Is this an easy A?
FairEffort
58/100Many As appear if you work hard and improve, but unrealistic.
In-person dominates; the one online review also calls him tough but fair.
ART21 · ART1153 · ART4024 · ARTANAT · ART1 · 20A · ART20 · ART20A · DRAWING2 · ART30B · ART21A · ART20B · ART30C · ART4026 · ART1150 · ART31 · ART30 · 55 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Many As appear if you work hard and improve, but x x x x x x x x unrealistic.
In-person dominates; the one online review also calls him tough but fair.
Is the course easy?
Studio skill building weekly drawings long classes and high expectations make content demanding.
x x x x x x x.
Is attendance flexible?
Most reviews mark attendance mandatory with skip-class-you-wont-pass style expectations.
x x x x x; in-person is largely mandatory.
Is this professor recommended?
About 89 percent would take again and serious art students repeatedly say do not hesitate.
Strong in-person consensus; single online review also highly positive.
Course guide
Grading
Fair
48/100
x x x x yet grades on improvement and effort more than raw talent.
Format shift
Tough-but-fair theme appears in both formats.
Workload
Heavy
28/100
x x x x x x x x and critiques create a heavy studio load.
Format shift
Workload detail x x x x x x.
Teaching experience
Excellent
88/100
Professional artist with x x x x and widely praised skill transformation.
Format shift
Both formats praise mastery; volume is in-person.
Assessment method
FocusOnAssignments
18/100
Studio work critiques weekly homework and x x x x x.
Format shift
In-person studio pattern; online review does not contradict.
Luni fit check
Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.
Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.
Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
Large in-person sample praises demos feedback and real improvement while x x x x x and sometimes strict critiques.
Main concern
x x x x x and older harsh-critic complaints.
What students said
“Professor Kompaneyets is by the x x x x.”
“I have been taking art classes all my life and never improvement even close to on the level I have in his art20A drawing class.”
“This was a very time-consuming class, with x x x x x”
Remote format
Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
Single online review calls him the x x x x x x x x tough but fair with major skill growth.
Main concern
x x x x x.
What students said
“Marc is the x x x x x x. He cares about all students and is a true master illustrator.”
Exam style
Art studio assessment via demos critiques and x x x x x x x.
Assessment risk
StudentFriendly
70/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
x x x x x x x and demos; reviews do not describe proctored written exams.
“grades based on improvement, not on skill level. If you don't get an A or B you're just not trying.”
“x x x x x but it's doable if you just make time.”
Single online review focuses on growth and tough-but-fair grading with no webcam or Lockdown Browser mentioned.
“He is a x x x x, but never unfair.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Marc is the x x x x x x. He cares about all students and is a true master illustrator.”
“Marc is by far the x x x x x.”
“never improvement even close to on the level I have in his art20A drawing class.”
“He is a x x x x, but never unfair.”
“This was a very time-consuming class, with x x x x x”
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Data context
Analysis sample
50
Recent reviews read by the AI
55
Lifetime ratings
88/100
Evidence confidence
Fifty reviews across many years and courses with detailed consistent themes on demos toughness and improvement.
Inside 50 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
9 reported outcomes
A+ 1 · A 8
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