Original image
step 1 of 9
cutting the building from the background.
step 2 of 9
Cleaning up with some copy+paste and clone stamp.
step 3 of 9
Creating the first contours of the worms.
step 4 of 9
Warping the worms into shape and laying out some layers to get the basic composition.
step 5 of 9
Adding more buildings so the original building i not the only part of the image with vertical lines.
step 6 of 9
Drawing lines for the background, with motion blur to make it smooth (didn't want too obious render clouds).
step 7 of 9
Adding some highlights and grain for the sand-effect.
step 8 of 9
Adding some shades
step 9 of 9
Time to fight back...
Final result
