AI Rate Professor

Art

Philip Dimitriadis

ART247F · ART214F · ART137 · DART100 · ACG106 · ACG104 · DART107 · ACG132 · ART157F · ART157 · DART109 · ART243F · ACG120 · DART110 · DART119 · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
88.24%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want serious art growth and can handle a demanding, critique-heavy workload.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerIndustry-Focused FeedbackHeavy Drawing WorkloadPortfolio GrowthCaring MentorOff-Topic Rants
  • Students strongly value his industry knowledge, demos, critiques, and portfolio-focused instruction.
  • The classes require serious drawing mileage and .
  • A recurring minority concern is off-topic or uncomfortable ranting and occasional strictness.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

A good grade is common if students complete the drawing work and , but the workload is too heavy for a no-effort A.

Both formats reward effort, but online evidence is thinner and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The content is practical and , but fast demos, perspective, design fundamentals, and portfolio expectations make it challenging.

and advanced skill growth, while online reviews mainly confirm challenge and heavy practice.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Several reviews say participation, lateness, and because critique and demos happen in class.

Attendance evidence mainly comes from in-person reviews, while online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Most students recommend him because his critique, industry knowledge, and demos produce visible artistic growth.

, while online evidence is positive but limited and includes one rant complaint.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

67/100

Students generally describe grading as fair when effort is visible, though some mention strict expectations and no slack.

Format shift

, while online reviews focus more on critique and workload.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

The dominant pattern is heavy drawing mileage, sketchbooks, projects, and .

Format shift

Both formats mention a lot of work, with .

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students frequently , and commitment to student growth.

Format shift

Teaching praise is strongest in person, while online comments also praise drawovers and critique.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Reviews , and portfolio work rather than exams.

Format shift

Both formats describe assignment-based art practice with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews strongly praise demos, critiques, industry insight, and student growth, while .

Main concern

Students must keep up with and active participation.

What students said

“There's a lot of hw alongside the main projects.”
DART110
“he's one of the as an artist.”
DART119
“The lectures are very informative.”
ART137

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are limited but and challenge, with one complaint about political rants.

Main concern

The small online sample includes concern about off-topic political comments.

What students said

“There's a lot of work, but the constant drawing made my work so much better.”
DART109
“Come here to learn and you WILL learn.”
DART119
“he always goes on these political rants”
DART119

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly prove a consistent exam format, .

No Clear Exam Evidence

Assessment risk

Varies

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, proctoring, open-book policy, midterm format, or .

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book policy, midterm format, or .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Come here to learn and you WILL learn.”

Voice snapshots generated from 43 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, critique, workload, and concerns. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“ as an artist and is very accessible during office hours.”

💪 Workload Reality

34/100

“There's a lot of hw alongside the main projects.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“If he's teaching a class, it's usually a green flag.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The lectures are very informative.
  • Phil constantly does draw-along demos for class.
  • He is very thorough with his lectures and provided the .

Theme 2

🎨 About Skill Growth

  • I can say that I've grown so much as an artist taking his perspective and basic drawing for entertainment arts class.
  • This guy is incredibly talented, he's pretty much single handedly improved my portfolio more than any other prof.
  • The class really challenged my abilities but I learned so much from this class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • he just so often goes off topic and starts speaking about very uncomfortable topics in class
  • he's prone to off topic rants and those get annoying real fast

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

43

Recent reviews read by the AI

42

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-three reviews over many years give strong detail, though a cluster of same-date 2025 praise and one authenticity complaint slightly reduce confidence.

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535
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3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 5 · A 18 · A- 2

B range

4

B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

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