Reviews of professor Amanda Hood-Sweeney

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is a very tough grader. She is good and funny but she doesn't take grading lightly. Your behavior has to be good in the class and focused because she notices everyone if they're doing their work or paying attention. Over all, she can be good and a little strict.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very nice instructor. Gives helpful feedback and constructive criticism that is actually helpful. She does grade fairly strictly, so make sure to follow the instructions closely.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Amanda is a great professor overall! You can tell she values what she's teaching. However, if you're looking for an easy A, I don't recommend. Heavily graded on 3 projects (100 pts each) and attendance. She gives great guidance & lots of feedback to improve your artwork so you'll rarely get a perf score. Expect to spend a lot of time on projects.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
As somebody who isn't good at art in the slightest and simply wanted to get their humanities credit in I would not recommend taking this class just to get it over with. She grades an art101 class extremely strictly, as if this isn't a beginners art class, the reason my 4.0 is gone is because of her.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Amanda's laid-back and friendly but she's also a tough grader so you'll never get a perfect score. It's hard to get an A+ unless you're very skilled and/or experienced. You're graded on the quality of your work and attendance so make sure to go to class and use your work time wisely. Also be prepared to buy art supplies, it's required for class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ms. Sweeney is a nice teacher and gives good feedback so you can better improve your artwork. The concepts you learn in her class are not hard but you will have to work kind of hard to earn an A. This was kind of difficult for me since I wasn't really an art person. But, if you put in enough effort, you will pass with an A.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I think it was especially hard for her to teach the class since it was all online and it's hard to teach art through a computer screen. If you do decide to take her class you should take it in person probably. She gives a lot of homework that is pretty advanced for a newbie so her class is pretty difficult for who doesn't have any experience.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Amanda is kind and gives good feedback. She post YouTube tutorials of her demonstrating the work, which was very helpful. Her grading is pretty tough and if you aren't a great drawer you might struggle. She does not allow late submissions or allows you to fix your work. If I didn't do well on the final, I would have failed this class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took Beginning Drawing with her Fall quarter and had a great experience learning how to draw. However, the class was hard for me as a very non-art person (albeit I have high standards for my grades) since you are actually graded on the quality of your work. But Professor was very nice and knew her stuff. She is a chill person and understanding.