no matter what i try to do … i just cant achive realistic renders
this is mix of EU and arabic style of helmots
all was made in blender 2.79
textures were made in krita
feed back is a must !!! and welcome !!!
I think the problem here is mostly the lighting/hdri. it seems to be rather uniform grey - so the reflections metal also just looks grey and flat. Maybe try a different one (preferably outdoors) for example from hdrihaven. The model itself looks really nice