Fall 2026

3d Foundations

ART 104 3D Foundations teaches hands-on problem solving and foundational skills for creating 3D objects in various media.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Michael Velliquette4.3/5Able Broyles

Summary

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The course features fun projects and demonstrations, with small class sizes allowing for personal insight sharing.

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Prerequisites

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 19 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 1.5/5 difficulty · 2 reviews

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Michael Velliquette is described as a caring, respectful instructor who demonstrates well and creates fun projects in small classes. Reviewers appreciate his willingness to help and his personal engagement with students.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 88.2% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Edward Lott describe a rigorous course that pushes students to work harder, with some finding the initial difficulty challenging but ultimately rewarding.

EDWARD LOTT is recorded teaching in Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GABRIEL STRADER-BROWN is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHAEL VELLIQUETTE is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARAH DEPPE is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LAB 002Classroom Instruction18 / 180
LAB 004Classroom Instruction17 / 182
LAB 005Classroom Instruction17 / 180
LAB 001Classroom Instruction17 / 173
LAB 006Classroom Instruction18 / 180

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Student experience

the class

Michael Velliquette is a highly rated, caring instructor who fosters a respectful and engaging environment in small ART 104 classes.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.89 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=83 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.82 GPA, 86.8% A/AB (n=76 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 88.0% A/AB (n=92 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

The course features fun projects and demonstrations, with small class sizes allowing for personal insight sharing.

Students value the instructor's respect, helpfulness, and the small class size that facilitates personal connection.

Topics

  • Three-dimensional object creation
  • Sculpture, ceramics, wood, glass, and metals

Skills

  • Foundational skills in sculpture, ceramics, wood, glass, and metals
  • Hands-on problem solving for 3D object creation

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.08 GPA average error.

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1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Selected offering source records
ART 104 · Fall 2026

3D Foundations

Recorded 2026-09-07
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