At Pearl Paint, 35,000 paying customers each week select from more than half a million items - at discount.

Some of us toted around black journals bought at Pearl Paint, copying known tags while developing our own, most of which stayed between covers.

Mr. Muniz specializes rather in materials unavailable at Pearl Paint.

Mr. Granoff hired as executive vice president Allen Shefts, chief executive of Pearl Paint, the largest art supply store in Manhattan.

Pearl Paint, at 58 Lispenard Street (212-431-7932), behind Pearl's main store at 308 Canal Street (Broadway), sells mica powder in various shades and quantities.

Artists' natural linen starts at $19.50 a yard at Pearl Paint, 308 Canal Street (Broadway), 212-431-7932.

Homasote can be covered in Belgian linen (about $23 for a yard 54 inches wide), from Pearl Paint, (800) 221-6845.

But why not pick up a sketch pad and charcoal at Pearl Paint and pretend you're a courtroom artist?

And those who hanker to customize can buy mixed bags of pompoms at Pearl Paint at a mere $3.99 for a small bag (left) and $15 for a big bag.

They are to him what Pearl Paint is to a painter (although he shops there, too).

At Pearl Paint, 35,000 paying customers each week select from more than half a million items - at discount.

Some of us toted around black journals bought at Pearl Paint, copying known tags while developing our own, most of which stayed between covers.

Mr. Muniz specializes rather in materials unavailable at Pearl Paint.

Mr. Granoff hired as executive vice president Allen Shefts, chief executive of Pearl Paint, the largest art supply store in Manhattan.

Pearl Paint, at 58 Lispenard Street (212-431-7932), behind Pearl's main store at 308 Canal Street (Broadway), sells mica powder in various shades and quantities.

Artists' natural linen starts at $19.50 a yard at Pearl Paint, 308 Canal Street (Broadway), 212-431-7932.

Homasote can be covered in Belgian linen (about $23 for a yard 54 inches wide), from Pearl Paint, (800) 221-6845.

But why not pick up a sketch pad and charcoal at Pearl Paint and pretend you're a courtroom artist?

And those who hanker to customize can buy mixed bags of pompoms at Pearl Paint at a mere $3.99 for a small bag (left) and $15 for a big bag.

They are to him what Pearl Paint is to a painter (although he shops there, too).