here's a laxus image i made for some ideas. when i did my lightning i found it best to try to keep the inner parts close to him very bright so that it didnt just look like a mess of lightning. then for the outside just build on smaller and smaller bits, erasing what doesnt look good as you go.
here is the one i used your idea
and here is where i left off Friday.
Much better I would suggest using a smaller font size. A larger text can take away from the focal and be considered a focal itself. You always want everything to lead the audience back to the focal of the signature. I recommend using a font size somewhere between 10 and 12 depending on the signature itself. Every now and then a little bit bigger or a little bit smaller is okay. Keep up the good work and great job on taking and using the advice.
P.S. One other thing. I just noticed this but make sure to either extend your snow flurry c4d across the entire signature or use a soft eraser to take out the the line that is noticeable to the left of the focal.
Yeah that is another rule that I always try to follow. And that is to always save your work as a PSD file first and then save it as a PNG. That way you can always go back and make changes to it if need be and you also never know when someone may get promoted and would like to have their signature changed to reflect their new rank.
