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Ms. Schoyer is just awesome! She's so sweet and caring. She's also crazy and I like that. This class has a lot of assignments but they are all fun. It's very time consuming but it's worth it. I've learned sooooo much

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH SCHOYER. This is not an easy art class like expected, and Schoyer is the hardest teacher to take it with. Some of the other classes had a total of two projects and never had homework, but with Schoyer we often had three or four projects we were working on at the same time and about ten hours of homework a week. Schoyer is extremely scatterbrained and changes her mind multiple times on how to make your projects look better. There’s no syllabus, and when she sends emails about homework they were late at night the day before class. The other big problem with the class is that almost all of the projects are big and messy so you can’t take them back to your dorm or apartment, and the art building is ten or fifteen minutes from central grounds. This class costs a lot of money, time, and Schoyer often requires difficult things like going to the grocery store to buy fruits and vegetables which just end up on the floor. Most nights people from her classes are together in the art room complaining about the class, and I never heard anyone say they enjoyed taking art with her. I strongly recommend you don’t take this class, and if you need it as a requirement then take it with another teacher.

This was probably the worst class I took Fall semester. It was so disorganized and Schoyer just threw projects at us every couple days. You have to know basic art techniques to take this class. I came in thinking it would be a great easygoing and fun class to take but this class was the reason for many all-nighters and I strongly recommend you to not take this class. If you really want to take an art class, take it with a different professor. Schoyer was just awful and it was so unclear the way she graded projects as well. There was no set rubric and the grade you receive at first is not worth the time you put in.

Don't recommend her for a intro drawing class. Instead of teaching you skills and techniques she just gives projects where you have to know how to draw already. She's really unfocused and gives multiple projects at once. There was only one day when we just practiced drawing and weren't trying to do a project for a grade and that was the best class. The only good thing is that she was an easy grader and allowed you to rework things. She wanted everything done in her messy, scribbly style which actually made it easier because you didn't have to try as hard. However, it was still a lot of work. She's a nice lady and really cares about her students, she just doesn't teach very well.

She's is a horrible teacher. She grades based on how she's feels about your work that day and that grade can literally change within minutes or by the next review. She assigns way too much work at the same time and doesn't allow students to be creative. I asked why my grade was so low and she told me it was because I didn't do exactly what she asked. However, if you listen and do everything she's says you're art work really isn't your art work at all. All the students who she's bossed around and managed to dictated their work ended up looking good but not personal or creative. Yes it gets you an A/B but when you present your work to other people outside of her Schoyer's horrible class people will be able to see through your bs and the fact that you are not in touch with your art work and have no sense of who you are as an artist. Our studio class would work on four or five projects until 3am and be at class at 9am. Sometimes we were late and she would get mad at us - one time she cussed at us and made us do another project in addition to the six we were already assigned. She is rude, unhelpful, somewhat/mildly , discriminatory, confusing. She might grab you by the arms or shirt in order to make you move or do something she wants you to do. She usually has a teacher's pet who runs to her office or around the studio to get stuff. This students usually follows all her ridiculous directions. She will also bully people. Sometimes she will get mad at students with uncompleted work and praise students who get work done faster (but their work always looked rushed and incomplete). Don't take this class. If you want to have a good introduction to a major part of the studio art world or atypical and interesting class. Ignore the typos, etc.....I'm writing this quickly because i have to get back to all the work she's assigned that. SOS

Ms.Schoyer is such a caring professor. She is a whimsical and fun lady who cares so much about your well being outside of the class. She could give a lot of assignments at time but is okay is never a hard grader. She could have favorites and luckily I was one of her favorites students since I have taken art before. However, she was super sweet and helped me beside just in Arts, I would highly recommend this class if you are looking for someone who is more than a professor

I absolutely loved this class, however, it was not what I expected Drawing I to be. In my opinion, Professor Schoyer was very insightful when it came to improving my work and I can without a doubt see that my artwork has greatly improved. I went to office hours almost every week, and I definitely think this solidified my relationship with Prof Schoyer. In terms of workload, I would NOT recommend this class if you are taking a heavy course load or aren't an art major. We had five projects during the semester, one of which we had a month to do and the other FOUR we had significantly less time. It wasn't uncommon for me to stay up way late into the night to finish the assignments. Overall, I did enjoy this class and Professor Schoyer, but I would caution people who aren't totally infatuated with art to take this class.

This is going to be an honest, in depth review, so sit tight. I'm going to begin this review by saying that Professor Schoyer is a great professor. I feel like she was very helpful to not only me, but to everyone in the classroom. She understands that everyone coming into the class is at very different art levels and grades you based on your own personal development and skill level. If your art is not up to your level/standard as an individual, you will not get the grade you want. That being said, if you are an artist, be prepared to spend a decent amount of time on this course. There are MANY projects to get done. I would say that I was there every saturday or sunday working outside of class for 2-5 hours every weekend. You get plenty of class time to work too, but sometimes it takes a while to get going or you have to stop for critiques. If you do not do any art and you are just taking this class for a fun elective, be prepared to put more time into it than you think you are going to.

I didn't really know a lot about drawing and different mediums before this class (I do more painting in my free time and am completely self-taught), but I genuinely feel like I gained a lot of knowledge and a like for drawing whereas I didn't really appreciate it before. You will use mediums such as graphite, charcoal, neocolor, and paper. There are also a lot of things to get for this class and you have to go off grounds to purchase them, so not very first-year/ no car friendly. I would also recommend buying the paper needed in increments instead of all in one go because you may not need to use all of the paper she recommends you buying and you can save money.

good class.

Don't take this class if you want an easy A or to coast by any means. It was incredibly intensive and heavy on the workload, although personally I loved it and don't regret taking it. I took art in high school and took this as a fourth year when I had some extra time and it ate up a lot of my time, but it was easy to motivate myself to finish. You typically get anywhere from 2-4 classes to work on a project and then you're expected to finish it at home, and the time goes fast. I'm so glad I was able to get back into art and I'm so proud of the pieces I made. This is definitely the push I needed to get back into art again. Schoyer loves to see improvement and bases her grading system around that so don't go crazy trying to make everything perfect by the critique. Instead, leave a little room for improvement post-critique so you're not working yourself to death. If you want the A, you're expected to improve every piece. #tCFF23