AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Mike Daniel

ART23 · PAINT7073 · PAINT · WATERCOLOR · ART16AD · ART17 · ART24 · ART25 · PAINTING · ART27 · ART81 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
97/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
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Difficulty
1.3

The decision

If he is still teaching, take any painting or art class with Mike Daniel for .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyBest art mentorPatient demosFreedom of expressionEncouraging feedbackRetiring legend
  • Perfect 5.0 quality across 16 studio art reviews with near-universal praise
  • Patient demos, freedom to experiment, and
  • Students urge taking him before retirement

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Do the work, ask for help, and attend class and you grade fairly well across styles.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Content is approachable art practice with low reported difficulty and strong beginner support.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

, but students say showing up and asking for help makes the class easy.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Nearly every student calls him the and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

84/100

Grades fairly across styles; do the work and you get a good grade.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Workload

Light

76/100

Studio projects and .

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

97/100

, and .

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and painting work rather than exams.

Format shift

All evidence from in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Studio painting and watercolor classes with , and freedom to try techniques.

Main concern

He was near retirement in older reviews, so availability may be limited.

What students said

“Best art teacher I've had so far ( and I've had plenty). I love and goes beyond what any other art teacher would do.”
ART24
“Great art mentor. Encouraging and optimistic. Excellent demos. Fun and cool. You will improve your painting skills tremendously.”
ART23
“A wonderful teacher for the beginning student. Nurturing, caring and a hell of an artist. Do the work, get a good grade.”
ART16AD

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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Reviews describe project and demo-based studio assessment with .

Studio projectsTechnique demosProject-based work

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and technique exploration rather than formal proctored exams.

Studio projectsDemo-based feedbackTechnique freedom
“Excellent teacher... ....shows examples....demonsrates...and gives the student the freedom to try!”
ART27
“the BEST! Very helpful and encouraging. He'll let you try your own technique. His demo's are impressive.”
ART23

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Best art teacher I've had so far ( and I've had plenty). I love and goes beyond what any other art teacher would do.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 in-person reviews spanning 2003-2011, highlighting teaching passion and beginner support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎨 Teaching Quality

97/100

“SIMPLY the best watercolor teacher there is. very good draftsman, knows what he's talking about and very willing to help.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“ and fast because he's retiring this year. MIKE IS THE MAN! trust”

🌱 Beginner Support

90/100

“A wonderful teacher for the beginning student. Nurturing, caring and a hell of an artist.”

⚖️

84/100

“works with all ideas. grades fairly no matter what style you have.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Excellent demos. Fun and cool.
  • ....shows examples....demonsrates...and gives the student the freedom to try!
  • He's an exciting professor and loves what he teaches!

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • He has a loving heart and a lot of patience.
  • Real neat personality and very personable.
  • Mike is the HOMIE!! the !

Theme 3

📈 About Growth & Grades

  • You will improve your painting skills tremendously.
  • Do the work, get a good grade.
  • easy if you ask for help and attend class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen consistent 5-star reviews with detailed comments, but all are older (2003-2011) and many note retirement.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 50
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

ART234 reviews
PAINTING3 reviews
ART16AD1 review
ART171 review
ART241 review
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ART251 review
ART271 review
ART811 review
PAINT1 review
PAINT70731 review
WATERCOLOR1 review

Reported outcomes

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B range

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C range

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D range

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