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Art

Carlson Hatton

ART13 · DRAWING20A · ART1211 · ART20A · ART32 · ART20B · ART20A1193 · 20B · ART31 · 103 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
98.46%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Must-take art professor if you will put in studio effort; expect lots of .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlySupportive Art MentorDetailed Kind FeedbackEffort-Based GradingExtra Credit FriendlyBeginner-Welcoming Studio
  • Nearly universal praise for , and a calm creative environment.
  • Weekly drawing or painting work is substantial, but late work and keep grades recoverable.
  • Excellent for first-time drawers and serious art students online or in person.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Effort, completion, and improvement consistently earn strong grades, with and late-work flexibility as safety nets.

Online and in person both reward visible effort; online adds more explicit late-work leniency.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Skills are taught from the ground up with demos, though growing as an artist still requires regular practice.

Both formats welcome first-timers; short online terms feel faster paced.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

76/100

Many sections list attendance optional or flexible, especially online, while studio days still help.

Online often optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

97/100

his art classes.

Praise is equally strong online and in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

86/100

and growth more than perfection, with and understanding late policies.

Format shift

Online comments stress deadline leniency; in person still grades fairly if you try.

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Weekly projects and medium experiments create real time cost, especially for busy students.

Format shift

Both formats mention lots of homework; short online terms feel heaviest.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

, and unusually skilled at lifting beginners and advanced artists.

Format shift

Online and .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grade comes from drawing and painting projects, participation, and .

Format shift

Neither format emphasizes traditional exams in student comments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

as safe, skill-building spaces with and heavy hands-on practice.

Main concern

and picky craft standards can stress non-majors.

What students said

“he :)”
ART20A
“I did find his class difficult and time consuming but that is what it takes to grow as an artist.”
ART20B
“He created a calm, safe learning environment that was supportive and relaxed for the entire class.”
20B

Remote format

Online

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and rich with feedback videos and optional Zoom help.

Main concern

if you fall behind.

What students said

“Amazing professor! and .”
ART20A
“ as recordings”
ART20A
“Incredibly lenient with grading and deadlines. .”
ART20A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is studio assignment driven with constructive critique instead of high-stakes proctored exams.

Project BasedNo Traditional Exams MentionedOptional Feedback ZoomsPortfolio Style Work

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

90/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and critique; reviews do not clearly describe formal exams.

Studio ProjectsCritique FeedbackEffort Based Grading
“He gave students very good and .”
ART20A
“will give you a good grade as long as he sees that you're trying and putting effort in.”
ART20B

Online

Online courses rely on weekly submissions, recorded optional Zooms, and .

Weekly ProjectsOptional Zoom FeedbackLate Work Accepted
“ as recordings to watch later”
ART20A
“ and accepting late work without affecting score.”
ART20A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“One of the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting feedback quality, studio workload, and recommendation strength. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Love this Prof. He has .”

💬

90/100

“Constructive and .”

🅰️ Grade Fairness

82/100

“ and will give you a good grade as long as he sees that you're trying and putting effort in.”

👍 Recommendation

97/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and
  • he treats his students with immense respect, patience, and kindness

Theme 2

📈 About Workload & Grades

  • There's tons of assignments, but you end up gaining a bunch of new skills
  • Incredibly lenient with grading and deadlines
  • If I didn't slack off , it would've been an easy A

Theme 3

❤️ About Classroom Feel

  • calm, safe learning environment
  • One of the
  • Wish he taught all of the art classes

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

103

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty recent reviews with extremely consistent praise across online and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 579
4 out of 515
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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20B8 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

29

A+ 12 · A 16 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 5