Graphaids

Best art supply store in Los Angeles. They have everything. Staff is extremely knowledgable and friendly. Fair prices. Bulk deals. Great selection of paint and markers.

Now that Pearl is closed this is really my best option for more professional drafting supplies.
Now that Utrect in SM is closed I have to resort to Blick for more fine art /​studio art supplies.

I enjoyed my first visit at Graphaids so much! This is my kind of place to just browse and be inspired to do something creative. I’m into art a lot and Graphaids offers all sorts of supplies and ideas.
I love how organize the entire store is too! I can easily find anything and everything. Great selections for sure too. I must warn you though, it’ll be difficult to leave this place without getting at least a thing or two. Good thing everything in here are great finds and is useful!
I’d recommend this place for art students and artsy friends and family. They do offer discounts for art students too! Almost forgot.
May I add how convenient the location is! Culver city always has good finds for art spots. When you’re in the area, keep an eye out for hidden art! (Hint: a few are posted outside Graphaids!)

The selection wasn’t bad, prices were okay. I did get told by an employee a price for an item, went to the register and was told a different price. I let the cashier know about the price that was given to me first & he just seemed confused & did nothing to check if I was told that price or not. It’s holidays season so I didn’t have time to sit and argue about a price so I just paid and left. All it would have taken is 15 seconds to ask the other employee about the price and you would of had a better review.

Graphaids’ staff outdid themselves handing out excellent goody bags at their fall 2015 annual sale. Felt like being a kid again, taking out each new surprise. It’s always a pleasure to shop here with so many «experts» available to give advice.

They have everything you need and more. The staff are always wonderful and helpful right away.

The most amazing customer service you could dream of! Like is this real life?!
Spoke w/​Gary via email and phone and wow what a dream! Emailed him a list if items needed and he had his staff prepare it for pick up. He even went over the items w/​me over the phone to make sure I had all the items to my liking.
So patient. So kind. So helpful and professional. THANK YOU: D

Shopped here for a job, Amazing customer service!!! Ran into an issue later on and he went out of his way to spend time with me helping me fix something that wasn’t his problem. Super friendly, great service, thanks so much!

This place is no Pearl, but they have a sufficient amount of architectural and design tools/​materials. If you’re looking for something specific, I would recommend calling and asking first. Someone previously reviewed this place regarding their lack of sculptural tools. She’s right. This place is not for sculptors. Thumbs up for architects and designers.
Parking spaces available in the alley on the north side of the store.

I am an interior designer and went to Graphaids this morning to look for a drafting table for my office.
Not only did they have choices, but stock on some items (most places may have floor models, but then the item has to be ordered on-​line).
Unfortunately, the item I purchased was hard to assemble, and a piece broke in the process. I took it right back to the store and they exchanged it for the floor model that was already assembled.
The manager, Njeri Mukuru was very accommodating, professional, and pleasant.
I will definitely return for more items, as well as holiday gifts.

I came into this place today after having passed by on many occasions. I was incredibly disappointed in the selection, especially in their sculpting section. Also, an employee not-​so-​subtly tailed me in the store like he thought I was going to shoplift, or something.
Little Boy, I have no desire to steal from your pathetic shop and have more money in my purse on any given day than you see in a month.
Learn to be more subtle when following your customers around the store suspiciously.

I’ve drove past this place for such a long time and never knew it was Graphaids! I”m happy with this location because it’s right near my daily commute. The guys that work here are really knowledgeable and extremely helpful. I needed a Bienfang pad, but they were out of the size I needed. They offered to cut a larger pad and sell it to me for the price of the smaller pad I needed! That’s great customer service, I will be coming back here for my art supplies needs. Oh, and they also offer discounts for students* (not sure if it was only for my school, but it doesn’t hurt to ask).

It’s SUPER hot inside so I was sweating like crazy and rushed to leave! The service was friendly although not super helpful. Ask for a discount if you work for a major company — they gave me 20% off!

