Nice, helpful staff, great prices and most things in stock ! I part time customize shoes (@theoutfittkicks on IG) I get all my Angelus leather paints at this location, since theyre not available anywhere else in the city.

I love this store, my favorite place to restock supplies. I literally just left the store on State Street about an hour ago The employees are so helpful and happy to do it! I recommend Blicks theyre my go to.

The positive: Comprehensive, (Lots of options), art/creative supply options. The negative: Chicago, IL, downtown parking is expensive, not convenient or well placed so organize/plan your shopping efforts. Very well worth the effort!

Outstanding place for art supplies. They have a nice amount of stock on hand and a nice variety of brands to choose from. I find the prices to be very reasonable, especially individual COPIC markers. The staff is amazing...very friendly and personable. My only issue, and its not any fault of Block...its the parking. I would love to see a Blick store south of here...one with a parking lot. Still, I will be going back for most of my art needs.

This place is amazing it has multiple floors filled with a artists dream all my art supplies are from their they have cheap prices kneeled erasers are only 50cents they have blenders copies markers sketch books and any thing you need I bought a 25 pack of paint brushes for 5 dollars they also have human figures to use for references basically they have it all

Great art store. Very helpful staff

Felt completely embarrassed and insulted. Staff was on your tail as if you were there to steal merchandise. Shouldnt have bought anything and walked away but I went in to purchase some graphite but this will be my first and last time I step into a Blick. Smh

I absolutely adore this location. Walking in, you enter a vibrant atmosphere filled with creativity. The walls ooze creativity. On the first floor you can find canvases, stationary supplies and cute knickknacks. Although some things can be pricey, they always have great deals! This is a very nice place for an artist to get supplies on a budget. Upstairs on the second floor is where all of the real art supplies are. Any artistic and creative activity you can think of, they have the supplies for. The aisles are very conveniently labeled. Overall, I think this store is amazing and worth visiting for all of your artistic needs.

These people are usually very helpful, i just wish they had more locations

Great service and have all your art needs!

Great store for all your art needs and then some.

Everyone here is always so nice! They always have exactly what I need and a bunch of cute little things that would make perfect gifts!

One of my absolute favorite art stores. This location always has great staff who are very friendly. I do almost all my shopping at this particular store or online!

Havent been to an art supplies store in a while. I really liked this place. Has pretty much everything you need, from pencils to air brushes. Paper stock to wooden boards. Prices are decent too for what youre getting. Definitely a one stop shop for art stuff.

Big, clean, lots of selection. A favorite place for paints, canvas and sketch books.

Its like one of those Stores where you walk by. Think you don`t need anything but you walk in anyway because you want to get something. Just one thing or two or three. And the you walk out with a fifty dollar bill.

Dont be afraid to ask the associates, they know their stuff!

Low stock at times... but amazing store

Very cool place with huge selection. Lots of inspiration for my budding artist son. Had fun just walking around the store and bonding with my son over his passion for his artistic endeavors. Check it out if youre in the area.

This store is big and I always need help finding what Im looking for. I usually have to find someone but they are always willing to help. I was disappointed this last time I visited when I asked two different employees for two different items and neither of them knew what the item was and assumed it wasnt stocked. No one offered to find out the answer and no one suggested a similar alternative. I spent another 15-20 minutes finding both the items I needed on my own, they were in stock. I feel like this speaks to Blicks wide range of products, but also lack of product knowledge across the staff at this location.

Absolutely love walking around this store. Its always fun the see what they got on display and find new things to try. The workers here are also very nice and helpful. This one cashier helped me price match a wood burner I was buying to a sale they were having online. Overall a great experience.

Always helpful and creatively inspiring. I could spend a whole day at the store on State Street. Abit tight for people in wheelchairs, but it is accessible. Staff are well trained.Not only a well stocked and organized art supply store, you can also pick up gifts for friends like books, stationary, office equipment, celebration decorations, and much more. There are two floors, so plan to stay awhile and enjoy each isle.The childrens department has unique gifts with learning age appropriate gifts. Theres no room in the store for kids though, leave them at home. Lots of trouble for them to get into with thousands of items at a toddlers arms length.As I left my eye caught a display of very tiny plastic animals, well designed and modeled for $1.00.You can spend a fortune, or loose change. Either way, youll never leave empty handed.

