If you also enjoy creating art on a regular basis, you too will need to find art supplies. It can be quick, easy and fun purchasing them online and you'll probably get better deals too. Then too, you won't have to spend money on gas and your time is valuable as well.

You'll often find tremendous savings at online art stores. If you purchase enough supplies from an online art supply store, you may even get free shipping. You'll probably be surprised at the deals you can get and may even begin to feel like a kid in a candy store.

Many online art stores don't even charge sales tax and that in itself can be a big savings!

There are times during the year when some of the online art stores even offer bigger discounts and special sales.

To find the best online stores, you might want to install the Google toolbar and select the page rank option. Then you'll be able to see how google ranks each site you visit. It ranks from nothing to 10.

Amazon is a good choice since there are often customer testimonials about each product. By the way, I buy lots of things from Amazon.

You can purchase all kinds of art supplies online -- from drawing pads to stretched canvas to art books. If you like to create, don't stint on needed supplies to help you try your artistic wings.

It's very easy to find art stores online and it's fun browsing through the various categories of art supplies. You can even order art supply catalogs through online stores and you can take your time when they arrive getting ideas about what you'd like to try.