AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Ichiro Irie

R114 · ART126B · ART101 · ARTR106 · ART126 · ART106A · 71684ART · ARTR126 · ART198C · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you want real art-world standards and can handle tough critique.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderReal working artistThorough demosHarsh but useful feedbackWork hard to improve
  • Serious studio instructor who pushes technique and portfolio growth.
  • Many students call him worth it despite blunt or harsh critique.
  • Daily in-class work and ; organization can feel uneven.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

and constant studio practice mean an A takes real skill and effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

High difficulty ratings and hard technical skill demands make the content intellectually and physically demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Students say almost all work happens in class and you must show up every day.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most positive ; a minority found him discouraging.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

; students must work hard and .

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Daily in-class assignments, demos, and portfolio-level practice keep the load high.

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Strong demos and artist knowledge, offset by organization and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Studio drawings, in-class work, and portfolio growth dominate over traditional exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Challenging studio drawing courses with thorough demos, strong artist energy, and .

Main concern

Harsh critique and uneven organization can discourage sensitive or beginner students.

What students said

“Be prepared to come to class every day; almost all the .”
ART106A
“Expect to work in order to get better and to get a good grade.”
ART126B
“makes you work hard, but in the end is so because you learn more than you expected.”
ARTR126

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 centers on studio work and critique rather than formal proctored exams.

Studio critiqueIn-class assignmentsPortfolio work

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews emphasize in-class drawings, demos, and critique rather than formal tests.

Studio critiqueIn-class assignmentsPortfolio work
“almost all the .”
ART106A
“His class did help me with my portfolio”
ART198C

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“makes you work hard, but in the end is so because you learn more than you expected.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting studio rigor and polarizing critique. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“An amazing professor and artist as well. He has a lot of knowledge to offer and is always willing to help.”

💪 Challenge Level

28/100

“Expect to work in order to get better and to get a good grade.”

🔥 Critique Style

40/100

“He can be harsh if you are sensitive and unaware that life and the art world especially, are well brutal”

👍

78/100

“If you're serious about becoming an !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Demos are very thorough.
  • he's a real artist-he brings that creative energy
  • He spends a lot of time drawing on the board

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You have to be experienced to survive
  • makes you work hard, but in the end is so

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He cares about helping his students.
  • Really enjoyed taking this class it was fun
  • and very discouraging.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews spanning many years show a consistent tough-but-rewarding pattern with some strong dissent.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 54
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ART106A4 reviews
ART126B2 reviews
71684ART1 review
ART1011 review
ART1261 review
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ART198C1 review
ARTR1061 review
ARTR1261 review
R1141 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1