About ARTEZA
Arteza launched in 2016 as a direct-to-consumer art supply brand, building a large catalog of paints, pencils, brushes, and drawing markers sold mainly through Amazon and its own site. In March 2025, Plaid Enterprises, the Georgia-based company behind Mod Podge, FolkArt, and Apple Barrel, acquired Arteza's assets, adding fine art supplies to a portfolio that had been built mostly around crafting and decorative paint. Plaid's president and CEO Tom Russo called the acquisition a milestone for the company's expansion into fine art, pairing Arteza's product range with Plaid's existing manufacturing and distribution network.
The brand's dry erase markers extend that same value positioning into office and classroom supplies. Its 52-marker bulk case is built around Japanese-made felt nibs and carries AP non-toxic certification, the same safety standard EXPO uses on its flagship line, which lets the set meet K-12 classroom procurement specs. Independent coverage of Arteza's broader catalog, including reviews on sites like AcrylicPouring.com and 33rd Square, describes the brand much the way we found it in testing: quality that outperforms its price point, aimed at buyers who want variety and value rather than professional-grade materials.
Brand website: arteza.com
What ARTEZA makes
ARTEZA's range runs wider than the products we review. The lines we know best from our own testing are marked with a star:
Dry erase & whiteboard markers
bulk chisel-tip sets — featured on DeskRated
Acrylic & watercolor paints
student-grade paint sets
Colored & watercolor pencils
wax-based and water-soluble sets
Brush pens & fine-line markers
drawing and lettering sets
Canvases & sketchbooks
stretched canvas and mixed-media paper
Drawing & sketching pencils
graphite and charcoal sets
Why we recognized ARTEZA
The DeskRated Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose products consistently stand out in our hands-on category reviews. ARTEZA earned it on the strength of the products below, evaluated the same way every product on this site is: bought, used at a real desk, and judged on merit.
ARTEZA products we rated highly
ARTEZA Dry Erase Markers Bulk Pack of 52, Chisel Tip
One of our top picks for classrooms and multi-board offices that need a full color set in one purchase. The 52-marker case covers 12 colors, more than any other set we tested, and the Japanese-made felt nibs held their chisel edge through sustained daily use in our testing, needing fewer mid-meeting replacements than standard tips. The ink carries the same AP non-toxic certification as the EXPO line, meeting K-12 procurement standards, and the hexagonal barrel keeps markers from rolling off a table or whiteboard tray. It holds a 4.6-star rating across nearly 11,800 verified reviews.
Read the 7 Best Dry Erase Markers of 2026 guide →What earned ARTEZA the recognition
- One of our top picks in dry erase markers for classrooms and multi-board offices, built around a 52-marker, 12-color case, the widest color range we tested in a single set.
- AP non-toxic certification on its dry erase ink, meeting the same K-12 classroom procurement standard as EXPO's flagship line.
- Japanese-made felt nibs that held their chisel edge through sustained daily use in our testing, outlasting standard tips before needing replacement.
- A hexagonal barrel design that keeps markers from rolling off a table or whiteboard tray, a small but real detail in daily classroom and meeting use.
- Nearly 11,800 verified Amazon reviews at 4.6 stars on the featured set, backed by Plaid Enterprises' manufacturing and distribution network since the March 2025 acquisition.