Quote Originally Posted by eternal essence View Post
Yeah, normally I will have a set render in the sig that I will have in the foreground, the above sig was an exception to rule purely to try something different.

Well I didn't use any on that sig, I actually rarely use a gradient filter, except for when I used to work with photos. The above sig mainly has some guassian and motion blur, and smudge stick. The rest was done with blending effects.
Usually the background is smudged, not so much the render. Also, try using more gradient filters along with differing opacities. Screen setting is also always good to use.