"Within a serene valley, atop an emerald hill,
A dōjō rests in glory, training youths in martial skill.
Behold the humble teacher, whose worthy crown 's white with age.
Fear the deft-handed students; fervent spirits, bound up rage!"

This is sort of a step-by-step and three final maps at once.

I started with graphite...
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then colored it with Prismacolor Water color pencils...
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and next I blended it with water.
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What do you think? Would you train in the ancient Oriental Martial Arts in this pleasant valley? Could you hone your skills to over come the obstacles that stand between the Training Yard and the Dragon Summit?