PORTFOLIO + DRAW (6th - 9th) — Peppito Art Workshop

Portfolio + Drawing

2025 REGISTRATION is OPEN

PORTFOLIO + DRAWING

EARLY REGISTRATION = 10% discount!*

Early registration ends — Feb. 11, 2025

Registration ends — March 4, 2025

Programs begin — March 11, 2025

*10% off = $42 off the 5 class programs / $168 off the entire 20 class portfolio program. Each of my 5 class programs are $420 before discount and $378 after discount.

white 13 year old girl with long fingernails drawing a fantastical hamburger with it cartoonish eyes and the bottom bun open so it looks like a mouth with cheese dripping. she's drawing with a graphite pencil.

Edie working on her “Fantastical Sandwich” drawing, age 13

Spring 2025 Programs :

This spring on Tuesdays PAW is offering Portfolio classes for 6th & 7th graders for the three main requirements for art high schools: Still Life, Self Portrait & Figure Drawing. We are also offering Fantastical Sandwich + Other Imaginary Drawing on Wednesdays (running the same weeks as the figure drawing program runs on Tuesdays), this piece is required for some schools and is an excellent extra piece for all schools. These programs are meant to be taken consecutively and followed by advanced portfolio in the fall if needed.

On Wednesdays PAW is also offering Advanced Portfolio / Advanced Drawing for artists who have been in PAWs previous programs or who are more experienced. See below.

TUESDAYS (4:30- 6:30pm) $420 $378 until Feb 11 :

PORTFOLIO PREP 1, 2, 3 — Intro to Observational Drawing, Still Life, Self Portraits & Figure Drawing (for 6th & 7th graders)

Artists will learn the foundational skills needed to create a portfolio for NYC Art High Schools: observational drawing, pencil techniques, and how to draw a still life, self portrait and figure drawing. (See below for full description of all four 5 week programs and dates.)

WEDNESDAYS (4:30- 6:30pm) $420 $378 until Feb 11

ADVANCED PORTFOLIO* + ADVANCED DRAWING 1 : Still Life + Self Portrait in New Media (for 7th, 8th & 9th graders) March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9

ADVANCED PORTFOLIO* + ADVANCED DRAWING 2 : Figure Drawing in Charcoal & Pencil (for 7th, 8th & 9th graders) April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21

In my “Advanced Portfolio / Advanced Drawing” programs artists will build on what they have learned from my previous programs to create still life drawings, self portraits and figure drawings from life using photos as a support. We will move more quickly than my beginning classes and use different media: oil pastel, charcoal, oil pastel, and colored paper in addition to pencil and white paper. The drawings created in this program can be used as extra pieces or replace required drawings created in previous programs. Artists will add to their tool box of materials and techniques to grow their art practice and their portfolios in a rigorous, fun and supportive environment. See below for full descriptions of each program.

*Both of these advanced programs are for 7th - 9th graders who have taken my previous programs or have experience drawing from life. Please email me for approval for artists who haven’t taken my programs: peppitoartworkshop@gmail.com

PORTFOLIO 4: FANTASTICAL SANDWICH + OTHER IMAGINARY DRAWING (For 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th graders*) May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25

Artists will create a drawing of a “Fantastical Sandwich” and / or an “extra piece” required for NYC Art High School applications. Artists will learn observational drawing, the elements of design, and how to use reference images and their imaginations to combine them into surreal works of art.

*Artists must have taken portfolio with me previously or be approved to take this program, email me with questions: peppitoartworkshop@gmail.com. Also, it runs in the same week on Wednesdays as my Portfolio 3: Figure on Tuesdays)

About

Portfolio Prep

NY artist Julie Peppito teaches 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th graders skills to develop their artwork and create winning portfolios and in the process they learn how to draw from observation. Her Portfolio Programs are also open to those who just want to learn how to draw from observation but are not interested or aren’t sure if they want to build a portfolio. All of her programs “require students to first take “Portfolio 1: Intro to Observational Drawing and Still Life” unless otherwise approved. Alumni of PAW’s Portfolio Prep have gone on to highly ranked art programs across the city including La Guardia, Murrow, Art & Design, Sinatra, and Brooklyn High School of the Arts.

