Spring 2027

3d Foundations

3D Foundations uses hands-on problem solving to teach creating objects in three dimensions, providing foundational skills for sculpture, ceramics, wood, glass, and metals.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Michael Velliquette4.3/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Michael Velliquette

The course featured fun projects suitable for an intro level, with class sizes capped at around 15 people.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Define and apply the terminology, elements, and principles of three-dimensional design.

  • Ideate, execute, and iterate three-dimensional objects with a variety of materials, tools, and techniques.

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between form, subject matter and content as they relate to three-dimensional objects and the spaces they inhabit.

  • Perform safe and effective studio practices with a variety of tactile materials, hand tools and basic construction techniques.

  • Critically analyze one’s work and the work of one’s peers using appropriate three-dimensional design terminology.

  • Successfully engage in collaborative learning through group activities, discussions, and critiques.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Professors

Spring 2027

Michael Velliquette

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About this rating

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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Past student reviews · Michael Velliquette

Michael Velliquette taught small classes of about 15 students, circulating to share insights and demonstrate techniques. Students enjoyed the fun projects, which felt appropriate for an introductory course.

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

Past student reviews · Sarah Deppe

Sarah Deppe gave fun assignments, and students learned a lot despite needing to spend time working outside of class.

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

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LAB 001Classroom Instruction0 / 180
LAB 002Classroom Instruction0 / 180
LAB 003Classroom Instruction0 / 180
LAB 004Classroom Instruction0 / 180
LAB 005Classroom Instruction0 / 180
LAB 006Classroom Instruction0 / 180

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Michael Velliquette

Students found Michael Velliquette to be a caring and respectful teacher who made the intro art class enjoyable and engaging.

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

Past student reviews · Michael Velliquette

The course featured fun projects suitable for an intro level, with class sizes capped at around 15 people.

Past student reviews · Michael Velliquette

Velliquette circled the room to share insights and demonstrate techniques, making students feel he genuinely cared about their progress.

Topics

  • Sculpture, ceramics, wood, glass, and metals
  • Relationship between form, subject matter, and content in three-dimensional objects and spaces
  • Collaborative learning, group activities, discussions, and critiques

Skills

  • Hands-on problem solving for creating three-dimensional objects using various materials, tools, and techniques.
  • Defining and applying terminology, elements, and principles of three-dimensional design.
  • Critical analysis of one's own work and peers' work using three-dimensional design terminology.

Grades

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Spring 2027 · Projected

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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 · 0.09 GPA average error.

Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

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1280 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 · Spring 2027

3D Foundations

Recorded 2026-10-29
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-29

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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