Blick Art Materials

While I love Blicks products and buy many art supplies for my artwork, I would not recommend having any artwork printed here. I brought in an original piece of artwork, paid and left it with the graphic designer to be scanned and printed. When I got it back 2 weeks later someone or something altered the original piece which in turn made the prints look terrible. Someone painted white paint over the eye of the buffalo I had painted and altered the nose too. When I confronted the store manager and graphic designer about it, they assured me that nothing like this has ever happened before and that no one is allowed to alter work. Something clearly happened to it in their care. If I would not have had a photograph of the piece before I left it with them I’m not sure they would have believed me. They offered a full refund and free printing. I took the refund and said no thanks to the free printing. My biggest problem is that I was not contacted about the drastic changes and that someone took it upon themselves to alter my original work. That is disrespectful and unprofessional. I also contacted the corporate office and have not heard anything.

I have a budding artist who chooses Blicks over any other store. I thought that I was always getting ripped off because they don’t have the 40% off coupon Michaels coupon but when I actually looked at the prices, they are fair prices, not inflated prices to be used with the coupon Michael’s and Joann’s. They have everything she needs from pencils and paper pens and I can sit down at a drafting table and wait for her to bring me items that she desperately needs. We have the Blicks card which the manager told me was actually a Web price match card, so this time the card took three dollars off because the web price for whatever we bought was cheaper than the in-​store price. Now I’m trying to convince her to sell her art online to pay for her own supplies!

Get place to get what ever you need for art supplies. I’ve been coming to this place for years the staff is very helpful and knows their art supplies. If you don’t know what your looking for just ask and I’m sure they can find it for you. Would recommend this place to any first time art supplies shopper.

Today Dick Blick lost a customer after many years — me. After putting together a shopping list of paints I needed by using their website I was amazed to see that the in-​store prices were around 30% higher. After driving across town to purchase them I felt cheated. The clerk was completely unsympathetic and just glared at me when he pushed my bag of paints at me after I checked out. They will never ever see me set foot in one of their stores again.

May want to choose your visit time carefully, when I was there today (9÷15÷14) there was a heavy set, short haired, bearded employee that was obviously a maniac… kicked a basket across the store, practically throwing other stuff around. Yes they were busy but super inappropriate behavior… shouldn’t be working in customer service.

This place feels great. The back has a framing service. The design of the store is modern yet artsy. Their materials and supplies are just enough without using too much square footage. The prices are pretty reasonable. And they have a great 30% off coupon (online) that you can print out and bring into the store. And if you sign up for their membership card (not CC, just loyalty card) gives you 10% off every purchase from then on out.
The service here is nice. They don’t bother you unless you need something. It is a bit on the smaller side but it has basically everything you could need. Plenty of choice when it comes to canvases and brushes.

I absolutely love Blick Art their customer service is hands down some of the best I’ve ever dealt with, and the fact that the employees are artists themselves so that they know the products their suggesting is a huge plus. Not to mention their custom framing is one of the best deals around and they accept competitors coupons, so far I have saved over $ 1000 in framing.
The prices on their supplies can be a little high but, compared to other art stores in the area especially uptown which is only 15 minutes away, you would spend twice to three times at much.

Chain art store but one you can count on. Great selection of all the usual suspects, and the employees are nice and knowledgeable and not uppity failed art students that you might encounter at other shops.
They even have some silly crafty nonsense you might not expect to find at an art supply store as well without veering dangerously into kitschy impulse items.

This is my favorite Blick location. I love the Roseville one– and if close I go there… but the Edina Blick just seems larger and better stocked.
The employees have always been helpful, knowledgeable and as chatty as needed (less aloof than the Utrecht folk). I’ve never had a bad experience.

Locals will know by now that the Twin Cities are widely recognized as being something of a magnet for a variety of art and artists, and Blick Art Materials has been a local fixture for many years. It started as Artsign back in the 80s and 90s, was then sold and became Dick Blick, and more recently, Blick.
The store is bright and spacious, with big floor-​to-​ceiling windows providing lots of natural light. Their wares are well organized, and it’s very easy to find what you’re looking for. The prices are average for art supplies. Sure, you may save a little change by going to Michael’s, but Blick is dedicated to art and artists. You won’t find plastic models or silk flowers there, but if you’re an art student or professional artist, or even a hobbyist, this is definitely the place to go.
One advantage is that Blick offers their own generic brand of some items. For example, I use a lot of colour-​graded markers (where a set of, say, 12 markers will vary in range from very light to very dark), and for many years my only option was to buy Prismacolor brand, which can run $ 25 for a 12-​marker set. Blick offers the same markers with their own packaging for $ 18. It’s not a huge difference, but with the savings I could get a nice India ink pen as well.
I really like the staff here. They are all practicing artists that use the products they sell, so their opinions can be trusted as an educated opinion and not some spin put on by the manufacturer or by the store.
My youngest daughter and I are both illustrators, so we like the pen aisle, where you can try out the markers and pens on scraps of cardboard. My wife and my other daughter are both mixed-​media artists, and Blick doesn’t disappoint in that regard.
My only regret is that I don’t have more money to spend here.

Biggest quality selection of art supplies I have ever come across.

Blick carries a wide range of higher-​end art supplies, sketchbooks, frames, and craft paraphernalia. (I absolutely love their open-​stock pen selection!)
Their artsy-​crafty selection seems out of place, as if they’re not sure if they would rather be a high-​end art supply store or cater to DIY crafters a la Michael’s. Seemingly to dissuade people from purchasing craft supplies there, Blick does not have the best value for items like pipe cleaners or Crayola markers — would be better to go to Target or Walmart for those. Nonetheless, Blick’s pricing for high-​end supplies (Prismacolor, Faber-​Castell, Rotring, etc.) is very competitive.
I very much appreciate Blick’s large parking lot and central location. Well-​kept merchandise and new facility makes Blick a comforting place to shop.
Bonus for teachers/​students: free Blick membership for a year! I love art supplies, so my student’s budget loves the free 10% discount.