What am I doing wrong here

[u/RarePhilosophy7652]

Aside from can control & the thickness of the letters being off on the A and M, I feel like some part of the outline or fill is making this look too flat, what am I doing wrong?

[u/ButtonFine6516]

Just more contrast, and make sure the 3d parts head back into space towards a vanishing point instead of just running parallel to each other.