I do not know about you but I like my bevels to be realistic.
edit: Told Gikon. He says that that is his thing. Proof is of the past. He ( as helen ) posted a few that would kick your avatar's asses. Sadly due to redoing the Off topic forum it got lost.
Edit2: Forgot about the time to make this. could have been shorter if I had chosen the color before hand. 1 minute 10 secs.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c64/w0rmaster/thissucks-1.pnghttp://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c64/w0rmaster/thissucks.pngThat would kick these avatar's ass? Hah! They're practically the same thing. Those are duplications I made of Gikon's avatars when his thread was "
all-that" and everyone had a Gikon made avatar. If you look at the pictures you'll notice it's just a default gradient, a shine, text, and a few layer styles. (drop shadow, gradient, stroke) I don't even think that Ethan was around for that whole Gikon thing, so how could he even steal Gikon's thunder? If he ever had any, that is. Your bevel isn't realistic, either.
Avatar's like this are dumb anyway, where you just request to have your name put on it. It's not personal at all. If you're avatar isn't going to be based on the art in the avatar, why put your name on it anyway? It happens to be right above your avatar. Please go away, General Omega, and never come back.