In a Gadda da Vida by DeadInTheAttic
DeadInTheAttic

In a Gadda da Vida

by DeadInTheAttic in CGI

This illustration has been reedited several times. Somehow I guess, that my illustrations never might come to an end.


Concept:

The idea behind: Another interpretation of the Genesis, the first Man (Adam and Eve) and the beginning of civilization (after being expelled from paradise) of mankind. Somehow an ambivalence, I think.

The snake has already been punished for persuading Eve to take a bite, it already has lost its legs.
I somehow thought about the song 'Nine Inch Nails - Everyday's exactly the same', though I must admit, that this illustration fits best to 'Iron Butterfly - In a Gadda da Vida (In the garden of Eden)'; love, peace and so on of the Sixties.

I also included some symbols. The apple always has been a cross-cultural symbol (in Germany we call it 'Reichsapfel' as a symbol of kings, a symbol in many religions and fairytales and much more). The 'devil' on her right side, the 'angel' on her left side, above her shoulders. The angel being a robin, a victim for the snake, trying to flee in time. I tried to make it look a little bit silvern, precious in contrast to the snake.

The closed eyes and Eve enjoying the first rain on earth should look a bit erotically. For perhaps she wanted to leave that place, no regret, no remorses ... not every day the same stuff any longer ...

And for those headbangers like me:
Slayer covered the song mentioned above.


Nice to know:

There exists another story of the Genesis. God not made Eve out of Adam, God created both at the same time. And this story is the earlier version.


Technics:

After picking many references I created some rough drawings, which I used to illustrate this within Photoshop.
My usual technic is similar to airbrush. Masking the single elements (so I don't need to take that much care of the borders later on). Custom texture brushes increase the credibility. The original size would fit on a poster.



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