Reviews of professor Vladimir Goryachev

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you want an easy A, don't take his class. Despite the challenge, his class helped me improve my figure drawing skills. Lots of homework on top of very analytical and hard critiques, very rarely did I achieve an A or A- unless I put in a lot of effort into the projects. Be prepared to buy a lot of materials.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His lecture style is pretty disorganized and drones on a long time. He grades pretty hard, but you don't always get the feedback you need to actually improve. I got a B on every homework, except the one I spent like 8 hours on. The class is alright, I just struggled to stay motivated with his dry style of teaching.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Incredibly rude. Will draw on top of your drawing without asking permission. Forces GRAPHITE for first 8 weeks. You can tell he's not a good teacher because he has no examples of student work and loves to show you all of his own work. I'm a graphic design major, I enjoy figure drawing, he ruined it for me. Excessive HW with no instruction.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Getting homework every week and not getting feedback on how to improve made me dread thinking about the class. Professor Vlad is nice and is very skilled at charcoal, but the heavy workload and how he taught drawing techniques became extremely draining. My art did improve thanks to this class, but that improvement wasn't worth all the stress.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I won't deny that Vladimir is extremely knowledgeable and good at what he does. He lectures a lot and does quite a few demos, but he's terrible at organizing TITANium for homework and references. I've joined in during office hours to see him putting together that exact week's lesson plan. He never puts in the correct deadlines.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Not for everyone. Don't take his class if you are: sensitive to criticism, not passionate about drawing, or looking for an easy A. He's a good professor, but only if you are deeply dedicated to improving your fundamental drawing skills. Grades quite harshly, almost never a perfect grade. If you REALLY want to improve your drawing, take his class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Vlad gives out weekly assignments with clear criteria telling you exactly what to do. Shows a lot of techniques such as triangulation and has students learn the elements of light and shadow. He gives a lot of very good constructive criticism on homework and if you listen to it, your work will improve. Make sure to attend class and take good notes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I had him spring 2023,, he was a really good professor, the projects are time-consuming and his critiques can come off as harsh but they are extremely helpful. He doesn't sugarcoat and I think that's why people rate poorly. Ask questions and be on time, you will do fine if you put effort in. Not the kind of class you can BS