I needed some drafting tools for a package design class, and wanted to support a brick and mortar store, and wanted higher quality than I saw at Walmart and Target. Staples had a good quality, but Blick's were very high quality AND cheaper than Staples. This was the first time that I shopped at this Blick as they recently moved into this former Joann store from their India Street location. While this store is a little more out-of-the-way, it is a wonderful size for Blick, and all on one level. Items are easy to find and nicely displayed, making the store a joy to browse in. If they don't have it, you probably don't need it. They also have some fun not-exactly-art things, but fewer books than I remember being at the India store. Lots of easy parking. Helpful service, too. read more

This is a huge store, and it is where Jo-Ann Fabric used to be. It is well-organized and primarily is for artists who paint, draw, sketch, etc. using various media. They have tons of canvases, all sorts of paints, various types of paper, etc. In the front of the store they have some cute gift items, art books, coloring books, journals, pens, markers, pencils, etc. To the left of the cash register area they have art supplies for young artists such as crayons, etc. They have some crafting supplies, but from this visit, I ascertained that this is not their focus. (It's also in their name, but just being clear.) :) The folks working were friendly and helpful. The prices seem mostly reasonable to a tad expensive depending what you are looking for. They do offer discounts for teachers and students. There is plenty of parking in the huge shared lot. Peace. read more

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New location, or should I say relocated from Little Italy. High quality products for your arts needs. Greeted once entered the store. Helpful staffs. Not so overpriced. They have a lot to choose from. Parking is somewhat better since you don't have to go into the store for a temporary parking pass like at little Italy, then go back to your car and place the pass on your dashboard and head back to the store. Tight parking spaces now. read more

I needed to get some mount boards for the San Diego County fair entries for my school. What I like about this location is the parking. Lots of spaces and easy to get in and out. What I don't like is how sterile this new location is. I miss the homey down to earth feeling of the Little Italy location. I couldn't find the mount boards. I used to know where they were at the old location, and you could purchase single boards or a pack. After wandering around, I asked one of the workers. She was really great, and since they did not have 11x14, she suggested I purchase a larger board and they could cut it down. Went up and purchased the board, and the friendly worker call this other guy and explained what I needed. 5 minutes later, I had two boards, plus the extra that was cut off. There was some interesting things to look at while I was waiting. It doesn't look like the space is finished and I didn't know how long they've been here. But like I said, parking was so much easier which I really like! read more

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Sad to see that Blick consolidated their Little Italy store to Sports Arena. Neither location was especially easy to travel to but Midway location has an advantage with a private parking lot! I had a great time browsing. I remember art stores were filled to the brim in inventory. With online sales perhaps competition is greater. Watercolor, oils, gauche, acrylics paint selection was magnificent. I hope they stock more 100% Cotton watercolor paper. The choices were slim. The manager was very friendly and helpful. Blick is on the higher side of art materials but there is a student and teacher discount. Thank you! read more

yes, there is a sculpture in you. This is the first step in making millions selling your artwork . Just think if Michelangelo would've had one of these and wasn't crushing up bugs, flowers, and egg yolks . All your potential physical artwork can be done from one single store they are that good The staff here is amazing The parking here is amazing Your artwork will be amazing read more

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The staff at the new location are extremely rude, incredibly judgmental, and just plain mean. I was planning on spending quite a bit of money, but they seemed hellbent on making sure I didn't spend a dime. The selection of art supplies is the same as it was in Little Italy. I miss the staff there. They were always so nice and helpful. Perhaps they had an employee version of The Purge? read more

An artist's dream!! Stopped by this cute store after having dinner near little Italy. I just noticed their sign outside stating they will be moving locations to north park in the summer of 2025. Hopefully there's a lot of foot traffic there too! It's almost like a Michael's but waaay better. I loved all the Knick Knacks. I feel like they make good stocking stuffers or little trinkets/gifts for specific people. The prices weren't bad. We spent less than $20 for a handful of items. Service was great too! Wishing them the best of luck in North Park! read more

