AI Rate Professor

Art

Kimberly Garrison

BKART140 · BOOKART2 · ART180 · ART286 · ARTA286 · ART120 · BOOKARTS · STORYILLUSTRAT · A143 · ILLUSTECH · ART110 · ART143 · BKART2 · ARTA143 · BOOKART · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid if you want an easy art GE; only consider her if you want strict professional standards and can handle heavy critique.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy Studio WorkloadHarsh CritiquesPolarizing ReviewsProfessional Art Push
  • Recent reviews warn of , and discouraging critiques.
  • Older book arts and illustration students often praised professional standards and skill growth.
  • ; experience depends heavily on whether you want a demanding pro-track art class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

and reports of harsh marks for imperfect following of instructions make high grades effortful and uncertain.

Online beginner drawing is especially unforgiving; older in-person serious art students report As after heavy effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and professional-style client deadlines raise the challenge.

Online load is extreme for a beginner course; in-person book arts also rates hard when students fully engage.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

34/100

; online often not mandatory but still enforces heavy weekly output.

; in-person studio classes more often require presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Roughly one-in-six would take again, and .

; current online and several recent in-person reviews do not.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

24/100

; critiques and exact-instruction standards lower grades quickly.

Format shift

Online harsh grading is near-universal in recent comments; .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Weekly multi-drawing sets, journals, supplies costs, and long studio meetings create a heavy load.

Format shift

Online warns of 9-12 hours weekly; and long lecture blocks.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Skill-building and industry simulation earn praise historically, but recent students call teaching unfocused or unprofessional.

Format shift

; pre-2016 studio students often called her exceptional.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Portfolio projects, weekly drawings, journals, and professional-style assignments drive assessment rather than sit-down exams.

Format shift

Both formats center on project production; .

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

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person history is split—older book arts/illustration praise skill growth, and harsh critique.

Main concern

Strict rules, long lectures, costly supplies, and .

What students said

“She just critiques your art instead of appreciating it, I don't think she is suited to be an art professor.”
ART110
“She pushes , but you learn so much from her.”
ART143

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Recent online ART120 reviews are strongly negative: 8+ drawings weekly, harsh exacting grades, and .

Main concern

Huge weekly hours and trap for easy credit.

What students said

“In her class, you have to do 8+ drawings every week, and she expects you to spend numerous hours ”
ART120
“ . She is the .”
ART120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is project and critique based with strict standards rather than proctored academic exams.

Weekly art projectsPortfolio style workStrict instruction followingCritique based grading

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and critique rather than formal locked exams.

Studio projectsCritique sessionsProfessional-style assignments
“ and .”
ART180
“Treats illustrators like factory workers not artists who deserve credit for following all her uptight rules.”
ART110

Online

Online reviews describe weekly art projects and .

Weekly drawingsHarsh project grading
“gives weekly art projects, way to much work for an online art class”
ART120

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . She is the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews, contrasting recent tough-grader warnings with older professional-growth praise. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Recent Recommendation Risk

28/100

“ but hers.”

📝 Workload Intensity

22/100

“if you dont spend 9-12 hours a week on her class she will FAIL YOU”

⚖️

24/100

“I was graded harshly for not doing everything exact, yet people were turning in ai art.”

🎯 Historical Teaching Strength

70/100

“Kim is a great teacher. She pushes , but you learn so much from her.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • but she gives WAYYY too much work for a beginning drawing class
  • She's focused on politics and conservation efforts with seriously ZERO attention for making art
  • She goes the extra mile to help her students both in the class and in advancing their professional careers.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and .
  • This class is not some easy art credit class

Theme 3

🎨 About Studio Outcomes

  • When i started her class, all i can draw were stick doodles but now I can draw building perspectives and more.
  • The
  • You WILL grow from this class.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

31 reviews with a : older strong positives versus recent strong negatives; sample size and detail support a medium-high confidence blended read.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 59

Course coverage

ART1206 reviews
ART1104 reviews
ART1803 reviews
A1432 reviews
ART1432 reviews
Show 10 more courses
ART2862 reviews
ARTA2862 reviews
BKART22 reviews
BOOKARTS2 reviews
ARTA1431 review
BKART1401 review
BOOKART1 review
BOOKART21 review
ILLUSTECH1 review
STORYILLUSTRAT1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

4

B 4

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2