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Edit: This post became out of order when it was updated. It should be the 3rd post on 26 Aug.

As my third tile, I had dreams of depicting the Great Wall of China rolling over the mountains. I struggled with the layers and over lapping colors and the end result was less than desired.
This wasn't good enough and I knew it. I needed to hone my skills and vision. Living in Beijing, I decided to use the famous Temple of Heaven instead. 
Better, but I don't need the words and the image was missing something. Finally I came up with:
As you can see, added a frame on the 3rd tier and some shadows while removing the border and words. Now its something I can be proud of.

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