Volume, depth and shadow

My design which I traced onto a gray sheet of A3 paper using Carbon Paper

My artwork before I added charcoal

Today, during this lesson we were to give our artwork, which at the beginning of this lesson was just a fractured felt-tip line drawing (created using carbon paper) volume, depth and shadow. After studying various cubist paintings, we came to the conclusion that a cubist painting could be compared with a relief, shallow, but with loads of shadows and highlights.


I tried to do some collages with aged newspaper. It was somewhat difficult to get it the right size and shape, but I think it gave a nice effect, which will become stronger when i complete the collaging.

To add some relief, I tried to use black, beige and white charcoal, as black and white are both strong colours, and beige adds some colour. If the charcoal will work, it has to be bold and well.done, and this is something I will have to put quite a lot of effort into it. Perhaps I will also add some green elements, either with charcoal or from an image in a newspaper.
I am currently working on getting the positive parts of the artwork I analyzed encorporared into my artwork, something I find very difficult. I am not sure if I will manage the same effect, but I will try my best.
Considering the remaining workload, and the deadline set at the end of the next lesson, I brought my art home, to work with it there.