Return Of The Gods

It was my very first image with a strict concept and process behind it, going from a "screenplay" to a draft to composite tests to the final image.

I started working on it in September 2017 but I was not satisfied with the advanced composite tests, so I went to point zero again.

As the original file is huge (270 layers @ 4744 x 2650 px @ 300 dpi) it caused some serious performance issues for my hardware.
Stock credits

Thanks to all stock providers for their awesome work!

Landscape:  pixabay.com/de/unfruchtbar-w%C…
Water surface:  jean52.deviantart.com/art/Sea-…
Dead tree 1:  stockopedia.deviantart.com/art…
Dead tree 2:  hb593200.deviantart.com/art/De…
Dead tree 3:  roy3d.deviantart.com/art/Dead-…

Sky 1:  pixabay.com/de/malham-yorkshir…
Sky 2:  pixabay.com/de/himmel-wolken-c…
Sky 3:  pixabay.com/de/blitz-donner-ge…
Moon:  esveeka-stock.deviantart.com/a…
Lightning:  untodarkness-stock.deviantart.…
Meteorit:  www.deviantart.com/art/meteori…
Migrating birds:  frisbystock.deviantart.com/art…

Temple ruin:  pixabay.com/de/petra-pyramide-…
Pyramid:  pixabay.com/de/pyramide-bent-s…
Crawler:  www.deviantart.com/art/Sci-Fi-…
Camels:  timewizardstock.deviantart.com…

Man 1:  pixabay.com/de/%C3%A4gypten-be…
Man 2:  pixabay.com/de/w%C3%BCste-emir…
Man 3:  pixabay.com/de/turban-mann-bet…

Woman:  pixabay.com/de/afghanistan-fra…

Goat:  onistocke.deviantart.com/art/F…
Wound 1:  bmastock.deviantart.com/art/Wo…
Wound 2:  pulse-stock.deviantart.com/art…

Figure 1:  troodon80.deviantart.com/art/M…
Figure 2:  troodon80.deviantart.com/art/M…
Figure 3:  troodon80.deviantart.com/art/M…
Rod:  frozenstocks.deviantart.com/ar…
Gas mask:  www.deviantart.com/art/Gas-mas…
Coyote skull:  www.deviantart.com/art/Coyote-…

Flame & sparks:  www.deviantart.com/art/Flames-…
Smoldering:  pax-caryatid.deviantart.com/ar…
Smoke:  md-arts.deviantart.com/art/Smo…
Metal texture:  texturelib.com/texture/?path=/…
Brushes:  jonasdero.deviantart.com/art/F…
Blood brushes:  keren-r.deviantart.com/art/Blo…