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Foothill College · Art

Skip Cantwell

ART19 · ART4DS · ART4AT · DRAWING · PAINTINTE · PAINTING1 · PAINT1 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
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Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want serious art guidance, practical critique, and a supportive studio teacher.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExcellent CritiquesFunny And PersonableStrong Painting ExpertiseProject BasedCrowded Classes
  • Students consistently praise his drawing and .
  • The class appears project-based with no test pressure.
  • Large class size can limit individual access to him.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Getting a high grade seems manageable because , and no tests, but there is little direct grade evidence.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The , though serious painting and critique still require effort.

All evidence comes from in-person studio courses, with no online comparison.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Reviews do .

Only in-person reviews exist, and they .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Students strongly recommend him because his critiques, humor, and technical expertise improve their work.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

The project-based structure and , but grades are not directly reported.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

62/100

Reviews emphasize studio projects and .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students repeatedly call him an excellent teacher with valuable critique, expertise, and humor.

Format shift

Teaching praise is consistent across in-person reviews, with no online data.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

10/100

Assessment .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students describe him as a skilled, funny, and .

Main concern

Large studio sections may reduce one-on-one time.

What students said

“ .”
PAINTING1
“Personable and plenty of guidance to the class as a whole, and helpful, gentle criticism to each student.”
ART4DS

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews explicitly say there are no tests and that the class is based on projects.

No TestsProject Based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

90/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

tests.

No TestsProject Based
“ .”
PAINTING1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He's a rare combination of master painter, master teacher and one truly funny guy all in one.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, critique, and class access. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Fantastic teacher!! Always has excellent comments and insight, and is willing to work with the student's abilities and vision to improve both.”

👍 Recommendation Level

94/100

“I strongly recommend taking any/all of his drawing and painting classes.”

🧪 Assessment Style

90/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great teacher, lots of good feedback, good methodology, good music - 10 out of 10!
  • Skip is a great drawing teacher.

Theme 2

🎨 About Studio Learning

  • I have really progressed under his guidance and his critiques always improve the painting.
  • he is a realist painter and can help you get really good at painting 'realist' paintings.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Class Access

  • Thirty people in a painting class is too many.
  • I was lucky to talk to him twice in a class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

67/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews are consistent and detailed, but they are old and lack grade data.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ART192 reviews
ART4AT1 review
ART4DS1 review
DRAWING1 review
PAINT11 review
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PAINTING11 review
PAINTINTE1 review

Reported outcomes

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