@ honestdom: haha, I'm too poor to afford photoshop but gimp isn't too bad. I've read it has alot of similarities as photoshop. It gets the job done though, I guess that's all that really matters.
Here's me modeling the sign...and a test render.
YouTube - Simply Maya Comp (Jan 2011) Sign_Time Lapse
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