Blick Art Materials

I never get ranked high for ‘useful reviews’ and although I hate to ruin my Unilocal rep, I have to go for it because the design team at Blick is just that amazing. Louise helped me through multiple emails and file issues, called and checked in, and made sure I got my order on time. I was very impressed with the service and attention to detail. A couple other printing services I tried quoted me huge fees and provided substandard prints. The design center manager was also extremely helpful. He walked me through paper selections and rushed my second order so I was able to make my art show deadline. A+++ ~~will order again~~~[emojis].

Blick is the spot. Extensive hours, super helpful staff, and wide selection are a boon to those on Capitol Hill and nearby. They saved our butts when we ran out of spray paint for a set building project at 7:30 on a Saturday night, when few other shops are open. Very grateful to their knowledgeable, creative and friendly staff. Long live Blick!

Karen in custom framing is an amazing customer service professional and her craft is fabulous! I came in about an hour before closing requesting a pretty tall order in a short time frame (hee, hee!) I needed two custom sized canvases stretched quickly, and Karen didn’t skip a beat and helped me with issue. She even let me take advantage of a coupon I wouldn’t have known about otherwise! I will be returning with all my custom framing needs from here on out.

Great place, they literally have everything you need to buy when it comes to art supply. But parking seems to be a pain, and it is not a very great place for callugraphers to search for their tools

Fantastic staff here, always very helpful and friendly, and the prices are reasonable. Parking is kind of a pain, but overall, I’ve been very happy shopping here, and would recommend it to anyone looking for art supplies.

Love this place. They are always friendly, never pretentious. Reasonably priced.

I’ve actually been here every day this week but have forgotten to check in. Blick has tons of supplies. I specifically came here for some silicon and resin and the customer service folks are amazing. They are super helpful and very friendly. I know I’ll be coming back for future supplies and projects. One note– parking is often difficult to find so just be aware you may have to walk a ways to get there

I LOVE IT HERE! Huge place with great art supplies, fun novelty toys and things, and a wonderful selection of anything and everything! I would live here if I could. Also, very close to the Haunted Vending Machine (Super fun). Love it!

I dont paint, I dont sculpt, I dont draw, I dont doodle… Im just not very artsy where I need art materials. I have friends that are and come in here with them so they can get supplies. Or sometimes if I am meeting someone in the area and need to burn a few minutes, I go in here to browse around.
They never used to have a greeter at the door but they did when I went the last time, she was nice, showing us the flyer to what is on sale etc, asked us if we were looking for something in particular and gave us her name in case we needed something.
My friend got what she needed, and everything seemed easy to find. I like the fun stuff they have up front, stuff for your desk, small little gag gifts, cool junk that you may not need but kind of want.
Anyways, a good art supply store and cool store to come in to check out. Dont forget to check out the Jimi Hendrix memorial statue outside too.

Blick is pretty much as good as it gets when it comes to art supplies. The deathtrap you walk into with art supply stores is that it’s near unpossible not to purchase anything. or spend a lot more than you expected to for that matter.
I was impressed with the range of supplies they have here. Everything from book binding supplies, easels, canvases, papers, and pens and markers as far as the eye can almost see. The employees are cool and knowledgeable. They’ll always ask you if you need assistance and when you ask them, they’re often on top of the answer.
It’s in Capitol Hill and there’s no parking lot so if you’re getting a lot of stuff it can be a pain. They have validated parking, which helps. but it would be improved if they managed to have a dedicated parking lot.
Also, I know it’s just the way it goes but I wish the prices weren’t so cray cray.

Blick has a good selection of products in a variety of mediums. They’re generally priced decently and of decent quality. They go for the average artist market — so neither low-​priced, mass-​produced consumer goods nor high-​end supplies for artists who’ve already made it.
For Christmas they have a selection of art-​related gift options, some of which are painfully tacky and others of which are quite cool. I picked up a DIY pinhole camera kit (still deciding if I think that’s tacky or cool).
They’ve also got a few racks of art and design magazines, which are well-​selected and range from the avante garde, social justice angle of Adbusters to more traditional publications like Communication Arts. I also noticed a few publications that mainstream booksellers don’t generally stock.
–1 for inconsistent staff interactions
The staff experience is hit or miss. Some (generally those working the aisles) go out of their way to help you while others seem like they’d much rather be doing something else (which applies more to the people cashiering).

Big, well-​stocked, friendly staff. One-​stop for almost any art or design tool or material you could need. I’ll be visiting again.

