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Art

Leland Paxton

ART125 · A145 · ARTA145 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
72.73%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want a supportive, low-stress art class that still teaches real craft and industry context.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyLife-changing art mentorEasy perspective classInspirational and accessibleShow up and do the workPortfolio-friendly final
  • Most students call ART125 easy, inspiring, and broader than pure perspective drawing.
  • Grades are strong if you , and the .
  • A minority report disengagement or , so the vibe is not universal.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students repeatedly say following lectures, turning in assignments and quizzes, and doing the .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Perspective content is described as simple and and practice in class.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and ; others say it is not mandatory, so policy seems course- or term-dependent.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students strongly recommend him as one of the negative experiences.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

74/100

Focus is on learning and portfolio work; show-up-and-do-work path to passing is repeatedly described.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

76/100

Assignments, quizzes, and a ; little mention of crushing weekly load.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

80/100

Students praise , and personal support; a few find class chatty or uneven.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Class work, homework, quizzes, and a .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person art students mostly rave about passion, accessibility, and easy structure, with a few notes on chatty lectures or .

Main concern

Occasional claims of and less engaging class time.

What students said

“Professor Paxton genuinely changed my life. ... Take his class as soon as you can.”
ART125
“If you show up and do the in-class work, you'll pass no problem.”
ART125

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

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Assessment centers on quizzes, in-class work, and a .

Few examsQuizzesFlexible final projectPortfolio opportunityExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe quizzes, small assignments, and a ; .

QuizzesFinal projectPortfolio workExtra credit
“ but has to be something perspective in it.”
ART125
“ . He offers , and he is more focused on you learning than the score itself.”
ARTA145

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you consider yourself a learner of all things, take any class you can with Leland Paxton. You will walk away having learned what you signed up for and much, much more.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews, highlighting inspirational easy art class with a few fairness concerns. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Perspective Drawing has been one of so much beyond perspective drawing because of how Leland taught his class.”

🟢 Easy Path

84/100

“This class was very easy and simple for me. Just pay attention to the lecture do the class assignments and hw if necessary.”

❤️ Mentorship

90/100

“Professor Paxton genuinely changed my life. He's one of those people you only meet a handful of, just a genuinely great person.”

⚠️

25/100

“Leland Paxton knew I was a homeless student, he marked my tardies as absences then dropped me.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes his classes interesting
  • goes into depth into the world of art
  • the class is not engaging whatsoever

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • incredibly easy, all you have to do is follow the lectures
  • If you show up and do the in-class work, you'll pass no problem
  • more focused on you learning than the score itself

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • genuinely great person
  • his vibe is off

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

11 mostly detailed reviews with strong positive consensus, but sample size is modest and a few severe outliers remain.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ART1258 reviews
ARTA1452 reviews
A1451 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1