Reviews of professor Heidi Almosara

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I think she needs to be more objective. Of course art is subjective, but as a professor, you should put your personal preferences aside. Lots of homework. The class was fine but I wouldn't take it again. I had weird one-on-one interactions with her. She wasn't encouraging during personal interactions. She's very energetic and enthusiastic.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I LOVED having Heidi as a teacher. Viewing past reviews of her on this site made me very skeptical going into her class but I absolutely loved her enthusiasm of art and design as a whole this last semester. She has a very detailed rubric for each project and grades them meticulously. It can be good or bad whether you pay attention and come prepared

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She's a bit over the top. She's fun but I wish she would tone it down a bit. She's very opinionated when she grades and kind of plays favorites. She asked us to just tell her what she's doing wrong instead of putting it in her end of semester evaluation. All my other classes gave me way more time to complete projects than she did.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I took this class a SECOND time because I needed a B+ to pass. She gave me a B- so I had to retake it. She is very opinionated about everything you will do, what colors you use, what size it should be, and overall if she likes it. If she doesn't like it, she will give you a poor grade. You're not making art for you, you're making art for her.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
"art school ruins your creativity"Heidis class consists of opinionated critiques; if she doesn't like your art she will not give you a decent or passing grade. I would spend 15-26 HOURS on my paintings and turned every assignment in; still following with a failing grade. I wouldnt say she taught us, just handed us the tools and expected perfection

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She gives a lot of homework and projects and just doesn't make art enjoyable. I did pretty good on my final and yet on my last project she gave me a poor grade, it just was not on her standards and brought my grade down below the B- for passing so I will have to retake this class again. Would not take any other class from her ever again.