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I needed some paint pens to complete a project I am working on for a special event. I had purchased some from a nearby craft store, but was sad to find out that each one of them had dried up prior to my purchase. For that reason I decided to try the recently opened Blick, that now is located in the old Joanne Fabrics location in the Midway District. When I walked in, I noticed so many cute desk and office items, such as creative post-its, stickers and clips. The nerdy side of me could spend a ton of money on that stuff, but I was very focused on the paint pens. I asked a staff member for assistance, and told him what I needed the pens for. He told me about 3 different brands of paint pens. He was knowledgable about the differences, but I still wasn't totally sure what I needed. What I didn't like, is that the two higher end displays of paint pens were locked, meaning I had to have the staff member there waiting for me while I looked through the pens and took them off the display for a closer look. I understand that is in a high shoplifting area, but it does make for a more challenging and less enjoyable shopping trip. Anyway, I purchased three pens, and took them home to happily find that they worked, and looked great on the particular surface I had chosen. At the register, I learned that they give discounts to educators. If you are an educator, be sure to ask about that. read more

Last week was my first time in this store and I will definitely be back. They had a wide variety of paints and materials with lots of quality options. The prices were lower than Amazon. Also, I was greeted by an extremely friendly store representative when I entered the door and they helped us with everything we needed. I love this store and I will definitely be back be back. read more

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I have recently become a regular customer of Blick on Midway - they are a lot more expensive than Michaels on Midway but their quality and service had been better.... recently I purchased a plastic zipper bad to carry my pens and small sketch pad with me...2 weeks ago the zipper broke and I liked the carry bag so much I brought it back for exchange yesterday..the cashiers were very sweet but had to get a manager approval for exchange...the manager walked up with immediate attitude saying "what's the problem here?!" I showed the zipper bag with blick stamped on the outside of it and said no problem I just would like to exchange this for the exact thing, the manager said absolutely not! She said you do not have a receipt I cannot exchange it we don't know it came from here! I said but it has your name stamped on it! All I want is the exact same bag I have enjoyed this one for a short time and the zipper broke and she said absolutely not you do not have a receipt we do not know where you got this bag from!! I have been a customer there now six or seven months and I picked my bag up and said you will never see me here again I cannot believe your customer service--- your ladies are great and I will go back to Michael's for now on... She did not attempt to resolve the matter whatsoever !!!!! read more

Helpful staff. Friendly. Clean and well organized. Reasonable prices. . . read more

used to stop by this place every time in little italy but this was my first time at the new location. it's a spacious store with some areas still blocked off however it was still super clean and every aisle was very organized. this was my bfs first time at blick so we took some time to look through everything they had and for him to pick out calligraphy pens. the workers were nice, and dare I say too nice because they would come up to us almost every 5 minutes asking if everything was okay which made us feel uncomfortable. I feel like it's important to find some balance when the customers need space and don't ask for help. read more

Pretty good art store with a good selection and reasonable prices. New location has much better parking! The staff are always nice and knowledgeable. read more

Today I went to the new location of Blick on Midway. There is plenty of parking!!! YEA!!! The employees are super knowledgeable about everything I enquired about, and I asked so many questions!!! I walked around to become familiar with the new store. I took advantage of some great sales going on and left with everything on my list!!! Bonus experience... when I returned from my trip to Blicks, I remembered I forgot to use my card and I called to tell Drew... an OUTSTANDING employee... and he was able to help me over the phone. I just had to leave a great review. Every employee was amazing! read more

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Love this store! Park in their lot then run in for a placard. As a part time professional artist I get light headed coming here because I could buy everything here...and break the bank in doing so!! Haha. They have great deals on canvas and a large selection of paints. I prefer to order brushes online from other sources though. I'd recommend shopping during their back to school sales, which happen in the winter and late summer! read more

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This place is great. They have everything you can think of in regards to art supplies and more. I was especially happy when I was able to buy canvas without spending a ton of money. I was able to get a custom size for a frame I have at home and they were very accommodating. I got a yard and paid around 7$. Great quality. I'll be able to make the canvas I need for about 12$ if I were to have it made it would have cost me hundreds of dollars. I'm so glad I stopped by. I'll post the canvas when I'm done making it. read more

I really like this art store. It had a little of everything. I can always find things in the store or online. And it's nice that there are a lot of fun gifts/ items in the front section too. Service is always available with the friendly staff. There is usually someone on the floor to help answer any questions that I have. read more

