Samuel Goffredo

ART204201 · ARTDR1139 · LIFEDRAW · ART · ART204 · FIGURE1 · ART201204 · DRAWING · ART102 · LIFEDRAWING · ART5040 · ART202 · FIGURE · ART201 · ARTDRAW · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 82/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

Must-take if you are serious about life drawing; skip if you want a chill art elective.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerSerious Artists OnlyHarsh CritiquesSkill TransformerGruff but CaringHigh Standards

Transforms drawing skills for students who want professional-level foundations.
Personality is gruff, blunt, and sometimes yell-heavy; thin skins struggle.
Workload, materials, and standards are high; slackers are ignored.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

and professional standards mean an A takes sustained practice and thick skin, not casual effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Life drawing with timed nudes, precise technique rules, and high critique standards is intellectually and skill-hard.

All reviews are in person; no online contrast.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as required; absences and lateness are not tolerated for serious studio time.

In-person only; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Students who commit rave and many credit him for careers; 100% would-take-again among those who answered.

Polarized tone exists, but dedicated artists strongly recommend.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Tough grader who docks cartooning, demands observational accuracy, and holds professional bars.

Format shift

In-person critiques only.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Long studio hours, many homework drawings, and expensive charcoal papers and tools add up.

Format shift

Studio load only; no online workload evidence.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

and skill growth praised for decades; harsh delivery is the main tradeoff.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grades rest on drawings, timed sketches, critiques, and a .

Format shift

In-person portfolio style assessment.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Studio life-drawing and figure classes with nude models, timed sketches, expensive supplies, and blunt critiques that serious students call life-changing.

Main concern

Harsh tone and costly materials scare beginners who only need GE credit.

What students said

“Best art professor I've ever had. No, he's not a cake walk, do you or don't you want to be the ?”
ART102

“He's harsh & critical, but he's the .”
ART204

“This professor changed my life!... I improved my drawing skills so much that I was able to put together an amazing portfolio”
LIFEDRAWING

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 studio production and critique, not proctored written exams.

Critique basedTimed figure drawingProject portfolioNo traditional written finals

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-class timed life drawing and outside figure projects graded by strict observational standards.

Timed nude model sketchesHarsh critiquesOutside drawing assignments

“If you can handle 4 1/2 hours of life drawing with an .”
ART204

“strict, class very hard. But at the end you will know how to draw the human figure.”
ART204

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“HE IS UNDENIABLY THE !!! I WILL NEVER FORGET HIM!!!!!”
Voice snapshots generated from 47 in-person art studio reviews, highlighting skill growth versus harsh tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Impact

86/100

“My drawing skills grew exponentially in this guy's class.”

💪 Hardcore Standards

28/100

“This man is for SERIOUS artists, not for wimps!”

🗣️ Harsh Personality

40/100

“I found his personality hard to handle. He IS condescending & has little patience.”

👍 Career Launchpad

88/100

“I'm exhibiting in museums and galleries and I owe him most of the skills and principles that I'm utilizing now”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and clearly
He will show you how to use the right side of your brain
Fierce Heart of gold

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

He grades hard and
strict, class very hard
gives a lot of homeworks

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

, but a really skilled teacher
He is very gruff, but he does care
if you need constant encouragement

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

47 consistent in-person reviews over many years, with a clear serious-artist vs casual-student split, support high confidence.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530

4 out of 54

3 out of 57

2 out of 55

1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A 1 · A- 1

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1