What is a quality art store?

Are there any Art Stores in Quito, Ecuador?

• I know of the Super-Paco art stores in Quito but those are really crappy and I want an art store where I can buy real good quality art supplies, nice markers, Paints, and all art supplies. Please list any that you know of in Spanish or English.

• Answer:

  The best art store in Quito is called SBANDRA. The address is: Portugal E11-06 & Catalina Aldaz Phone number: (2) 2253333. Here are the coordinates you can put in Google Maps or any other map app: -0.182358,-78.47766 // It has pretty much everything you might need regarding traditional materials like watercolors, acrylics and oils, inks, etc. Their main brand is Windsor & Newton. They also sell sketchbooks, papers, and canvases, but these tend to be on the VERY expensive side. I'd recommend buying your canvases in other stores like Juan Marcet (you can find it in CCI) or you can find even cheaper ones in smaller art-frame workshops around town, near El Ejido. Regarding markers, you can buy a variety of Posca in MessKlan (Valladolid y Madrid esquina Edificio Plaza Milano. Barrio la Floresta, 2 blocks south of Cine 8 y Medio).