Absolutely love Blick Art Materials! They have everything is possibly needed for art from high quality paints and brushes to specialty papers, tools, canvas and studio essentials. The service is always excellent and professional, with staff who really know their stuff. Prices are totally fair, and shipping is consistently reliable and arrives within a reasonable time. Highly recommended for artists at any level read more

While walking around Little Italy , we came across Blick and it was a kid in a candy store moment for me. We were walking around and thus didn't have any challenge with parking, though i did notice that they were providing a parking pass for folks who would be shopping with them for the duration that the care was parked while the customer(s) would be shopping at the store. Once in the store i got curious about a fountain/ink pen that i had in mind (Faber Castell (Fountain pen F)). Though the store didn't carry that make they pointed me to another and equally impressive option which i ended up buying a few of them . They were clear about not knowing some aspects of the intricacies of the pens though were absolutely willing to help to find out the right ink-cartridge, ink convertor etc. Definitely friendly people on the floor out there willing to help customers (Sunny being a prime example of that and Stephanie following that up with us returning and buying the pens again with a student discount that we were able to figure out once we stepped out of the store). All in all a great experience and I'd definitely like to visit more of Blick stores around the Bay Area as it for sure carries some fascinating stuff when it comes to arts , crafts etc. An absolute must visit!!! read more

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Browsing for materials, paint, pencils, charcoal sticks, graphite crayons, pastel sticks, fixative spray, India Ink, pens & tips, watercolor pans, water color & ink paper, stretched canvas, spray paint, rabbit skin glue, tempera colors, brushes..... read more

Although the prices seem to have doubled in recent years Blick remains to be one of the best places to buy art supplies in San Diego. Forget about Michael's, Joann, and Hobby Lobby. Those are imposters. I usually need to buy things in bulk for my students so I order online. But sometimes I need a few special things for my advanced students. The people working are always knowledgeable and I see the same people trip after trip. That tells me they enjoy working there. Good job, managers! Parking is easy even though Little Italy traffic is not. Park in the designated Blick's lot. It's free while you shop. Almost forgot : they have a fun variety of gift items to meet almost anyone's fancy. read more

When entering the facility, the two sales associate was standing at the front door, Jen didn't greet me as she did the other customers that entered before me. I asked her a question she replied and walked away. I had to follow her to ask for a basket. She got the basket and then begin to walk away before I could ask her any other questions. Her customer service is terrible Another sales associate directed me to the resin Section and he tried to help me the best he could. overall service of Jens service is terrible . The product that I purchased was expensive and they didn't know anything about the product. please do better with your customer service. If you sell items in the store, you should know about them so you could help the customers and guide them. read more

Great selection of art supplies Moved to a new location where parking is much easier. read more

Called ahead because it was a 40 minute drive to Blick. Very specifically asked for a product. Talked to Ivy. She said she was certain they had it. She was looking at it. Told me all the colors they had. Great! Got down there. They didn't have it. Because she can't understand or listen? Absolute incompetence. Even after I confirmed - are you sure you have THIS? Yes - we have plenty! What an unprecedented waste of time, gas, energy because your employees don't know what they're talking about. Do better. I don't want to hear how sorry you are. Just do better. read more

Always my favorite art supply store, they have so many options available and their staff is super friendly and very helpful, they are always available to answer any of my questions or to try to find another employee who can when needed. Their canvas prices are unmatched. Just wish you could also order online for in store pick up when in a hurry. read more

Wow! This is definitely the art lovers dream come through and more! If you've tried Michaels or Hobby Lobby and you haven't found what you were looking for, you might just find it here. We were just walking around the block waiting for our name to be called for brunch and we stumbled about this gem! Once we walked in, we realized this would be a great spot to take our niece who has been exploring her creative side. There is not just an array of art supplies- canvases, sketch markers, embroidery flops, paint, textile markers, scrapbooking materials ( the list pretty much goes on) but there's also candles and activities for children. I knew this was a legit art shop when i saw there were table easels because I have not seen those sold in store. There's actually a second floor of art supplies that we did not get to explore, but I'm just in awe at the various art supplies here! read more

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I'm a Grossmont college art student. I ordered online because the instructor recommended this place. I ordered on the 19th of August. I've been waiting for days for it to arrive me. There is never any response to emails, phone calls are not answered. They are still asking me for an address today can you believe that even though I've already sent them my address on Wed. So the cargo has not even been delivered! I did claim my order! So if you are unable to walk, it is impossible for your order to reach you! read more

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I love their new location!! It's so much bigger, you may not know this but they actually have a great selection of gifts for a low price! All the staff was very attentive and welcoming, especially the manager. Highly recommend! read more

The staff was excellent in assisting me with all of my needs! I highly recommend shopping at Blicks!

