I totally belive that Phelps is better, i mean he has set world records and look at how many medals he has compared to lochte! plus one race that you dont medal in dont mean anything
Haha no problem, happy to help :) And as for the lighting, I generally just use layers with soft black/white brushes. I rarely use burn and dodge, but I've used it in a few sigs here and there. Mostly I just go with gradient maps, soft brush layers, and C4Ds for some misc lighting/effects. As for blending the render, I don't exactly have any tips aside from experimenting with textures on overlay. Overlay gives a very good effect when used on any part of a signature. If you're good with C4Ds, it's always great to get it in that way as well. Smudging the edges of a render is also a good way to make it blend if you can do it right (I use chalk brushes). And of course I have a psd you can look at! =D http://puu.sh/Kn95
Damn, that looks amazing. But can I ask for one change? I don't really want my name on there, it also says "62" instead "602" . But I would like it removed completely. Other than that, great work.