FIANL! Yah, it has a sprite in it :\. Erm... Tell me which version you like. And if everything looks real. CnC
firstly, where is the side light coming from...definetly makes in not very real..... also, the text looks a little out of place
the text has no "base" to it, if you get what im saying....what you wanna do, is blend like the bottom of the text like into the sand....that would look awesome...
The light source looks completely fake. Try using an actual light source, not a brush. Omni, under light effects, usually looks good. You just have to mess around with it. Soft light on a mediumish opac would look good.
The light looks a little strange, though it's awesome how there's an shade from the text, though this sig looks a bit weird to me. EDIT: Omfg, that's waaaay more better, sunny shine!
**** the rest of the suggestions, the shadows make it seem like there are two light sources. The text shadow goes to the top left corner and the sprites shadow points a little to the top right corner.