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Art

Yelen Aye

ART15 · ART0173 · ART015 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
72.73%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Great pick for experienced drawers who want real technical growth; beginners should build basics first.

Best fit · Self Taught ProChill Studio VibeFast-Paced DemosProject-Based GradingBest for Experienced ArtistsCreative Freedom
  • Strong technical drawing demos and critiques, especially valued by art majors and design-bound students.
  • Chess/big projects and neat notes drive .
  • Beginners can struggle with pace and materials cost; chill class if you already have foundations.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Students say consistent effort on projects and notes yields an A, though .

Most grade-success comments are in person; the one online review did not report an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

58/100

Technical drawing is learnable and not theoretical torture, but demos move fast for true beginners.

In-person students call it easy once perspective clicks; online felt hard and confusing.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

, yet showing up for demos and projects is how you pass well.

In-person comments mix optional and mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

and critiques, with warnings for beginners and one bad online experience.

In-person recommendations are strong; the single .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and notes; effort and following guidelines help, but excellence on projects is expected.

Format shift

; online has no detailed grade process.

Workload

Light

62/100

; main load is in-class worksheets and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Demos, critiques, and industry-style standards earn strong praise; some find him cold, fast, or unhelpful for beginners.

Format shift

; online teaching was described as horrible in one review.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and notes rather than exams.

Format shift

; online assessment details are not described.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

as chill with excellent demos and critiques; pace is fast and .

Main concern

Fast demos and high expectations can leave beginners behind; expensive supplies possible.

What students said

“Yelen is a super chill professor but can be cold at times. He's really good at what he does, and it shows in his demos.”
ART015
“Bad attitude for beginners. .”
ART015
“As long as you put in the effort, follow the guidelines he gives you, and come to class every week, you'll definitely get an A.”
ART015

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single older online review was strongly negative on organization, help, and learning.

Main concern

and unsupported based on limited evidence.

What students said

“This was the . and seems to not care about the class.”
ART015

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is studio projects and class work, not high-stakes proctored exams.

Project-BasedNo Traditional Exams MentionedRedo Homework PossibleNotes Graded

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and notes, with redo chances reported for .

Chess Project HeavyWorksheetsCreative FreedomRedo for Better Grade
“Make sure you focus your time on the chess project because thats the biggest part of your grade.”
ART015
“ and . and do your notes neatly”
ART15

Online

Online review does not describe exams; only that the class was confusing and unhelpful.

“I didnt learn anything in this class.”
ART015

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Yelen is a super chill professor but can be cold at times. He's really good at what he does, and it shows in his demos.”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews (1 online, 23 in person), highlighting studio teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“ .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

74/100

“This teacher was probably my most favorite teacher all throughout my time in college.”

🎨

70/100

“ if you're not an experienced artist, his class is fast-paced”

📝 Easy A Path

76/100

“As long as you put in the effort, follow the guidelines he gives you, and come to class every week, you'll definitely get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • chilled teacher
  • demos are fast paced
  • Great critiques

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you'll definitely get an A
  • Graded by few things
  • focus on the chess project

Theme 3

🎨 About Studio Fit

  • creative freedom on all the projects
  • Alright class for art majors
  • expensive Copic markers

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

24 reviews over many years give a stable in-person picture, but sparse recent detail and only one online review limit confidence.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 57
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ART1513 reviews
ART01510 reviews
ART01731 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 3 · A 4

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1