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Art History

Irie Ichiro

R126A · ART106A · LIFEDRAWING · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want rigorous art critique and can handle harsh honesty; skip if you just need an easy elective.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderGives good feedbackHonest critiqueLots of homeworkSkip class? You won't pass
  • Harsh honest critiques that help serious art students improve skills fast
  • No easy A; practice outside class is required and
  • great for committed artists, painful for casual requirement fillers

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Students explicitly say there is no easy A; and redo-until-good standards demand sustained practice.

No easy A is clearest in person; online reviews also show harsh standards and mixed grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

High difficulty ratings and heavy practice outside class make this a demanding studio course, not a fun fluff elective.

Online recent reviews rate difficulty high; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and tags say skipping means you will not pass.

and in-person ART106A reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

, but strongly disliked by students wanting a fun easy art class.

Online reviews are more split recently; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

; work can be rejected until it meets precise standards.

Format shift

and in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of homework and required outside practice make the load heavy for a studio art course.

Format shift

Online review tags lots of homework; in-person reviews stress constant practice.

Teaching experience

Good

62/100

, but blunt honesty and low ratings from sensitive or casual students pull the score down.

Format shift

In-person serious students rate teaching higher; recent online reviews are more polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

, and redos rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students who are serious about art praise precise critique and and .

Main concern

Harsh redo demands and no easy A; not ideal for requirement fillers.

What students said

“HE WILL CRITIQUED YOU, he is not afraid to let you know what you are doing wrong”
ART106A
“His course is all about progress so there is no easy A.”
ART106A
“if he doesn't like your work he'll make you start all over again”
R126A

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online ART106A is polarizing: one student gained skill from tough honesty, two hated the class and felt nothing was good enough.

Main concern

Harsh standards and heavy critique can remove the joy for casual students.

What students said

“If you can handle his honesty, you'll come out much more skilled than you started”
ART106A
“ ”
ART106A
“this completely took the joy out of it for me.”
ART106A

Exam style

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Reviews describe critique-driven studio assessment, not traditional proctored exams.

Studio critiquesProject redosProgress-based grading

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person assessment centers on precise critique, redos, and progress; .

Studio critiquesRedo until acceptableProgress-based
“His course is all about progress so there is no easy A.”
ART106A
“if he doesn't like your work he'll make you start all over again”
R126A

Online

Online reviews discuss tough critique and standards on art .

Tough critiqueProject standards
“It seemed like nothing you did was good enough for him and there was always something that wasn't perfect/good enough.”
ART106A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“People who are looking to take an art course just for . He is tough and honest, and that's great for people seeking a really good art critique.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in critique style and student fit. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎨 Honest Critique

80/100

“HE WILL CRITIQUED YOU, he is not afraid to let you know what you are doing wrong and i REALLY like that.”

⚖️ No Easy A

30/100

“His course is all about progress so there is no easy A.”

💔 Polarized Experience

40/100

“this completely took the joy out of it for me.”

📈 Skill Growth

75/100

“If you can handle his honesty, you'll come out much more skilled than you started, and your techniques will greatly improve!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is tough and honest
  • he really helps you improve

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • there is no easy A
  • he'll make you start all over again

Theme 3

🎯

  • if just filling your requirements not so exating

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews from 2013-2025 with a consistent tough-but-growth theme are useful, though older sparse comments and polarized recent online reviews limit certainty.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ART106A5 reviews
LIFEDRAWING1 review
R126A1 review

Reported outcomes

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