I love it when clients call to help out on projects like this one. The client received a last minute request to get a congratulatory ad in the Dallas Morning News after the Rangers won the World Series and I was all too glad to lend a hand. Fully textured and rendered in 3D.
Detail
3D stitching is a tricky effect as it needs to flow with the character forms. Guide paths need to be built for each shape to define which way the stitching flows. The extra effort is worth it when photo-realism is the goal.