To get a realistic render first you need realistic assets with good shaders. And a lot more detail and realistic proportions. The best light and rendersettings cant fix bad assets.
Oh I did, I spent several hours over multiple days researching, learning & watching tutorials before I posted here. Most of all the tutorials say the same things (which I applied) but none of them show every single setting they have selected between all the lighting and rendering options. They typically only show a hand…