I am still sour that Dick Blick bought out Utrecht.
I HATE having to shop at Dick Blick now. The customer service is terrible. No joke, the last time i was there, the cashier rang me up, took my credit card, ran it, printed the receipt, signed it himself, and then handed it to me. I have been there in the past when i had a girl wearing devil contacts and period clothing (it was not halloween) roll her eyes at me when i came up to the cash register with a bunch of boards. Its like a f-​ing circus in there.
Mostly i hate that i can’t get the products i used to buy at Utrecht. I am a working artist, with my own business, and i can no longer get the plexi glass frames that i used to buy at utrecht. I have to buy plexi frames because i ship artwork. I have asked them to buy the frames i need, but they will not because they want to give business to their framing department. I cannot sell artwork and have all of the pieces custom framed, this is simply impossible.
I miss utrecht every day.

Large art stores in general booth inspire me and overwhelm me, however, I walk out of there with a sense of inspiration. It is so easy to get lost and have the time fly by. It is large and they have everything. Prices are a little high. I wanted to get a lot of things, however, being from Vancouver it would mean having to bring the stuff actually back home. Customer service was awesome.

Amazing art store! They have a great selection of anything your artistic heart could desire!
I loved the kid craft aisle! Had face paint, finger paint, crayons, markers, paper, feathers, craft kits, aprons, shrink a dink paper and everything in between!
Staff was knowledgable!
Will be back for more art supplies for my daughter!

They have a great selection of traditional art supplies, and great specials! The staff is generally friendly, but typical Cap Hill aloofness will be found there. If you are easily offended then shopping in cap hill might not be for you… I have lived here for years, so It doesn’t really bother me. But should be noted…
My main beef is their crappy selection of Graffiti supplies. They are abysmal at best. Pretty much only Montana Gold products that no one in the graffiti art world wants anymore. The only reason they have it is because they distribute through the arts materials market, which is completely clueless about the needs of Graffiti Muralists.
So no Molotow, no MTN, no Flame, no Smash, no Kobra, no Grog, no OTR, no streakers, no Sekt adapters, no metal tips, no nothing! Just plain, overpriced Montana Gold and their crappy Acrylic markers. Which everyone knows are a poorly executed copy of the Molotow One4all series.
So if you are looking for fine art, then this is your place. but if you need Graff supplies, there is no substitute for Artprimo Fridays. Also check out BC Surf on the ave & Dakota Art supply in Ballard. They actually have a better selection of graff gear than DB.
Step up your game dick!

While I understand that Capitol Hill has a certain attitude, I never expected the employees to be so rude and helpless! My friend and I were here on a Thursday afternoon, so they weren’t at all busy but none of the employees wanted to help us find or even point us in a direction of what we were looking for. One employee literally said «I don’t know, look for yourself.» And when we finally did find one of the items we wanted, an employee pops out of nowhere as if he wanted to make sure we weren’t stealing!
Aside from the terrible service, this place has TONS of art supplies and competitive prices (depends on what you buy). I bought spray paint here for four bucks when it’s seven dollars on amazon! They also validate parking too which is a plus in this very populated area!

Better prices than Amazon! With a coupon.
ALEX made the trip FANTASTIC!

Holy AMAZEBALLS this store has it going on! I’m not artsy Fartsy and the complete opposite when it comes to Martha Stewart craftiness but this store makes you want to paint the Mona Lisa! No joke! Need a colored marker? Hmm how about almost 100 different ones to choose from?
They have everything and anything you might need to produce a work of art ;)
Prices are reasonable as well :)

Being ham-​handed with my .01mm pens, constantly breaking the nib off their tips — I was in need of new pens — and I remembered Michele R’s recent five star review on the Blick in the Pearl. I knew there was a Blick on Broadway here in Seattle, so I thought I would check it out.
For parking, I found it easy to park for free at Harvard Square and just walk up the block to Blick, which is located on the corner of Pine and Broadway.
On a Saturday, this store was quite busy, but I was able to quickly navigate to the supplies I wanted. Oh, I discovered blending stumps here, and now, I totally love ‘em and can’t live without ‘em.
The checkout line was fairly long, but because there were several cashiers, the line moved quickly. But watch your cashier like a hawk. My cashier was a little disorganized segregating items rung up with items not yet rung up, and she rang up two items twice. She complemented me on having sharp eyes to have noticed her mistakes. Hmmm.