Over the course of the program artists will create the four primary requirements for portfolios: still life, self portrait, figure drawing and the “fantastical sandwich”. Perhaps more importantly teens will learn the skill of observational drawing that will change the way they see the world and enrich their lives. In addition to acting as a teacher, coach, cheerleader, and skill builder, Peppito creates a supportive environment where students grow bonds through their shared interest in art, while being held accountable to their goals.

PORTFOLIO PREP 1, 2, 3 (& 4 )

Age: 6th & 7th graders

Time: 4:30 - 6:30pm

Instructor: Julie Peppito

Portfolio 1 : Intro to Observational Drawing + Still Life

Tuesdays - March 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8

Artists will learn the foundational skills needed to create a portfolio for NYC Art High Schools: observational drawing and pencil techniques. They will learn the difference between drawing from memory, imagination, photographs and life. Using pencils, colored pencils, mini erasers and different grades of paper they will learn warm up exercises, how to draw objects, and how to arrange and draw overlapping objects in a still life format.

Portfolio 2 : Self Portraits

Tuesdays - April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20

Artists will learn to draw Self Portraits, one of the portfolio requirements for NYC Art High Schools. They will learn how to draw eyes, noses and mouths from observation and then put them together into a portrait of themselves using a face “map". Using HB and B pencils, erasers, different grades of paper, photographs and looking in a mirror, they will learn to see more accurately to draw themselves.

Portfolio 3: Figure Drawing

Tuesdays - May 27, June 3, 10, 17, 24

Artists will learn to make a figure drawing, one of the portfolio requirements for NYC Art High Schools. Using HB and B pencils, erasers, different grades of paper they will work from a combination of photographs, posable wood models, and live models to learn about proportion and drawing the figure.

*Portfolio 4 : Fantastical Sandwich (+ other imaginary drawing)

Wednesdays - May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25

*Portfolio 3 & 4 run during the same weeks (Port. 3 is Tuesdays & Port. 4 is Wednesdays). Portfolio 4 will also be available in the fall and possibly this summer. Artists will create a drawing of a “Fantastical Sandwich” and / or an “extra piece” required for NYC Art High School applications. Using pencils, colored pencils, mini erasers, different grades of paper, and reference images, they will learn the basics of observational drawing, the elements of design and how to use their imaginations to combine them.

ADVANCED PORTFOLIO / ADVANCED DRAWING 1 & 2

Age: 7th, 8th & 9th graders

Time: 4:30 - 6:30pm

Instructor: Julie Peppito

Advanced Portfolio / Advanced Drawing 1 (Still Life + Self Portrait in New Media)

Wednesdays - March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9

Artists will build on what they have learned from PAW’s previous programs to create still life drawings and self portraits from life using photos as a support. We will move more quickly than my beginning classes and use different media: oil pastel, charcoal, oil pastel, and colored paper in addition to pencil and white paper. The drawings created in this program can be used as extra pieces or replace required drawings created in previous programs. Artists will add to their tool box of materials and techniques to grow their art practice and their portfolios in a rigorous, fun and supportive environment.

Advanced Portfolio + Advanced Drawing 2 (Figure Drawing in Charcoal & Pencil)

Wednesdays - April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21

Artists will build on what they have learned from my previous programs to create figure drawings from life using photos as a support. We will move more quickly than my beginning classes and use different media: charcoal and colored paper in addition to pencil and white paper. The drawings created in this program can be used as extra pieces or replace required drawings created in previous programs. Artists will add to their tool box of materials and techniques to grow their art practice and their portfolios in a rigorous, fun and supportive environment.

*Portfolio 4 : Fantastical Sandwich (+ other imaginary drawing)

Wednesdays - May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25

*Portfolio 3 & 4 run during the same weeks (Port. 3 is Tuesdays & Port. 4 is Wednesdays). Portfolio 4 will also be available in the fall and possibly this summer. Artists will create a drawing of a “Fantastical Sandwich” and / or an “extra piece” required for NYC Art High School applications. Using pencils, colored pencils, mini erasers, different grades of paper, and reference images, they will learn the basics of observational drawing, the elements of design and how to use their imaginations to combine them.