AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Stas Orlovski

ART19 · ART15 · ARTBEG · ART16 · ARTBEGPAINT · LIFEDRAWING · ARTLFDR · ART6 · PAINTING · ART91 · ART19AD · ARTSECT · ARTK137 · ART292 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you want a respected working artist who will push your skills and grade fairly for real effort.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirational mentorClear honest critiquesGrades improvement not talentPersonal demos and feedbackStudio time and critiques matter
  • Near-universal praise as the strongest art faculty option at LBCC with and .
  • Grades effort and growth more than raw talent, so dedicated studio work is rewarded.
  • Projects and ; skipping class or half-trying hurts results.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Most reported As , and improvement rather than a free grade.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is approachable for art students but and creativity beyond busywork.

All difficulty comments come from in-person studio classes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

, and stress lab time and critiques.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students overwhelmingly call him a and .

Recommendation signal is entirely from in-person reviews with .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

72/100

Grading centers on improvement, few graded items, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Expect , and studio dedication rather than a .

Format shift

Workload reports are all from in-person studio courses.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students repeatedly praise clear demos, inspirational mentoring, art-history depth, and caring one-on-one help.

Format shift

Teaching praise is consistent across decades of in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Assessment is project- and critique-driven with little mention of traditional exams.

Format shift

Assignment-focused pattern is from in-person studio evidence only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Studio-based in-person teaching with strong critiques, demos, and mentoring; students call him the studio time.

Main concern

Projects and critiques demand substantial out-of-class time and consistent presence.

What students said

“Stas is the ! He's so knowledgeable and open-minded.”
ARTK137
“He is very inspiring and grades on your improvement, not your talent. He's not easy, but he is fair.”
ART6
“He is extremely inspirational and knowledgeable. I wish I could be good student forever!”
ART91

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mainly projects and critiques rather than high-stakes closed exams.

Studio projectsClass critiquesImprovement-based gradingNo traditional exam focus

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and demos more than formal proctored exams.

Studio projectsCritiquesImprovement grading
“The critiques are a vital part of the class. Each student's work is individually evaluated by the entire class.”
ARTLFDR
“He is very inspiring and grades on your improvement, not your talent.”
ART6

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Stas is the ! He's so knowledgeable and open-minded. As long as and being creative/pushing your own skills, he will greatly appreciate you.”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 in-person reviews spanning 2003-2025, highlighting teaching, critiques, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎨 Teaching Quality

93/100

“ !! He is very approachable and always willing to help you out and talk to you.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“If you get a .”

⚖️

72/100

“He's not easy, but he is fair. .”

🛠️ Feedback and Demos

90/100

“ and is willing to show you personal demos on how to achieve your goals with your drawings.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is extremely inspirational and knowledgeable.
  • He tailors his help to each individual student and is a wealth of knowledge.
  • He uses anaologies to help you grasp the concepts you are learning in class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Be ready to spend lots of and don't miss critique.
  • grades on your improvement, not your talent
  • How well you do in this class is highly dependent on how well you already draw/paint, and how well you implement his critique.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • You can tell he cares about his students and he's extremely knowledgeable.
  • He's both a working artist & a very dedicated teacher.
  • Stas is more than fair toward students

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

29 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show strong consistency, with only a few old outliers.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ART156 reviews
ART195 reviews
ART163 reviews
ART913 reviews
ARTK1372 reviews
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LIFEDRAWING2 reviews
ART19AD1 review
ART2921 review
ART61 review
ARTBEG1 review
ARTBEGPAINT1 review
ARTLFDR1 review
ARTSECT1 review
PAINTING1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 5 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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