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ARTFactory

Visual Storytelling: Emotion, Figure, and Space

with Nick Austin

Ages: 13 - 18

$228 MEMBER PRICE: $19380

This six-week painting course explores how narrative can be built through the relationship between figure, environment, and color.

Working in acrylic or oil, students will develop one narrative painting from concept to completion, beginning with brainstorming personal or imagined stories and translating them into visual form through thumbnail sketches and compositional planning.

As the course progresses, students will focus on blocking in figures and spaces, using gesture and body language to clarify meaning, and exploring how color, limited palettes, and atmosphere can communicate emotion.

The final weeks emphasize refinement, symbolism, and visual cohesion, culminating in a group critique centered on storytelling, emotional readability, and narrative impact.

All supplies will be provided via the supply fee.

Ages 13-18

Tuesdays 6-8 pm

June 9 - July 14

Registration Fee: $228

Payment plan available: $150 deposit plus 3 payments of $26.00, paid every four weeks.
  • Jun 9 - Jul 14th, 2026
    Tue for 6 weeks from 6:00 - 8:00 pm

ARTFactory

9419 Battle Street
Manassas, VA 20110 Get directions

Room: Art Room

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