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.
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Martin Muir
very nice work Dan,great.
Danilo Lejardi replied
It´s great to know you liked it, Martin.
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
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
fabulous!
Danilo Lejardi replied
Thanks a lot friend, It´s great to know you liked it.
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
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
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
awesome image and loved your description!
Danilo Lejardi replied
Thanks a lot, Susan!
Solomon Walker
brilliant conception, and so masterfully executed on the digital canvas!
Danilo Lejardi replied
Wow, Solomon! Thanks!
Antanas
great job
Danilo Lejardi replied
Hi, Antanas, thanks for your nice words.
soos
Wow!...your work is brilliant as always! :)
Danilo Lejardi replied
It´s great to know you liked it, Thanks!
Patricia Anne ...
Danilo Lejardi replied
Thanks a lot! OMG! Have to create a new journal!
jacqleen
YOU SO SO DESERVE this FEATURE….It’s just STUNNING!!! xx
Danilo Lejardi replied
Thanks Jacqui, you´re so kind with me.
Impassioned
Awesome work Danilo!
Danilo Lejardi replied
Is it you Mark? Thanks friend; I appreciate a lot your comment.
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
Another excellent piece ! Great layer work !
Danilo Lejardi replied
Thanks a lot, friend!
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
Great composition! Love the theme!
Danilo Lejardi replied
Thanks Loreen, and thanks for the fav, too!
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
Awesome work Danilo!!!:)
well done
Danilo Lejardi replied
Thanks a lot for your nice comment, Claudia!
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
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
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
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
you will be famous one day my friend !!
...roy
LeighAth
this is a very interesting tribute and a beautiful art piece…
Please consider submitting this to Let’s Pay Homage
Lydia Marano
Congratulations! You are a featured artist on The Voyage of the Surrealists
Lydia Marano
_Congratulations! This surreal treasure has been featured in The Voyage of the Surrealists _
Nawroski .
Good take on Greenaway’s surreal satire, like the writing cascade.
Congrats on the feature