your lighting setup is bland and simple, it feels like the character is being lit frrom all directions, so it doesn`t create much room for focusing on areas where you want the viewer to look, and then everything else stays in shadows

i learned recently that a good lighting setup will generally be working to accentuate areas of interest, i thought the gauntlet looked cool, so i tried putting a light scene shining directly at it

i don`t have much free time, but it`s just to show how it can look better if you implement it

also, someone already said it in here, but it`s good to do minimal and simple designs when you`re studying, it`s quicker and your brain organizes stuff better (plus you don`t burnout as often)