Left side blending of the swirly thing= Fantastic!
Top blending= Sickening!

Here we have seen two ways of giving feedback. The one way that pisses me off and shuts me down to constructive feedback and oneway which is not overly critical but still somewhat abrupt. I think words like "crappy" or so demeaning and are not aimed at helping someone. Most of the time I think people just don't think when they post. Anyway on to the tile. Ezo is correct about the smudge tool it would have been cool if you had tried enlarging the image while working on it and brought down the upper image like one pixel line at a time Thats what I do when I'm serious about making it blend. The other thing is try to use the colors around the tile (like whats in the other tiles) It seems that no matter what people say about being original they seem to expect your tile not to clash or have a different approach to the subject. On a collaborative project I can understand this thinking you want it to blend and everything to flow. I think your tiles show imagination for someone who says they can't draw or is'nt used to the software. Just do what I do and keep trying. I won't let the eliteist attitudes prevent from working. And just remeber this is'nt the met, the tate, or the freaking smithsonian this is just a web site where people are honing skills so relax and enjoy it. Don't take it as serious as some of the critics would have you take it hell nobodys getting paid for this it's recreational art. I think it sucked that someone graded this so hard.