AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

David Young

ARTV13B · ARTV13A · ARTV01 · V13A · V29A · ARTV13 · ARTV12A · V13B · ARTV29 · V29B · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
90%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you want real growth in life drawing—show up, do the work, and expect blunt but useful critiques.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAmazing FeedbackBlunt CritiquesCaring Art MentorShow Up Earn ASkill Builder
  • Near-universal praise for , and meeting every skill level.
  • As long as you attend and complete projects, grades are .
  • A few older complaints about rudeness or favoritism exist, but most students call him a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students repeatedly say showing up, turning in projects, and trying is enough for an A even if critiques are tough.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

and scaffolded for all levels, though serious practice and critique still demand effort.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as and is repeatedly linked to success and participation.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Roughly 90% would take again and most call him best art professor or .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Effort and completion are rewarded; he wants students to try and will credit improvement over perfection.

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Workload

Light

70/100

and not described as overwhelming; studio time carries the load.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Consistently praised for demos, skill-building critiques, organization, and meeting students at every level.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

, and studio work rather than traditional written exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Studio life-drawing and art courses with live models, project-based work, in-class demos, and critiques; because of models and practice.

Main concern

and occasionally blunt or teasing critique style.

What students said

“As long as you show up and do the work you will get an A. None of his classes have an overwhelming amount of homework.”
V13B
“he will tell you how it is when it comes to your art... his teachings are those that have most improved my artistic ability.”
ARTV13A
“David breaks down pretty much everything you need to know to get better at drawing from life.”
ARTV13B

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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Assessment is project and portfolio based with semester material finals; .

Project FinalStudio CritiqueNo Traditional Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Finals review semester studio material and completed work; success depends on doing assignments and attending critiques.

Project FinalCritique BasedSemester Material
“ so do it all your work! .”
V13A
“As long as you show up and do the work you will get an A.”
V13B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I've taken many of David's classes and he is an amazing professor. He can give tough critiques, but gives real steps to how you can improve. He meets every student at every skill level where they are at.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 in-person reviews, highlighting critique quality, accessibility, and studio expectations. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“ ... David breaks down pretty much everything you need to know to get better at drawing from life.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

“David Young is my absolute favorite. I've taken three classes with him already.”

📝 Useful Critiques

90/100

“Brutally honest - in a good way. He'll tell it like it is but make you feel better for it.”

📈 Easy A Path

84/100

“As long as you show up and do the work you will get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He breaks down the human form for one to two week segments.
  • always on his feet helping students and demonstrating new techniques
  • Super easy going... gives out good lessons on figure drawing itself.

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • Hes also very easy to be around and communicate with
  • and assist if you are having any problems
  • Brutally honest - in a good way.

Theme 3

📈 About Grades & Effort

  • Just show up on time and turn in and you're on track for an A.
  • as long as you do the !
  • None of his classes have an overwhelming amount of homework.

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two detailed in-person reviews over many years with strong agreement on teaching quality support high credibility.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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11 reported outcomes

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A+ 4 · A 6

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D 1

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