Was worried about parking considering there is so much to do in the surrounding are of Little Italy but was quite pleased that Blick has a parking lot adjacent to the store and it is only for customers. Make sure you go in and get a pass to place on your dashboard and return once you are done shopping. This store is huge, every art supply you could possibly need or think of. The employees are very welcoming and helpful. The store is two stories tall and the layout is great, flows well. We went on a Sunday afternoon and it was quite crowded. Pricing is pretty good on comparison to searching online. My daughter had a list for her art class and we had been searching varies places for her supplies. We had never been to Blick but she has seen their website and her Aunt had given her a gift card so we decided to take a drive and check it out. I wish there was one a bit closer, the store is really neat. If you need it, Blick has got it! read more

Your one job as a cashier is to not to overcharge or double charge a customer. I realized once I got home I was charged twice for a pencil sharpener. It was only $6.00 and I understand it was not done on purpose. However, please do not make a customer drive all the way to Point Loma to make the correction. The gas alone defeats the purpose of the refund. Make it possible to process a refund through email. You have the receipt with all the information provided. I also did not appreciate when I called to correct this wrong being spoken to in a snarky manner by Nathanial, the manager. I never had an experience like this when I shopped at the Little Italy location. I'm a frequent Blick shopper and member but not any longer. read more

Always a great selection and deals. Sad they moved from little italy but happy we still have a blicks in SD. Also, the staff is amazing!! I needed some charcoal and they allowed me to buy it even thouggh i arrived a few minutes after closing. Amazing people and so thankful. read more

Blick carries a ton of great quality brands of most any art medium you can think of. Fair prices. Located in Little Italy but they do have their own parking lot so parking is not a problem. read more

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Art in a Jiffy... I got everything I wanted! People are kind and helpful. Store well supplied. read more

Blick Art is housed on 1844 India Street in Little Italy in San Diego. I had called so many places looking for foam core or museum board for my daughter's college project to no avail. Then, I remembered passing that store a few nights ago and called them. They had what she needed and when we arrived a salesperson called Dean knew exactly what we needed and helped us (thank you Dean) for great service and being so efficient and just making the purchase seem effortless! What an amazingly helpful guy who genuinely seemed to like what he does! The selections are really good and everything seems so well organized and clean!! I can't say enough how much I love being in a store where staff seem happy and the place looks great!!! I'll definitely be back as they have such a great selection of pens and most anything art related! Thanks Blick for being my new go to place even if you are 1/2 an hour away- you are worth it!! read more

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I am an artist and this is one of my favorite places to go for a variety of art supplies. Service is mainly self guided. But that lets me look around and think what what new things I can use. The value is in the quality and and quantity of products. read more

I received a ticket while shopping in the store. As you can see from photo evidence, I spent a decent amount of money at the store. I then had to spend an inconvenient amount of time on my Friday, sending pictures to correct their faulty ticket system's mistake. And even had a rep of theirs insinuate that the ticket company possibly saw me park and walk away from the store. Clearly wasn't the case. It'd be a better experience for customers to not have to explain how they rightly parked and shopped at your store and how the company you hired to manage your parking , failed to do their job correctly. Worst shopping experience of my life. They gave me a ticket, 5 minutes after arriving. Their system, and correction system is seriously screwed up. Since I had to submit documentation to correct this. Might as well make my work count and share it with all customers and potential customers. read more

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This company is beyond real, I order 2 items that listed available, and I had a big order and mostly were gifts for Xmas and I was traveling so dates are imp. They ship all the items except for 2 And they fail to mention that these 2 items were on back order. I receive an email a week later saying sorry these items didn't ship. I complain, they said they made a mistake Ans didn't update their system, buy dont worry we will ship one of the items soon. Today they shipped it and charged me 15.75 $ shipping for one tube of paint that fosted 14$?! And I had free shipping with the initial order, so noni got screwed with it. I have been using this shop for a long time, but this was beyond anything I experienced with an open shop! Ill never be using their shop again! Be aware read more

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