I was kicked out of the store for taking a picture of a drawing desk I intended to purchase as a gift for my kid brother. I wanted to first check that he liked it before buying it for him. I politely and logically explained myself to the security goon and then to a manager (I think?), but they werent having it. They stubbornly lost money over a no photos policy and very rudely told me to leave.

Love this place, great selection.

They bought Utrecht and gradually and consistently keep removing the high quality brands from the store. If I want junk I can go to hobby lobby. Good linen canvas, gone, old holland paint gone from the location near me. High quality mediums, gone. Not everyone wants student grade. Some of us take what we do seriously.

Once you’re lured inside (“just to take a quick peek”) you’ll never be able to leave the store.Copious amount - really - of interesting, curious stuff and quality art material prevent you from leaving Blick in less than 30 minutes.: )Actually, I COULD live in there, in the second floor, where they display all painting and drawing materials along with toys and inspirational gadgetsThe store is staffed by friendly, courteous, helpful and savvy people. Artists themselvesGuess I discovered an unexpected tourist point among many other in Chicago downtown

Im no art student or artist but when my family and I walk around in here, you get the feeling that if you are looking for anything art related, they have it here. Awesome place to wander around in for a while, great selection, and plenty of cool artsy toys and knick knacks (impulse buys) on the first floor.

This was an awesome store. HUGE. The square footage I mean. The upstairs was really cool. Great selection too.

Love the store. Very well maintained and soooo many products. A bit pricy... But thats not their fault

Great assortment for all artistic needs. I found some great deals. Hope to be back soon.

Great cashiers AND great deals (60% off their brand of oil paints )! Always a fun stop. Sign up for their rewards program! Also-- 10% off for students and educators, I believe! Thats like tax-free purchases, practically

Great for when the art bug bites and you want some supplies right now. Carries a good variety of products, but not everything you could ever want. Prices are a little higher than Amazon, but you get instant gratification. Staff are very helpful.

Great art supplies and moleskine notebooks

Lovely selection very well organized in fun displays throughout the store. Clearance section is on the second floor in the south east corner.

Has what you need, great staff

Since its location is in downtown Chicago, its not often that I go, but when I do its a great experience. Very helpful people are kind.

I love the vast amount of art supplies, but their paper price ranges can be a bit high. They just put in a cosplay shelf which is great! Because cosplay truely is craft and art. I just wished they had a larger cosplay section and maybe a in shop intro class into making cosplay. They need body paint markers. I like to draw on skin, skin is my favorite canvas but they dont have markers specifically for that.

Always love coming here, I go here for all of my art supplies. Only wish is for them to carry Stuart semple products then they would really have everything

I still remember how horribly I was treated here. I spent over $200 on supplies, and I had the use the washroom. I saw one that was in plain site, no sign that said no customers allowed, nothing of that nature. A few moments after I come out, I was chased and yelled at very loudly that no customers allowed!. It was a horrible feeling. I hope this whole brand just goes down; that is no way to ever treat a customer, especially since there was no signage or blockage saying no customers.

They have a lot of supplies to cover most of your needs and sell at great prices in bulk but individual items can be very pricey. I’d recommend going here if you’re looking to buy in bulk

Your personal are very attentive, but I think need little more variety...

Perfect store to buy art materials! I was able to buy all the necessary items I need for my project. Highly recommend this place.

Love this place! Candy store for artists. Two floors of art supplies. Friendly, helpful staff.

Well organized and well stocked art supply store. The staff were super friendly. Cant wait to go back again.

Love love love everything and everyone here! The layout is cool, too (:

This is the only art supplies store for miles, other than Michaels across town. If youre looking for a fairly cheap sitting artist desk for around $80 bucks, or some high quality pleather bound sketchbooks or sharpie paint pens, this loc as tin really does seem to have it all.If you have never been, expect for the store to be two floors with responsive and well informed staff on both floors. The first floor mainly has stationary items, usually good for office or desk decor, notebooks, postcards, etc. On the walls you will find wood bound isle fabric and a large selection of free bound isle fabric by the yard.Upstairs you will find basically everything art related you can think of from art figures to various acrylic paints, markers, pen, colors pencils, pencil and pencil related products. Words can barely capture what they have. If youre unsure if they have your product. Check online via their website which will be able to tell you if the specific product youre looking for is in stock or not, so you dont waste time.