Jose is the BEST; the rest of the staff is great; the selection of material is everything I need. This is my new go-​to place for stuff, especially since the print job I ordered had a two-​day turnaround when I expected a week.
Keep up the good work guys!

This is one of a few places in LA that actually sells animation peg bars, along with Cartoon Colour. They have more reliable hours as well. This place saved me when I lost my peg bar and Cartoon Colour was closed. Great service as well, they’ll help you find what you need.

This place gets one star because of their supplies. It is possibly the most bottom feeding, worse, rude, pretentious customer service I have ever received. The employees won’t even lift their heads to talk to you if at all. People are not rude but straight up *** holes to you. Sorry bra. It’s not my fault you still make 9 dollars an hour and you’re not a famous acrylic painter on the french riviera. This place absolutely sucks!!! Go somewhere else…

This is one of the greatest art supply stores I’ve ever seen. First of all my boys Newkon and CkaweekS painted the back of the store and El Mac and Retna rocked the street side with the freshness. Inside I found rows and rows of amazing art products at very reasonable prices. The selection was incredible and they got paint for all your graffiti needs. The staff was super helpful. We even placed a phone order that was ready to go and waiting right next to the cash register with our name on the box. They even had bags of M&Ms for free at the register as their way of saying thanks for coming to the spot! I will be back indeed! GRAPHAIDS IS LEGIT!!!

We Came for the El Mac and Retna. We Found Amazing
Some members of my family have artistic chops. Not that they’ve exercised them in paying, public, museum-​worthy ways, but they’ve got them. Think rejected scholarships to higher educational institutions, a heap of rocks, boards roofing, doors and windows remade into a beautiful hideaway, Stations of the Cross expanding geometrically year by year into a vast thought, tear and fear-​provoking walk-​through diorama. Think ironic family cartoonist. Think school newspaper reporter. Think house painter.
When one of them could hardly be dragged from the store, I knew we’d found a special place.
Even my brother or I could barely pull ourselves away. And it wasn’t because Diane had the keys. This place is great.
You name the art-​related tool or material, it’s here. Or will be on the next FedEx shipment. Plus printing and framing at all qualities and scales.
I don’t know if Harvey’s a god, but he’s a patient and accomodating man when it comes to excited strangers arriving on scene wanting to take Unilocal*pics. The other staff was patient and knowledgeable about street art and the in-​store products. I found the photo paper supply I really needed, plus a sampler of archival/​art papers manufactured by a major name in printing.
You cannot miss the store. Shellie P. posted a pic of a very fine El Mac and Retna collaboration named «‘Chato’ — of our youth.» It’s the paint job on the south face of the building. If you took some time to learn Retna’s alphabet, you’d find out what Chato’s saying. There’s also mural work on the north side too.
The link below links to a You Tube vid of the project and the artists web pages and blogs:
Five star art supply. Supporter of arts and artists. Located in a phenomenal architectural arts and imports district. Email web, twitter. They are Graphaids.

Where is Kim? Cannot find out what happened to my girl, anyway i hope you are well and return soon, some of us customers miss you!
Kim and Jose are God’s. Harvey is Zeus. The place rocks. Seriously the best art store in LA, and the coolest staff. I have been coming here for years to pick up solid markers and paint supplies.
Hook these guys up, bring them free stuff, they love food AND cool stuff.

The first time I enter a store and get treated like dirt, I forgive. Maybe it’s a bad day. Second time… Huh –maybe they don’t focus too much on customer service. Third? F-​this place! There are other art stores around. I am sorry your art career didn’t take off 20 years ago, but don’t take it out on me.
The two stars are for the stock. They carry almost everything.
Perhaps if I were prepared for the condescending attitude before walking into the store I could have just made my purchase and left. I am a professional framer and have my own suppliers, however sometimes I need things in a hurry. It sure would be nice to be able to go less than two miles to the La Cienega store and be done with it. Too bad.
I’ll never go there again.