Pokemon!!

[Elramo]

Pokemon, gotta sig them all!
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[Papa]

I think the smudging stops a bit too drastically. It goes from orange to brown in like no time. Try to work it in a bit smoother. The blending for the render is okay. I think it needs a light source.

Also the text is kind of killin it for me. I know you like this font a lot. But it doesn't seem to work too often in sigs.
Maybe try a different font like arial or something.

Also maybe try adding a bit more effects to it. It would probabaly work wonders for the blending. I do like the coloring on this one. GJ.