The place is a dream come true for every artist absolutely amazing place to visit! But some of their stuff act like a douchebag so I am not completely happy. All in all place with every type of art material that you could possibly imagine.

Blick was an amazing art store. That everything you could need at decent prices. The gave my daughter a discount for being a student. The staff was helpful and friendly. We will definitely visit again.

Fantastic!! They have almost anything you could need and at a reasonable price. Sales all of the time! Bought more brushes and Arches pads for watercolor. Picked up some gifts for my nieces. Large childs art selection. Great store!! Wish I lived closer.

Fab huge variety of supplies, gifts, funky little items. Love this place!

Block is always and adventure. The folks there are tribe and the creative energy is amazing. And they were having a sale, My kind of partay.

It always has a good selection of quality supplies with a real student discount

Update: I contacted customer service and they have provided a refund for the shipping.I bought a weaving loom Tuesday morning on the website ($35 loom) I paid $22 for shipping to receive the item by Thursday. It did not come by Thursday and when I called to see where the item was they said “oh it should come by the end of today” and when I asked why it was so late, first they blamed me, and when I said “no, I ordered in the morning and in any case there is no cut off time listed in the website”, they then said “oh well whatever, it’s not guaranteed”. Very bad customer service and exploitive charging for shipping, will not be shipping here again.

It has EVERYTHING you need... well atleast everything I need. Its so beautiful in there, it is full if color and ajhdhsjxhsd youre just gonna love it when you go in there (If you like art)

Great selection and helpful staff. A bit pricey, but I am also a college student lol.

This place have the materials I need

Good selection of portfolio cases. Found one I like and Im taking it home. Good price, too.

Awesome!!! I Just cant buy everything is the only problem.

I love going to this place for my office supplies. The staff here are really nice and helpful. And you can find a lot of good quality stationeries on sale or at least half as cheap as any campus bookstore(mine is Uchicago).I have also gotten art supplies from here, especially watercolor paper, watercolor tubes, brushes and fine tipped pens. I have never regretted any purchase I made here.On, and don’t forget to check out the works of the staffs and local artists while you are there. Inspiring stuff.

Friendly people, convenient spot. Be very wary of pricing though, as Michaels is consistently cheaper

Im biased and love this blick.

Mega store! Even if you dont have a list of must haves, there are so many simple projects and stuff to spruce up your living space. Prices even on art supplies are reasonable, and the variety gives you choices so you can still get quality stuff.

So many things crammed into this two story downtown art store. Very cramped but you can find everything a Blick has to offer. I bought alcohol ink, a fancy copper colored pencil and looked at art resin while I was shopping. Tons of paper and canvas downstairs with more paint and supplies upstairs. Got some great waterboard canvas here during their annual canvas sale last year.

Blick is like a candy store for artists. My daughter is a budding artist and weve spent many happy afternoons here testing alcohol markers, colored pencils, pastels, and paints. The first floor contains crafting supplies, gifts and canvases. Upstairs youll find dozens of media, tools, and framing supplies. I love poring through the fancy papers - there are hundreds!

This place is excellent they seem to carry the very are supplies other stores may not have.

One of the reasons I love Chicago is because of the Blick store here. They have the best staff, best service and best prices. An art shop ought to be like Blick! Love Blick!!!!

They have tons of canvas, paint, framing supplies, drawing supplies and papers, high quality notebooks, and tons of other stuff. You can check with them first online or phone if you need anything special. Super friendly, helpful staff too.

In the very hart of Chicago, you can find a place with anithubg artist would need. From All types of all paints to the tables and chairs for drawing.

A little pricey but the variety/selection is very good

Blick is a great store. They have a huge variety of art supplies. They can be a little on the expensive side but you get what you pay for.

This store is like paradise for artists at all levels! Great selection of art supplies at reasonable prices. Employees were very helpful.

They have just about everything. The staff was very helpful and nice, it was easy to find them and ask any questions I had. Make sure to let them know you are a student, they have a discount that helps a lot.

