Walter Impert

ARTFUNDAMENTAL · ART011 · ART · ART11A · ARTFOUNDATION · ART101 · DRAWING · 11A · FINEART · ART2592 · ART11 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 86/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 83.33%
Difficulty: 2.3

The decision

if you like drawing and will put studio hours in; beginners seeking a pure easy GE may struggle more than practiced artists.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEffort-based gradingHelpful critiquesProject studioArt fundamentalsKind

Studio drawing and painting grades lean on effort and improvement more than raw talent.
examples, and skill growth.
Online experiences are mixed, with one sharp .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

A-plus, especially with prior drawing comfort.

; one online ART101 review reports a C and poor help.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Skills are foundational and doable, but real drawing hours are required; not a no-work filler.

Online and in-person agree art difficulty depends on skill; pure beginners need more time.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

80/100

and growth; a minority online and older reviews are cooler.

In-person recommendation is strong; online is split by one very negative recent review.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Grades follow effort and improvement with .

Format shift

In-person lenient tone is consistent; online has a .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Multiple practice pieces and major projects, with end-of-term rush and supply costs.

Format shift

Online winter or COVID terms felt rushed with 2-3 projects weekly; in-person is long studio sessions.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Students value honest critiques, art-history context, and individual help, though lectures can feel monotone.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is dominant; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

and studio work rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Both formats are project-based with few or no written tests mentioned.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person foundation drawing and painting is long studio time with , and .

Main concern

Supplies can cost about $100 and .

What students said

“ , but the class is better for artists refreshing what they already know rather than pure beginners.”
ART011

“He very clearly shows examples what is an A, B, etc.”
ART11A

“If u ask for help he'll just do it for u. ez A tbh”
11A

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online art sections rely on project submissions and ; outcomes range from strong growth to frustration with .

Main concern

with in-person walk-arounds.

What students said

“I always asked for help, he would say what to improve, i'd do what he said exactly, and then everything else would be wrong.”
ART101

“Professor Impert grades based off of effort. I submitted some of the guidance.”
ART11A

“When we went online (due to COVID), lectures became 5-minute videos and ”
ART011

Exam style

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Assessment is portfolio and exams.

Project-based gradingEffort-focused rubricsNo traditional examsIn-class critiques

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

pieces, with live walk-around help and clear sample grade levels.

Major projectsPractice pieces ungradedClear A/B examples

“U do a lot of practice pieces that aren't graded, and then a .”
11A

“He very clearly shows examples what is an A, B, etc.”
ART11A

Online

Online ; no proctored exams are described.

Project submissionsRemote feedbackEffort grading

“Professor Impert grades based off of effort.”
ART11A

“he puts a , B, C, etc, but he can be a .”
ART011

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Professor Impert is blunt but in just the perfect way you would need in a foundational art class. He very clearly shows examples what is an A, B, etc.”
Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews with 5 online and 25 in-person and online concerns. Credibility rating: High.

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78/100

“Professor Impert grades based off of effort. I submitted some of the guidance.”

👨‍🏫 Studio Mentorship

84/100

“He is always kind and happy to help students. If for his help.”

📦 Workload & Supplies

52/100

“Supplies cost ~$100. If ur already a good artist this class is very easy.”

⚠️ Online Caveat

40/100

“I'm shocked at the great reviews this professor had. He was actually the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and happy to help students
He is very direct and
Lectures are boring, not the lecture subject but something else
he grades each student based on individual improvement

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

ez A tbh
grades fairly according to efforts and creativity
he can be a

Theme 3

🎨 About Studio Experience

and good for practice
Started off slow and then faster at the end with amount of projects
There's a lot of
with music and friends to chat it is not that horrible

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty reviews from 2005-2026 form a long, mostly consistent portrait of effort-based studio teaching with a few sharp outliers.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520

4 out of 57

3 out of 51

2 out of 52

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 8

B range

No reported values

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Walter Impert

x x if you like drawing and will put studio hours in; beginners seeking a pure easy GE may struggle more than practiced artists.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎨 x x

👨‍🏫 Studio Mentorship

📦 Workload & Supplies

⚠️ Online Caveat

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🎨 About Studio Experience

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you like drawing and will put studio hours in; beginners seeking a pure easy GE may struggle more than practiced artists.

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