Oliver Sin - Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA

Professor: Oliver Sin

Department: Illustration

College: Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANM605
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I won't bother to write some reviews if I'm not worried or feels pity to future students who might ended up in his uninspiring classes. Save your money for another classes, any other teachers in the academy is more eligible and trustworthy to teach than he will ever do.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANM605
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

i put "Hilarious" tag for how hilarious (ridiculous) his method of teaching is. He expect us to doing something the industry does 10-20 years ago. don't be fooled by his instagram fame, because that's exactly the only thing hes good at when it comes to art, monochromatic portrait painting. so don't expect he is skillfull in layout/perspective

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANM605
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Asking someone to say good things about him during our on-site sketching in the Union square. I know because the same guy says the same thing about him to me twice. During Monday and Thursday (was accompanying a friend the second time).

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ILL625
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Worst experience in this school. I don't recommend anyone to take Perspective class with him - you won't learn anything about perspective. He is oldfashioned, technophobic and stubborn. Impossible to make a dialog with. Arrogant, irritable, disrespectful and offensive to students. Waste of time, nerves and money. He shouldn't teach adult people.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ILL801
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Oliver is best teacher I have had. He is like a role model to me although I do not talk to him too much. His drawing skill is so high yet he is so humble. He gives very direct feedback so don't expect that he pats your back.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANM605
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I found Oliver to be a wonderful person and a compassionate teacher. He is techno-phobic, and only teaches techniques through traditional media. He is straightforward when speaking with students so don't expect to be coddled. You will not get portfolio pieces, but you will come out with the confidence to make great backgrounds. Be open-minded.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ILL801
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Oliver Sin really think about students and he really care if you are improved. He always spend time outside of class to help you. if you are a hard worker he would like to try every thing to make you do better. He really inspired me. I feel really lucky to take his class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ILL801
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Oliver Sin is one of my best teacher . He really think about how to make you improve. He likes spending time on you for pushing you forward. if I have any question any time, I can always contact with him and get some feedback. if you are a hard worker, you would learn a lot from him.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANM605
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Oliver goes beyond for the student willing to do this same. He volunteers extra hours. Critiques are specific and designed to help you improve. He works with each student where they are. I experienced my best improvement yet in 15 weeks with him, and I plan for more. A tough and great teacher, designed to help you learn.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANM605
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I'm satisfy with the contents of the lecture. And I am inspired from this class a lot. If you want to make your own portfolio, you gonna disappoint a lot. But if you have a attitude to get something, you can get tons of new knowledge.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: LAYOUTDESIGN
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great instructor. He inspired me a lot. I know the most important thing about design is get great reference first, and it's something I didn't noticed before. And he is so warmhearted to helping, and really hard working person. I learned more than just technique in this class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ANM605
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is quite helpful with the content of the class. I learn many new things from the class. He also help and develop our way of thinking and designing the layout. I think he is more helpful when I attended the workshop. About the assignment, now it seems like the concept is limited and we cannot do many new concept asides from what has been done.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ANM605
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I like this class, and I learned a a lot from Oliver.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: LAYOUTDESIGN
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

same topics for your portfolio, years after years, i wonder if he can teach more outside his "typical" assignments.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: LAYOUTDESIGN
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Oliver is stubborn and old fashioned. The assignments are rigid and repeated every semester, so everyone ends up with similar looking portfolio pieces. The techniques we're required to use essentially making collages of tracings from furniture catalogs are out-of-date in the industry today, and slows one down instead of making things efficient.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANM605
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I was expecting a class with graduate school level of brainstorming, problem solving and excecution skill to produce well-made portfolio, not a kindegarten's draw cut and paste like this one.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ANM605
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Too much attitude anr narrow-minded for being an art instructor.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ANM605
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Respect his effort to tell students about his personal experience working in the industry,except the fact that he spent 60% of the time doing it than actually teaching us something.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ANM605
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Teach us nothing about taking risks and being adventurous with our projects, left me doubting myself to go outside my comfort zone.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ANM605
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

never listen to what students have to say, nor our opinions. he needs major changes on his ways of teaching, so it wont stuck on teaching methods the industry used over a decade ago.