[James Roth]

Alright I’m finalizing the graphic now; but isn’t it sort of breaking the rules to reduce the red by 50% and leave the white at 100%? A real reflection wouldn’t do that, is this going to be subtly noticeable to the viewer?

The blue outer stroke is looking much better, thank you!

[James Roth]

Thank you Kalle for your prompt and helpful response!

Alright, it’s looking better already! 🙂 I added a Precise Outer Glow 2px in size of a darker blue, it might not be perfect yet but it’s better than Drop Shadow for sure. I fixed the kerning a bit and had the text sit on the center line instead of through it.

I know it has a ways to go before it’s finalized, I just need some veteran eyes to examine it and tell me of any glaring failings. I know there’s better ways to do reflections but I’m lost there so I’m just reducing opacity and erasing the bottom. A glass surface would impart it’s own slight color to the reflection, right? And if there was flooring there would be a faint horizon line but I’m not sure how to do that realistically. There’s also a smudginess to the outer glow that I don’t quite like…