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This is a competition I had with my friend ShadyFX he did say the render was a pain to work with; however some good work was produced!
Render to use
http://d.imagehost.org/0305/1301_ren...ns_titre_2.png
Here is his attempt
http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...nksRequest.png
Here is my attempt
http://i40.tinypic.com/110ipo9.png



Version 3 after CnC
http://i40.tinypic.com/k532qh.png

Rate on the good and bad points of each one and please say which one is the best, thanks!

First one has bad blending, bad contrast, no depth, no lighting, and bad text.

Second one has bad blending, better contrast, better depth, bad lighting, and better text.

Second ones better.

they both have your name on it o.o

He put my name on it lol

Second one is better. Bad text though. Also, i'd sharped inside the render more, and outside the c4d's less, but that's my opinion.
Decent tag though.

Must confess, im terrible at text :/

First:
Colors and type aren't too shabby, but everything else is pretty rough. The washed out look isn't really working here, neither are the effects to the left of the stock, they just don't fit.

Second:
I'd drop the layer effects on the text, I generally find they look bad. They can be done well, but it's very dependant on whether it goes with the piece or not. Not liking the blur on his hair, it's too strong. Effects and colors are cool though.

heres v2 of mine :D
http://i40.tinypic.com/k532qh.png

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Originally Posted by DemonksGFX

Must confess, im terrible at text :/

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so am I :p
that's why i chose to leave it out. I hardly ever use text on taggs, only if i'm really sure about it