Road Lest Traveled
original image

Entry guide: step 1 of 8

Isolated Columns from the rest of the Background
Entry guide: step 2 of 8

Created cracks from dry earth source and lowered saturation for an aged appearance
- 1: http://www.crestock.com/image/74919-dry-earth-.aspx
Entry guide: step 3 of 8

Added Road image and various effects to make it look scarier.
- 1: http://www.dreamstime.com/drying-wasted-swamp-imagefree2606854
Entry guide: step 4 of 8

Added Adjustment layer to sharpen contrast and added blended color layer to make it look even grimier.
Entry guide: step 5 of 8

Warped Red Sunset picture and added painting to the layer for lighting affects
- 1: http://freestockphotos.com/
Entry guide: step 6 of 8

Replaced "Door" with the appropriate blending effects to carry the lighting scheme.
Entry guide: step 7 of 8

Painted in ground fog.
Entry guide: step 8 of 8

Added final contrast grain layer and brushed in details.
final result

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