Preparatory course

Registration is now open!

Date of the next course:

August 10–14, 2026
Hours: 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Address: PJATK Building B, WSNM, 55 Brzegi Street, Gdańsk

Special price for the course (through August 5): 550 zł

Regular price of the course: 650 PLN

Sign up in 4 steps:

1. Enter the recruitment portal. Go to the very bottom, choose Courses > SNM Graphics Gdansk (PL) course.
2. Create an account on the recruitment portal according to the instructions.
3. Make payment for the course to the generated Individual Deposit Account Number shown on the enrollment portal.
4. Upload the course fee confirmation to the recruitment portal.

Enrollment is accepted until the limit of places is reached.

For questions about this course, please contact:
promocjagdansk@pja.edu.pl

Topics covered in the course:

• Drawing exercises: principles of composition, perspective, figure drawing;
• painting exercises;
• proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator;
• graphic design exercises;
• Discussing the portfolio of works and tasks for the recruitment interview.

The university provides the Adobe software required for classes. Students must purchase the following materials for drawing and painting classes on their own:

For the first class:

• Sketchbook (preferably A4, can be A5);
•  Pencils of various thicknesses
•  breadboard eraser;

For other activities:

•  50x70cm paper.
• bookbinding cardboard/cardstock for art classes, 50x70 cm – 1 sheet,
• A3 size block (painting or technical)
•  tempera or acrylic paints, any number of colors (but a minimum of 4 colors of different brightness) + white paint;
• 1 brush 5cm thick + any number of smaller brushes of different thicknesses (minimum 4);
• Painter's tape or card clips.