Tons of drawing material difficult for a lay man to choose from the whole lot nice place

I went here to buy a few paint pens and was treated like a shoplifter. So I went home and ordered them online from someone else. This is not the first time Ive been treated this way here. Its sad because Ive been a customer for over a decade spending thousands, and after the past few shopping trips I will definitely never shop blick again.

Blicks Have All Ur Drawing Needs!

All your art supplies and some extras! Great store and staff.

Cute stationary on the first floor and great art supplies upstairs!

They were really exceptional in terms of service and have a wide range of materials. Everyone went out of their way to help me and a friend find things.

Nice variety, nice staff helpful and right there to assist.

Whether youre a painter, sculptor, a kid, or even remotely creative you might find something to your fancy here. The second floor has more materials; things like canvasses, lots of different paint types, clay, moss, miniature trees, you name it. Here youll also find novelties and little items thatll make you say Awww!

Blick Art Materials has a treasure trove of creative resources for artists, painters, arts and crafts, draughtsmen, photographers, editors, writers, and serendipity for the spirits of colors in your life. Zeitgeist!

I always love going into art stores. This one is full of great supplies as well as fun artsy gifts and do dads. Always spend way more time and money than I anticipated. Even if you are not an artist looking for art supplies this store is for everyone. Who doesnt need a good pen or market or silly greeting card or desktop toy?!?

My daughter is the artist and she finally got to go to Blick. Everything you need and good prices.

Good art supplies close to west loop loft

Art Supplies galore; those people who work there know how to help you! Plus their 8.5x11 drawing journals for 10$ is AMAZING!

Fabulous selection at this Blick (of painting supplies, cant really speak to anything else), much better than other Blicks Ive been to. Even the easels are nicer. They have a great range of products that will satisfy dabblers, amateurs, students but also professionals. Great selections of gesso products, mediums, boards and canvases plus stretchers, size, etc. At Blick Im used to seeing mostly student-level products, but not so here. Even saw some shapes of palette knives Ive never seen before that I had to grab even though I came in just to browse and kill time whilst waiting for some people. This is also the first Blick Ive been in that stocks flake white!

A favorite lunch time stress relieving stop, always find something fun or inspiring

Love the selection and sales they have here. If you need specific tools or supplies for anything crafty, this is the place to go

Great store and very deep selection of items, semi knowledge staff, feel free to ask the same question if different people....some much more knowledgeable than others. I always cross price check with Amazon app...think they price match but not sure. Good store to visit.

Blick has supplies for almost any and all art and craft related activity. In short, it is heaven for anyone whos into in illustration, painting, or anything craft-related.The staff are friendly, helpful, and pretty knowledgeable, making it fairly easy to locate supplies if you know what you need/want.

This is a great art store with good prices.

From beginner to expert, this is the place to get the supplies you need to create. I found the staff to be incredibly helpful even though I couldnt name half of the things I was looking for. I was looking through some tubes of very expensive oil paint. Suspecting its not really where I needed to be, the store clerk led me to the beginners acrylic paints, brushes, canvases and an easel. Expertise, professionalism, courtesy and more art supplies than one could imagine. I loved the way I was treated and will certainly be back.

Blick is an amazing art supply store with tons of materials! Whether youre looking for drawing tools, paper, or even sewing supplies; Blick has it all. With fairly cheap prices, you know art materials can cost a bit, Blick is a great stop to grab all your art needs. I came in looking for supplies for a Halloween costume and left with markers, poster board, and string for all under $15. Great place!

Great store location and has everythung I need with great service

I love this place! Its easy to navigate, and there are people everywhere who are ready to help you, you can call and reserve the supplies for yourself. Its like heaven for artists and designers.

Very helpful staff and well stocked location. Was able to purchase plenty of art class supplies

Love the selection at Blick! This store has everything for professionals, students, and beginners. Each section is well organized and its easy to find what youre looking for. If you dont know what to look for or where to look, all of the employees are extremely knowledgeable and helpful! Always willing to come here for art supplies before other art stores.

Good quality materials, a little on the pricy side but still affordable

Easy, kind people. Would go back

I know nothing about painting, but my 10yr old niece is passionate about art. On a very busy Saturday-before-Christmas, I went to Blink to buy beginner acrylic painting supplies. The staff was very helpful and spent a lot of time with me to explain the difference in products and best ones to get for beginners, despite being extremely swamped.