Barbara Sexton

FREEHANDDRAWING · ART · ART155A · 155A · DRAWINGI · ART121 · ART101 · FREEHANDII · ARTF155A · ARTF232 · ART155B · ARTF155 · ARTF155B · 155B · FHDR155A · 43 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 24/100
RMP rating: 2.2/5
Take again: 35.71%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you are already a strong, self-directed drawer who can handle harsh critiques and heavy independent work.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHarsh critiquesDoes not teach techniquesSits at deskHeavy out-of-class drawingTough grader

Majority of students say she does not demonstrate techniques and
Critiques often feel rude, public, and confidence-killing
Workload is high for a beginning drawing course with many projects and little guidance

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Harsh grading and outside work and matching her preferred style.

Both online and ; and confidence-damage stories.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Beginning drawing becomes hard when technique is not taught and dozens of .

Online digital sections feel misaligned to skill teaching; in-person still-lifes and portfolios feel especially heavy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

Many reviews mark attendance mandatory or warn that skipping harms the grade and class time is used for long drawing sessions.

Online often had required Zoom after schedule changes; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

, and recent comments overwhelmingly say take anyone else.

; in-person has a long negative majority with scattered older positives.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

and many reports of severe critiques and style rigidity dominate the record.

Format shift

; online also reports unhelpful or shallow critique.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students describe tons of , and heavy out-of-class studio time.

Format shift

; in-person details 32 drawings and multiple papers in some terms.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Dominant pattern , and demoralizing critiques rather than skill building.

Format shift

Online and ; a minority of older in-person reviews are positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

, and portfolios rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

; studio assignments dominate everywhere.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

critiques, no technique demos, and sit-at-desk teaching, though a minority of self-motivated students improved.

Main concern

Rude critiques and absent technique instruction can destroy confidence and grades.

What students said

“Youre better off self teaching because .”
ART155A

“She is very harsh & rude, and embarrassed me & put me down in front of the class several times.”
ART155A

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students mostly report weak digital-art instruction, unclear Canvas use, and unhelpful feedback, with .

Main concern

Little actual digital technique teaching and .

What students said

“By far the .”
155A

“She does not teach, only shows PPT of work done by previous students.”
ART155A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is project and critique based with papers and presentations; .

Project portfolioCritiquesPapersPresentations

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessment is drawing portfolios, still-lifes, critiques, and .

Still-life drawingsHarsh critiquesPortfolio workPapers

“32 drawings and 4 papers.”
ART155A

“The class will turn in 2 sketches and the ”
ART121

Online

Online work centers on projects, presentations, and ; proctoring is not mentioned.

ProjectsPresentationsPPT examples

“The creative thinking. Then you have to present that personal work to the class.”
ARTF232

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“if you love art, she will kill your love for it.”
Voice snapshots generated from 43 reviews, highlighting weak technique teaching, harsh critique, and heavy studio load. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

24/100

“Not once the entire semester did she ever pick up a pencil, pen, charcoal, etc. to show us any techniques.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

30/100

“ if you can.”

🧨 Critique Style

18/100

“ and will destroy your confidence of your drawings.”

📚 Workload Load

22/100

“TONS of homework and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She does not teach, only shows PPT of work done by previous students.
Sits at her desk the whole class.
Youre better off self teaching because .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

far too harsh a .
Way too much work for a beginning 3 unit class.
She is pretty sparse as far as teaching the drawing techniques, so most of the class feels a .

Theme 3

💔 About Classroom Climate

embarrassed me & put me down in front of the class several times.
By far the most judging mean teacher Ive ever came across.
if you love art, she will kill your love for it.

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

43 reviews across many years show a durable majority-negative pattern with detailed repeated complaints.

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

A 3

B range

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 4