The Pillow Book (Windows)

Danilo Lejardi

The Pillow Book (Windows)

This is my tribute to one of the most innovative films I´ve ever seen in years.
The Pillow Book is a 1996 film by UK director Peter Greenaway; main character is Nagiko, a Japanese model.
“The film is a rich and artistic melding of dark modern drama with idealized Chinese and Japanese cultural themes and settings, and centers around body painting.”
“As a young girl in Japan, Nagiko’s father paints characters on her face, and her aunt reads to her from “The Pillow Book”, the diary of a 10th-century lady-in-waiting. Nagiko grows up, obsessed with books, papers, and writing on bodies, and her sexual odyssey (and the creation of her own Pillow Book) is a “parfait mélange” of classical Japanese, modern Chinese, and Western film images.”

Well, for those who haven´t seen this film, I highly recommend it. A brief of this film can be found here).

Main female figure with clothes and accesories and props conform a cinema4D render; the rest was done in postwork by blending photo-layers and a bit of digital painting.

The Pillow Book (Windows) belongs to the following groups:

Alternative and Progressive International Art, ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, Art Inspired by Dreams, Back In Black ( sorry~NO PHOTOGRAPHY), Curious Vintage Fictions, Dark artists, dark art, Enchanting Powerful Photo Manipulation (2 per day), Fantasy Art, Fantasy Fine Art Composites, Let's Pay Homage, Mixed Media, Parallel Dimensions, PixElations - The Art of Photoshop, The Graphic Room-Graphic and Digital Art, the love of Eerie and enchanting artwork and The Voyage Of The Surrealists Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

The Pillow Book (Windows) by Danilo Lejardi
The Pillow Book (Windows) by Danilo Lejardi
  • Martin Muir

    Martin Muir

    very nice work Dan,great.

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    It´s great to know you liked it, Martin.

  • linskudd

    linskudd

    Nice work – suits the film perfectly – which is, as you say, innovative. I don’t have many DVD’s but this is one of them.

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Yes, I think of this film as a stopper; as an important event in movies history.

  • butchart

    butchart

    dani… somehow i missed this seeries (damn new rb overview)... but i LOVE them…....they are so iconic and enegmatic at the same time…. they really make you stop and study them to see all the wonderful components and nuances,,,,,,,,,,,,,, bravo my friend….......b

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    thanks friend; so glad to know you are having a good time with the series.

  • helene ruiz

    helene ruiz

    fabulous!

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Thanks a lot friend, It´s great to know you liked it.

  • Keith Reesor

    Keith Reesor

    Incredible image Danilo!! Love this series!! :)

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    And it´s great to know you always take your time to stop and leave such nice comments; thanks a lot, friend.

  • Ramasg

    Ramasg

    This truly captures the mood of the film. A worthy homage to a haunting and surreal movie. That headpiece is incredible!

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    (Hey, between you and me, the headpiece is a Rendo freestuff…, ssshhh.) Thanks, I´m glad to know you liked it.

  • Brad MacDuff

    Brad MacDuff

    Gorgeous work, AND I have a movie to watch now. So thanks, twice!

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    I´d be nice to have your feedback regarding the movie, please; let me know what you think of it!. And thanks!

  • Susan Kimball

    Susan Kimball

    awesome image and loved your description!

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Thanks a lot, Susan!

  • Solomon Walker

    Solomon Walker

    brilliant conception, and so masterfully executed on the digital canvas!

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Wow, Solomon! Thanks!

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    great job

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Hi, Antanas, thanks for your nice words.

  • soos

    soos

    Wow!...your work is brilliant as always! :)

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    It´s great to know you liked it, Thanks!

  • Patricia Anne McCarty
  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Thanks a lot! OMG! Have to create a new journal!

  • jacqleen

    jacqleen

    YOU SO SO DESERVE this FEATURE….It’s just STUNNING!!! xx

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Thanks Jacqui, you´re so kind with me.

  • Impassioned

    Impassioned

    Awesome work Danilo!

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Is it you Mark? Thanks friend; I appreciate a lot your comment.

  • Joe Valcourt/MODERNUS ART STUDIO

    Joe Valcourt/M...

    stunning in design. state of art applications, visionary work. Joe

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Hi, Joe; it makes me feel fine to know you liked it, thanks a lot.

  • reflector

    reflector

    Another excellent piece ! Great layer work !

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Thanks a lot, friend!

  • blamo

    blamo

    Supurb depiction ….................allways been a peter greenaway fan

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    I´m glad you liked it; actually, I´ve only see a couple of his films _ I didn´t like the other one, “the cook, the thief…”. I don´t know if he ever tried the same style as with “Pillow…”.

  • doreen01

    doreen01

    Great composition! Love the theme!

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Thanks Loreen, and thanks for the fav, too!

  • marak

    marak

    i love it,i wish i could use photoshop like you do i just started use it,and it’s a bit of a challenge sometimes.

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Hi, I´m autodidact in most of the aspects regarding CGs, including Photoshop. I think the key is to be sure about what one wants to achieve with a particular image; the rest almost comes along by itself. If you have any particular question, please bbmail me; don´t speak English very well, but I´ll try to do my best for sure.

  • calves

    calves

    Awesome work Danilo!!!:)
    well done

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Thanks a lot for your nice comment, Claudia!

  • Druidstorm

    Druidstorm

    Not seen the film. But by the beauty of your craft it must be amazing! BRAVO!!!...)o(

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    You should try to see the film! Thanks friend!

  • JDNarts

    JDNarts

    Wonderful image Danilo! Love the image in the window sections. Very nice work!

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Thanks,friend; I´m glad you liked it.

  • Shanina Conway

    Shanina Conway

    Wonderful Danilo, love the many fine details…and I agree the film was wonderful, anything by Peter Greenaway is;)

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Oh, Shanina! Sorry again for replying so late; I haven´t been feeling well for the last 2 days. It´s always a pleasure to see you´ve liked one of my images; Thanks a lot!

  • Imber

    Imber

    just fantastic work

  • Danilo Lejardi replied

    Wow, Imber! I truely feel so honoured by your comment. Thank you so much for your nice words.

  • roy skogvold

    roy skogvold

    you will be famous one day my friend !!
    ...roy

  • LeighAth

    LeighAth

    this is a very interesting tribute and a beautiful art piece…
    Please consider submitting this to Let’s Pay Homage

  • Lydia Marano

    Lydia Marano

    Congratulations! You are a featured artist on The Voyage of the Surrealists

  • Lydia Marano

    Lydia Marano

    _Congratulations! This surreal treasure has been featured in The Voyage of the Surrealists _

  • Nawroski .

    Nawroski .

    Good take on Greenaway’s surreal satire, like the writing cascade.
    Congrats on the feature

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