Haha, yeah those guys at Animerender are quite amazing ... I'm not gonna lie.
You see though, when I began creating signatures, I was a member of a site called "Trickypixels." There, I learned the "pop out" style that I use in nearly ALL of my creations. I don't know what it is, but I prefer my style to all others. That is why I use it.
At Trickypixels, I competed for real money at no cost from my own pocket. For that reason alone, I took it quite seriously, and over the course of my membership, I won $25. Guess what style I used!?
It's just really sad that the site went down ...
**Of course I AM NOT discrediting ANYBODY.
**Everyone does their own thing, and I love your work personally.