Dick Blick Art Materials has served artists with discount art supplies since 1911. Blick is well known for our enormous selection, dependable savings, and fine customer service on thousands of in-stock art supplies.
Blick Art Materials, LLC (dickblick.com) has 291 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 3.4 out of 5.
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Marie
Great selection of products. Free shipping is offered but only if a person spends $79 or more. Shipping is rather slow. While the products that I've received are in good condition, I feel the packaging is wasteful and could be done better.
joseph S.
The vast selection of art supplies and other art materials I was like a kid in a candy store.
David G.
I love Blick! Able to get fountain pens for me, ink, nice rollerballs for my partner, notebooks, and any other supplies I need for art, writing, etc. Very competitive prices, although shipping isn’t the fastest. They also frequently have special edition Lamy pens and inks that have sold out on the Lamy US website.
Karen
Everything I wanted was in stock and shipped quickly.
ALISON S.
Exceptional prices and wonderful service. The people who work there could not be more helpful.
Dana
Spent $18 in total (small items, 9 Faber Castell Gelatos to be exact) and was charged $10 shipping to ship them via USPS. Saw that other customers had same experience and nothing changed. Will not order again. Also they were shipped in a bubble envelope and one of them was damaged - cracked inside which makes it unusable.
Response from Blick Art Materials, LLCJan 29, 2026
Thanks for your feedback! We're sorry that your order experienced an issue. This information will be forwarded to our customer service group and someone will follow up with you regarding your damaged items. We understand the frustration of shipping costs and appreciate your displeasure with that process. Shipping costs are a standard flat rate up to a certain dollar amount. It is posted clearly at the top of our website and in your cart when checking out. For delivery, we use Fed-Ex and USPS (sometimes the two collaborate for delivery.) However, if you wish to have your items sent solely via Fed-Ex, we do offer some expedited shipping for an additional fee. You can find out more here: https://www.dickblick.com/customer-service/shipping/#expedited-shipping-charges Again, we are sorry for the damage that occurred to your order and will be following up with you shortly.
Kristine
Blick always has quality artists supplies at a great price. The shipping takes a little bit longer than I'd like - but it is packaged well.
Response from Blick Art Materials, LLCJan 28, 2026
Thanks for your feedback! If you're ever interested in expedited shipping, you can find out more about the options we offer here: https://www.dickblick.com/customer-service/shipping/#expedited-shipping-charges
Gabriel L.
Not all of the materials required for my college course were in stock. That itself was not a problem, but the hold put on my credit card was. With the two remaining items unfulfilled, the initial 97.00 was kept and my card charged a second time for the portion of the order that was shipped, +/- 80.00. The first charge stayed in place until I was forced to cancel the remaining items. I spoke to customer service about this at both my card company and Blick, and was given the runaround from each. Once the order was cancelled, the problem was resolved quickly and the held dollars were available to me again. I will never order art supplies through Blick again.
Response from Blick Art Materials, LLCJan 26, 2026
Thank you for your review. We're sorry that your experience was less than ideal. The authorization hold placed on a credit card during online transactions is common practice for many businesses. As noted in your review, following up with your financial institution is the most efficient way to resolve this issue. We're sorry that they were less than helpful in this situation. Our records show that our agents forwarded your issue to our customer payment group and it was handled on our end as efficiently as possible given that your contact was made with us on a weekend. For future reference, here is a copy of the verbiage from our website regarding authorization charges: For some orders placed online with a credit or debit card, we may request a pre-authorization to ensure that your card details are still valid and that you have sufficient funds to complete the transaction. While this preauthorization will not be billed to you, your card issuer may hold the amount for a short period. Your card issuer determines the length of time the pre-authorization is held.
