Brian Froud is well known for
Fantasy Art, mainly focusing of faerie folk. After the rise of
Fantasy Art in
The Seventies with notables like
Frank Frazetta and
Boris Vallejo, the cladistic tree of
Fantasy Art and grew and branched into
Sub Genres, one such subgenre was
Faerie Art.
Brian Froud is Faerie Art.
Most people will recognize him for his work on the films
Labyrinth and
The Dark Crystal, in which his concept art provided the foundation for the extensive
World Building seen in those films.
Froud's homepage can be found
here
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Notable Projects
- The Dark Crystal
- Faeries: An art book co-produced by Froud and Alan Lee; probably Froud's best-known work. Spawned an obscure 1981 animated TV special.
- Labyrinth
- The Goblin Companion: An art book with concept art from the movie, written by featuring humorous biographies of dozens of goblins and fleshing out the world of the Labyrinth. Illustrated by Froud and written by Labyrinth screenwriter Terry Jones.
Tropes in his work
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