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iYen wrote:

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Boys Noize wrote:

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First step to making a painting less flat is to remove black from your palette altogether. It might sound ridiculous but after you remove black from your palette you'll wonder why you ever used it in the first place. Anywhere that you can use black, you can use a color instead. You need something dark? Consider using purple or brown. Want it cooler? Add more blue. Want it warmer? Red or orange. Another way to create depth is to have value shifts. Not everything is one shade, there are variations of that color. So for instance, the red ranger's helmet is definitely not all just one color red. there are different shades of reds, pinks, magentas, yellows, oranges. I'm assuming you're working from an image. If so, really look and see all the complexities of the color. Another way to create depth is to have a figure/ground relationship. Right now your heads are just floating in empty space. There is nothing separating or signifying that it is not apart of the background. With your composition, I'm not sure how you can do that.. Another thing you might want to play around with is bleeding, which means having certain things come off the canvas. You don't have to show everything. This can also create depth.

Other criticisms I have are that the line work needs to be cleaner. For something with such a heavy emphasis on geometry, it's crucial that you get those lines clean. The application of the paint looks a bit sloppy. You can tighten it up. It looks like you're using acrylic so maybe the quick drying properties of the medium are working against you. If you feel you need more time to work with the paint before it dries, consider adding a painting medium to the acrylic that can make it dry slower or maybe even consider using oil paints. It seems daunting but once you get the hang of it, you'll forget about acrylic. 

I do like the contrasting colors and shapes though. Bring some depth into it and tighten it up and it can get somewhere.

I just remembered that I forgot to thank you for this advice.
Thanks bro.