped directly to you.» — i then go on about how i had an entire conversation with someone who seemed like they knew what they were doing, that they took my card number, my address and knew what my items were and yet, this ghost of a human being doesn’t work at this location and they aren’t allowed to ship as it is.
Anyway, I go to pick it up and turns out it’s 17.00 more than what it would’ve been buying it online (the full cost of shipping and then some would’ve been cheaper) –Since i was never informed it would be more, I was pissed and just wanted to buy my inks and get the hell out of there, then I’m told I could be given a 10% discount for my trouble which I accepted gladly to an annoyed sigh from the clerk — then she gives me my card back and says she needs to refund me and get authorization in order to give me the 10% back and huffs her way to her phone to call her manager at which point I had just had enough and left her to her miseries. I would’ve been fine with it and just left and dealt with it but her sarcastic ‘Have a nice day!’ on the way out kept me furious all the way home and here I am now, writing about it. Giving them the 1 star they barely deserve.
So yeah, if you live in the middle of nowhere (outside the perimeter), enjoy being mislead, having your card information practically stolen and then getting sass from shop girls, this is the place for you.
I will continue to order from
but never again step foot in their retail locations.

Good selection of art supplies that can satisfy the needs of a student or a professional. Deep selection means multiple brands and price points. The staff is generally helpful and friendly. Small selection of unique general merchandise and gift items fall in to the «I’ve never seen this before» category.
Their high/​low pricing structure can be a bit annoying — if canvas is on sale you may want to stock up because regular shelf price can be staggering.
If you need supplies on a regular basis best thing to do is join their continuity program which generates percent off emails and through the mail discounts.
It’s a little like going to Arby’s when I was in college… you didn’t want to show up without the coupon… Hey, Helmut did you get your art supplies today? Yes I did… I didn’t just get Blicked… I got Dick Blicked…

I can never say enough good things about this place. The selection for every medium is fabulous, and the price is right when you catch a sale or use the coupons members frequently receive. The staff, especially those working in the printing department, have never been anything less than wonderful and are so accommodating. It’s a lovely store I’m happy to come back to again and again. Thanks guys!

Fabulous selection of supplies. The prices are a bit high compared to, say, a Michael’s, but the selection is top. This is the store for the «serious artist.» That’s not to say they don’t have some of the cheaper, lower quality brands as well. Just that you’ll find some things here that you won’t find elsewhere. If you’re like me (self-​taught), you realize just how much you don’t know when you take a trip to Blick.
If you’re going to be a regular, be sure to join their Membership program. They also have a nice catalog (they recommended I get things delivered to the store so if I had to make a return, it would be covered).
Staff is knowledgeable about art and not intimidating. Tell them what you’re trying to do, and they’ll likely have some great suggestions on how you can accomplish it or things you might want to try out. LOVE this store! Just wish there were one closer to me (Sandy Springs). Their newest location does beat the old location as far as quantity and variety of products, though.

A really good selection of materials and the staff is very friendly. The prices are decent, but nothing to get excited about.

The staff at this location are just great. Recently had need for some materials for laminating with some raw walnut burl. After ruining my first piece by using information on the internet I popped in here to see if any advise could be given. While not able to give specifics they did try and offer a number of suggestions and also let me try the photo mounting thing that uses heat and glue. In the end I found a great method and they had the items I needed at ½ the price of what Michaels craft stores were selling for.

This is the newly relocated branch of the Dick Blick that used to be right off the Roswell Square. It’s much easier to get to now, not being blocked off at a busy intersection in a lot by itself, though I’m not sure I’d recommend trying too hard to get here anyway.
Dick Blick is freakin’ expensive. Their cheapest canvases run higher than you can find at other places like Mary Ann or even WalMart. Their paints too— you’d need a good couple hundred bucks to get a decent set of supplies if you had none and wanted the basic colors. Basically everything here is a little higher than it should be.
They do have a damn good selection though, and the quality of their products is definitely high. If you’re willing to spend a chunk, they probably have what you want here, but if you’re a hobbyist its going to hit you in the wallet.
In addition to all the basic art supplies, they have everything you can imagine needing, from button maker machines to easels to sculpture material and so on. This particular location has even more than the other Blicks I’ve been to, and is about twice the size.