# STEPHEN HILYARD — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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STEPHEN HILYARD

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    "comment": "Professor Hilyard is a really great professor if you have some challenging project ideas and need some help getting things done. He has expansive knowledge of the animation industry and clearly knows how Maya works in general, plus he never sets limit to your project idea. Take his class if you have interesting ideas for your portfolios!",
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    "comment": "Stephen was always around to provide feedback. Don't get me wrong- if you don't put work into this course you won't pass. Need to understand the software he teaches you and it's not something you can just wait until the night before and wing it. As long as you give ample time towards your projects, start early and ask for feedback you'll have fun.",
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    "comment": "Mr Hilyard has definetly gotten closer to his students by coming around and providing feedback, I think that is very supportive. Since I've taken many classes with him, I've noticed he has changed for the better. I think his feedback on your work in constructive and he is a fair grader.",
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    "comment": "Stressful due to the large amount of homework (6 hours a week of boring and complex video tutorials), intense critiques, and overall not friendly professor. Lectures were excessively long and time could have been better used for in-class work time. Also - why is it required to buy an expensive drawing tablet if we never used it?",
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