Reasons To Buy Online 

• Often the best prices can be found online. Shipping costs can be offset by money saved on sales tax by ordering from out of state. (This works only if the company doesn't have retail stores in your state.)
• Online art suppliers often have a much larger selection and inventory than the local art store. Specialty items are easier to find online.
• Ordering online is easy and convenient. Finding what you need is just one keyword away.
• Supplies aren't handled as much as they are in brick and mortar art stores. Ever start to paint on a fresh sheet of watercolor paper bought in an art store, just to find it covered with invisible greasy fingerprints left by improper handling by store customers?

Tips For Buying Art Supplies Online 

• Save money by ordering from another state. As long as the company owns no retail stores in your state, you won't be charged sales tax.
• Stock up and save! Take advantage of multiple item discounts.
• Know where the shipping price breaks are. Often you can add more items without changing the total shipping amount of your order.
• It pays to shop around! While most online art supply discounters have pretty good prices on everything, you can find real deals on individual items by comparing prices on different sites.
• Purchase during sales and save even more money. Sign up for email alerts announcing current specials. You might even get some great member's only offers.
• Several companies offer a "wishlist" feature. This is a good place to store frequently ordered items, or just stuff you plan to purchase someday.

General Art Supplies 

Dick Blick Art Materials

Huge selection of art materials of every kind. Great customer service - if they make a mistake, they will make it right. Convenient Wishlist stores items you order most often, or would like to order.

Jerry's Artarama

Huge inventory of art supplies at great prices.

Mister Art

Large selection of art and craft supplies. Sign up for their VIP program for bigger savings.

Art Supply Warehouse

Premium brand art supplies direct from the warehouse.

Cheap Joe's Art Stuff

Great prices on a huge selection of artist supplies. Convenient Wish List feature stores items for future purchase.

Pearl

Pearl bills themselves as the "world's largest discount art supplier."

Flax Art & Design

When I lived in the Bay area, Flax was one of my favorite retail stores. In addition to selling art materials, they also sell a lot of trendy, colorful little items that artists appreciate.

Daniel Smith

This Seattle company sells art supplies under their own brand name, as well as from other manufacturers.

French Canvas

Based in New Jersey, French Canvas specializes in pre-made artist canvases and panels, stretcher bars, and roll canvas. Their materials and workmanship are very good, and their prices are competitive. They offer all the standard sizes, as well as custom-made sizes. Recently I needed an odd stretcher size that no one else had in stock, and they had it to me within a week.

Picture Frames 

Frame it yourself and save!

Graphik Dimensions

Ready-made and custom frames at affordable prices, as well as matting and framing supplies. I've been using their services for over twenty years.

Art Supplies on eBay 

Sometimes you can save even more by buying on eBay.

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