Degree in Professional Illustration

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Transform your talent into your future. Connect with the industry from day one.

Much more than a school. An ecosystem that boosts your career. To study in IBOIX means entering a real environment where illustration is not taught only as an art, but as a profession. Our Degree in Professional Illustration The four-year program offers you comprehensive, demanding, and industry-connected training from day one. But IBOIX It is not just a school: it is an ecosystem designed to detect talent, develop it and project it into the world of work.

We have an artist representation agency that will continue to support you even after you finish your studies, helping you find opportunities and facilitating your first professional commissions. Our production company promotes projects that are born directly from classroom work, turning student ideas into real-life projects with a future. And all this happens within a professional studio with more than 25 years of experience, working for brands like Disney, Pixar, and Marvel, and actively participating in your learning process.

From day one, you'll work with Photoshop and a graphics tablet, using a personal Mac, in an environment that replicates industry standards. You'll learn from practicing illustrators and build a portfolio geared toward a real market.

If drawing is your thing and you want to make it your future, this is where your journey begins.

Your classroom, a professional studio

  • A 100% professional approach: real projects, client contact, and a portfolio that opens doors for you.
  • Individual devices: Each student has a Mac and a 22" graphics tablet from day one.

  • Modern, well-connected facilities with a young and creative atmosphere.

  • Professors who work in the industry and teach what really matters.

  • An environment that combines an illustration studio, production company, and agency to guide you from the classroom to the world of work.

A curriculum designed for success

  • Curriculum: created by artists and adapted to the needs of today's creative industry.
  • Solid foundations: You will begin by perfecting essential artistic principles.
  • Advanced drawing skills: you will raise your skills to the highest level.
  • Professional specialization: You will focus on the industry fields where you shine the most and have the best job opportunities: video games, animation, comics, advertising illustration, merchandising, and more.

Explore the Degree Curriculum

Top Faculty

All our teachers are active artists who teach exclusively at IBOIX. They also receive ongoing training to improve their connection with students and update the content and exercises they teach.

Custom tracking

A team of faculty, tutors, and mentors will monitor your progress and work with you to enhance your skills. We'll help you identify your place in the industry, set clear goals, and map out a plan to achieve your ideal job.

Always updated syllabus

We continually review the content, exercises and subjects to ensure that they reflect the real demands of the labour market. Our aim is to ensure that you are always prepared for the current and future challenges of the industry, with training that evolves at the pace of the sector.

Feedback adapted to your level

If you have a high level, we will challenge you with more demanding projects. If you need more support, we will adjust the challenges to your pace, ensuring that you constantly progress.

Work in teams and on projects

Collaboration is key in this industry. You will learn to manage group projects, adapt to different styles, communicate effectively and solve problems with creativity and proactivity.

You will end up on a high note

In the last year you will receive professional guidance and take a TFG spectacular that will be your letter of introduction to the job market. You will attend networking events and a trip to Annecy Animation Festival to boost your career.

Morning shift

Monday to Friday
10am to 14pm

Afternoon shift

Monday to Friday
15am to 19pm

Online Degree

Study from anywhere, at your own pace

Minimum age

18 years

Duration

4 years

Registration

750€ (one-time payment)

Annual payment

 € 5060

Split payment

€550 x 10 months/year

Degree

Own Degree

Access to the Degree

To access the degree it is essential to have 18 yearsIf you are not yet 18, you must first complete the Degree Access Program.

From the first day of the degree we work with Adobe Photoshop as the main tool. Therefore, although we do not require a level test to access, Yes, it is highly recommended to have basic knowledge of digital art and be familiar with the use of graphic tablets. and programs like Photoshop, Clip Studio, or Procreate. You don't need an advanced level, but you do need to have practiced a little with digital drawing software. So, even if you're 18 or older, if you've never used Photoshop or a graphics tablet before, we recommend starting your journey with Photoshop. Degree Access Program, where you will acquire a solid foundation in drawing and get started in digital art.

Study from anywhere in the world and reach the professional level you seek

Do you have a passion for illustration but can't move to Barcelona? Our Online Degree in Professional Illustration is designed to offer you much more than a standard course: not only will you learn at the same level as our in-person students, but you will also obtain a Title issued by a recognized school with physical headquarters, in addition to all the advantages of being part of an artistic community connected to the professional industry.

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