Reviews of professor Erik Castellanos

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Relatively easy class, but still very high-quality. Every time I enjoyed coming in.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took him for 4A over summer and am currently in 6C. Outstanding teacher, grades on participation and effort, and always has feedback. I plan to take 7A next semester just because of how much I enjoy him as a teacher.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Gives tutorials and really does want you to reach your full potential in art.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Erik really cares about his students, and tries to make connections with everyone. He's very helpful and meet you at your level (in terms of art skill). He really thinks outside the box and encourages creativity and freedom within his students. All we did was paint while listening to some music. He's super chill & friendly! Take his class!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Erik is kind and has an easy going personality. His class is primarily run as a studio class. His strength is working with students one-on-one. We were able to do personal projects after the beginning assignments. He is amazing at one-on-one interactions with students and guiding them individually. Very knowledgeable about oil painting.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Erik is a talented artist, passionate about art, and truly wants each student to discover their own approach to painting. He doesnt push you to do things his wayhe allows students to interpret assignments according to their own styles or to experiment with something new. He offers appropriate support & feedback to both new & experienced students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Castellanos excels at customizing his educational approach to individual students. He is supremely talented at his craft, yet humble. He demonstrates genuine interest in his students' creative processes and future goals, and is extremely responsive to students' interests, providing additional, optional resources for independent study.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I took this class for fun because I enjoy art, and I would recommend taking this class even if you don't enjoy art. Erik has a true passion for art and really wants you to enjoy it as well. Excellent teacher, if you ask for help, he will give good feedback. A very encouraging and fun class

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Erik allowed for you to truly express yourself in your art, he always looked for differing view points and wanted to create a family-like studio environment. I met one of my closest friends in this class. Erik was very encouraging, and always strived for the artist to believe in them self. He made himself available for anything you may have needed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
There is a fast paced assignment at the beginning then there is freedom to be creative with the larger paintings. Erik is really nice and will give you all the resources you need as well as advice when you reach out. You will not regret taking this course no matter how much experience you have with art!