The time that each student spends on each exercise, and consequently on finishing a course, is totally personal, and can differ from that of other students. On average, the Digital Art and Design programme takes two and a half years to complete. The actual duration varies with each student. The main factors are the time and energy available during the course, as well as the student's previous level of experience.

To complete the programme, a student must pass all of its constituent subjects, including seminars. The minimum enrolment period is one term [3 months / 11 weeks]. Students may enrol at the beginning of each term. [Check Calendar]

Present to a greater or lesser extent in all the courses taught at the academy, drawing is the backbone of the Barcelona Academy of Art's teaching process. In order to produce high quality work, we consider it essential to have a good mastery of drawing. Without a solid base in drawing, most of the difficulties that arise throughout the artistic career are very complicated to solve.

The Digital Art and Design programme consists of the following subjects:

• The Still Life Course
• The Design course
• The Digital Human Figure Course
• Seminars

The student must bring:

• Laptop (Minimum 4GB RAM)
• Wacom graphics tablet (we recommend the "Intuos" model)
• Adobe Photoshop license (€10/month at www.adobe.com)
• Blender program installed (Free at www.blender.org)

To make the most of your time in the academy, it is recommended that new students have basic knowledge of two fundamental course tools: Photoshop and Blender. To get started, we recommend two excellent free resources: www.ctrlpaint.com for Photoshop and digital painting in general and www.blender.org/support/tutorials for Blender.

Once the online form has been submitted and the student has been accepted, they will be asked to confirm their place by paying the non-refundable deposit. The non-refundable deposit corresponds to 10% of the total amount of the course enrolled by the student. The rest of the registration fee must be paid by the dates specified via email when confirming the place at the rate of one payment per registered term, and always in advance. If the non-refundable deposit is not paid, the place will remain automatically available for another student.

Students may request refunds (except the non-refundable deposit amount) which will be determined in accordance with the school's internal policy. Any change to be applied after the student's place has been confirmed will require the payment of an administrative fee.

As a general rule, refunds are not permitted other than in cases of extreme seriousness or emergency. In such cases, the student may be required to present the necessary documentation to prove that the circumstances are true. The Management Committee will evaluate each situation and the Administration Department will communicate the final decision to the student. This decision shall be final and not appealable.