Blick Art Materials

Seems primarily for painters and sketchers, in terms of their supplies. They also have small pieces of wood for wood work and a wide variety of journals. Price seems comparable to a little expensive compared with other arts and craft stores, but they have good sales on a few products.
It is wheelchair accessible, but the ramps to the parking lot are in awkward positions, especially for the closest accessible parking space to the store.

This has been by far the most unwelcoming experience in a Blick store ever. Every associate who approached us were rude and unfriendly. As we looked for items and asked questions, we were either ignored or given a brisk answer. At one point my son sat in a chair and spun it (as kids do) and an associate came out of nowhere and began a tirade about how it’s not a toy. My child is a good kid, and only needed to be reminded not to do something, but this guy went above and beyond in quite a harsh manner. Also, as we walked around, an employee when behind us and «rearranged» whatever we touched or looked at (which was weird to me and made me feel like he thought we were stealing.) also, anytime anyone walked in the store they rudely told them to shop fast because they are closing soon. We DEFINITELY won’t be back to this location.
UPDATE REPLY TO MANAGER:
I understand that things need to be faced and put back at the end of day; unfortunately this was distinctly rude to follow a customer around and rearrange even if they haven’t touched anything in the area. It’s bad business actually, making customers feel rushed and unwelcome. As far as it being busy– it was 8pm on a Sunday evening. There were only my family and 2 other customers in the store. There was plenty of time and room for your associates to be helpful instead of hurrying to close. As far as the children and furniture, I completely understood and would have told my son to stop as well if I had a chance to. The associate came out of an aisle like magic and started berating my child. Now, I am not one to helicopter parent, and if he was doing something wrong for sure, stop it. But to yell at him to stop, then go on about how it’s not a toy and should know better… well no. That’s above and beyond. I stopped him (your associate) with an «alright already! He got it!» which finally prompted him to stop. It was inexcusable the treatment and unhelpful and unfriendly people we encountered there. We definitely have not had this experience at other Blick stores. We won’t be returning to this one.

I love this chain for their fantastic variety of supplies as well as cute little gifts. After visiting the Schaumburg store, I will not return there and will only shop at the Evanston location. The Schaumburg store seems to employ rude staff. 2 of the 3 staff I encountered had a superior tone when speaking to customers (myself as well as others) and an overall officious attitude. I don’t need that kind of negative atmosphere when I’m spending good money on expensive supplies to support a hobby that is supposed to bring me joy. Very disappointing experience.

I recently picked up a new art hobby, so walking into this place felt a little overwhelming since it was my first time coming in
I did end up finding what I was looking for and found lots of other options too. I saw alot of staff members but no one came up to help me… Im not sure why the staff was everywhere and I was in the same spot for like 15 – 25 minutes. Maybe I was too under dressed?
I eventually walked up to the staff and asked questions, they helped me make my decision and also gave me a rewards card which was really great.
I will be going back soon as I need more material, loved the selection and the price.

Think way more art and a whole lot less craft compared to Michael’s. Which makes this store great for painters. They’ve got a great selection of brushes and can order even more for you at the store. It was my first time here and the staff was very helpful finding a very particular item and ordering it for me. I’d have given them just 4 stars but the staff was just so wonderful even when it got busy with people needing to get checked out and phone calls.

The customer service is very imformative. I went to restock my collection of ink pens and left with a great demonstration on how great this ink brush pen works. The cashier updated my info on my card and got a 20% on my purchase for the day. Truly a great experience. The store itself has a great selection on art supplies.

This place is fantastic! Helpful staff and lot’s of great materials to choose from. A few things here or there you can find cheaper online but I like feeling like I’m contributing to the art shop around the corner, since Blick is an IL original!

Friendly staff. I don’t get stalked here like some places. The setup of the store is very clean and convenient… Rarely will I have to find someone to look for a certain production (since it’s order organized).
Gotta love Blick!

— 3 stars off the bat.
I like Blick but I don’t like feeling like a criminal whilst I shop. Every time i’m there the place is WAAAYYY over staffed and people CONSTANTLY walk around and look at the people shopping through the isles… I mean… thats disgusting.
Solely for that reason I will most likely NOT come back here as often as I wished I would. The Blick downtown is five times bigger and still overstaffed but I never see any one walking around besides people in certain areas intentionally placed there for help.
Their prices are pretty good though, and most stores are roomy so it get’s two stars. But customer care is definitely top priority and they SUCK, just a friendly warning

I’m not an artist and I don’t know anything about art supplies other than «paint. paper. colored pencils. canvas.» I’m taking a drawing class and I was given a list of things that I will need throughout the course, half of which were completely foreign to me. They may as well have been listed in Chinese. I brought the list to Blick in Schaumburg and was amazed at the amount of art supplies in one building. I found everything pretty well and the friendly staff offered to help. Fortunately everything I needed was there: charcoal, dozens of brands of pastels, pencils, an entire aisle devoted to paper. I had to stop myself from buying cool things that I didn’t even need. I can be dangerously impulsive when I see shiny objects at the corner of my eye.

My roommate and I know nothing about Art, but the wonderful staff at Blick Art Materials welcomed us in with open arms! We came in 10 minutes before closing and they were so helpful and showed us to the things we needed and they didn’t make us feel bad at all for being those last minute customers! Thanks, Blick!

I haven’t shopped for art supplies since christ died, I mean, I still had hair on my head and a uterus, and I was thin! But my daughter was making a model of the tar pits for school, so of course I needed some acrylic gel, foam board, exacto knife, palette knife, sculpey to make a columbian mastodon…
Well. It’s been a loooooooooooooonnnnnnnng time, I almost forgot the excitement, the giddiness in the gut, the scent of linseed oil, oh I nearly wet myself. This place has everything you could possibly want, and I wanted it all. Products I never knew existed, I didn’t know where to look first! I was a little taken aback by prices but I haven’t bought supplies in 20 years, it’s to be expected. We got suckered in to being a preferred customer, hell we bought over $ 100 worth of stuff but I think the cost of the card was balanced out by the student discount (I forgot, my kid IS a student). In addition to the crap we bought, my daughter got a free t-​shirt, a sample blick pastel, sketchbook & a sharpie. I could’ve spent the whole day in that place…
One day, I will be finished organizing the house and cleaning and getting rid of crap, and then I will give in to my creative self and Blick will be there for me.

Blick has always been my go to place for art supplies. They offer a wide variety of canvases. Every size you can imagine and very large canvas.
Wonderful variety of paint brushes, pencils and charcoal. The store is well organized and has many specialty items you cannot locate in a hobby shop or arts and crafts places.
If you paint or draw this store is for you. They do have a fairly large amount of crafts. The staff here is helpful and usually knowledgeable about the products.
Also a good store to get a gift for someone interested in art. They have many gift sets and starter kits for all kinds of arts & crafts.

Never get away without spending an hour browsing. Fine art papers, paints, canvas, mat boards, drawing pads, etc., etc. Great selection of Japanese and other collage papers. Sculpting and pottery materials. Nice selection of artist’s journals, notebooks and pads. Not their complete catalog, but pretty darn close. Helpful folks who always know where everything is! Located on Golf right in front of Woodfield.