Ognjisha's esoteric studies

[xelfereht]

Hey dude,
Very nice illustration, I mean it's good as is already
but I had a go at trying some things
made the moon bigger to not be same size and level with his head, not a perfect solution but..
altered a bit of the left side branch just feels a bit samey and tones it down in the negative space to make it less competitive for attention.reduced his staff hand, just felt bit big.
slightly upped the size of some of the rocks at the bottom and added to the left roots to feel a bit less sparse
raised his collar to make him feel a bit smaller and rugged up for the cold night
thrusted his chest forward slightly just for some more eagerness
very slight raise and angle to the lamp for that again, eagerness feel
the bright light coming from the opposite side to the mood felt stand out bright and his cheek took more attention than his eyes. attempted to make the glow in his eye bit more bright and orange so it didn't look as much like the stars. gave the moon and lamp some glow for some ambiance 

just noticing the tangent of his boot top and the ground, maybe raise that up a little.
could maybe purple back some of the branches toughing his hair too so they don't read as part of his head

Great image, good luck with the contest