Knocking on Heaven's Door

Inspired by the Guns N' Roses version of "Knocking on Heaven's Door." I decided to make up a photo-manipulation piece that projects my view on death. Peaceful. Bittersweet.

I know that when I cross over to the other side, this is the way I want to go. The floating sensation of your soul as you approach heaven's gate to meet your maker.

Of course that seems kinda "fairy tail-ish" for a cruel reality.

On  to the technical stuff:

I used around 3 sky stock images, one really fascinating door  image and a girl holding a yellow balloon. A grungy effect was added by a grunge texture courtesy of the Computer Arts magazine I picked up a few months ago.

Stock images from fellow Deviant Artists, find them HERE. 

No brushes. No text. (which goes against my basic instincts because I grew dependent on them for a while.)

The whole thing took me two days, but that was because I took about half an hour everyday making this between jobs.

I hope you like it! This is my first real photo-manipulation piece that I could be proud of and brae enough to show to ... anyone! I'd appreciate the feedback!