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Most people will recognize him for his work on the films ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' and ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', in which his concept art provided the foundation for the extensive WorldBuilding seen in those films. His son Toby appeared at age 2 in ''Labyrinth'' and would go on to become the design supervisor of ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance''.

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Most people will recognize him for his work on the films ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' and ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', in which his concept art ConceptArt provided the foundation for the extensive WorldBuilding seen in those films. His son Toby appeared at age 2 in ''Labyrinth'' and would go on to become the design supervisor of ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance''.
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Not to be confused with [[Creator/BrianFroudActor the Canadian voice actor]] [[NamesTheSame of the same name]].

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** ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' (2019-): Served as consultant. Unused designs of his were incorporated in the series.

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Not to be confused with the Canadian voice actor Brian Froud.

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** ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' (2019-): Served as consultant. Unused designs of his were incorporated in it.

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* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'' (1982): Froud worked on the concept art, designing the film's creatures and world in collaboration with Creator/JimHenson.

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''Film/TheDarkCrystal'' (1982): Froud worked on the concept art, designing the film's creatures and world in collaboration with Creator/JimHenson.



* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' (1986): Collaboration with Jim Henson once again.

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** ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' (2019): Served as consultant. Unused designs of his were incorporated in it.

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** ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' (2018): Served as consultant.

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** ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' (2018): Prequel series to the film. Served as consultant.

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** ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' (2018): Prequel to the above.

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** ''ComicBook/TheDarkCrystalCreationMyths'' (2012-2015): Served as consultant and drew the covers.
** ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' (2018): Prequel series to the above.film. Served as consultant.

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Brian Froud (born 1947) is a well known British FantasyArt illustrator. After the rise of Fantasy Art in the Seventies with notables like Creator/FrankFrazetta and Creator/BorisVallejo, the cladistic tree of it grew and branched into subgenres, one such subgenre was Faerie Art. Brian Froud ''is'' Faerie Art.

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Brian Froud (born 1947) is a well known British FantasyArt illustrator.

After the rise of Fantasy Art in the Seventies with notables notable figures like Creator/FrankFrazetta and Creator/BorisVallejo, the cladistic tree of it grew and branched into subgenres, one such subgenre was Faerie Art. Brian Froud ''is'' Faerie Art.
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Most people will recognize him for his work on the films ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' and ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', in which his concept art provided the foundation for the extensive WorldBuilding seen in those films.

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Most people will recognize him for his work on the films ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' and ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', in which his concept art provided the foundation for the extensive WorldBuilding seen in those films.
films. His son Toby appeared at age 2 in ''Labyrinth'' and would go on to become the design supervisor of ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance''.
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Brian Froud is well known for FantasyArt, mainly focusing of faerie folk. After the rise of FantasyArt in the Seventies with notables like Creator/FrankFrazetta and Creator/BorisVallejo, the cladistic tree of FantasyArt and grew and branched into subgenres, one such subgenre was Faerie Art. Brian Froud ''is'' Faerie Art.

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Brian Froud (born 1947) is a well known for FantasyArt, mainly focusing of faerie folk. British FantasyArt illustrator. After the rise of FantasyArt Fantasy Art in the Seventies with notables like Creator/FrankFrazetta and Creator/BorisVallejo, the cladistic tree of FantasyArt and it grew and branched into subgenres, one such subgenre was Faerie Art. Brian Froud ''is'' Faerie Art.
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* ''Literature/{{Faeries}}'' (1978): An art book co-produced by Froud and Creator/AlanLee; probably Froud's best known work. Spawned an obscure 1981 animated TV special.

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* ''Literature/{{Faeries}}'' ''Faeries'' (1978): An art book co-produced by Froud and Creator/AlanLee; Alan Lee; probably Froud's best known work. Spawned an obscure 1981 animated TV special.

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* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal''.
* ''Literature/{{Faeries}}'': An art book co-produced by Froud and Creator/AlanLee; probably Froud's best known work. Spawned an obscure 1981 animated TV special.
* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''.
** ''The Goblin Companion'': An art book with concept art from the movie, featuring humorous biographies of dozens of goblins and fleshing out the world of the Labyrinth. Illustrated by Froud and written by ''Labyrinth'' screenwriter [[Creator/MontyPython Terry Jones]].
* ''Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book'', another collaboration with Terry Jones.

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* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal''.
* ''Literature/{{Faeries}}'':
''Literature/{{Faeries}}'' (1978): An art book co-produced by Froud and Creator/AlanLee; probably Froud's best known work. Spawned an obscure 1981 animated TV special.
* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''.
''Film/TheDarkCrystal'' (1982): Froud worked on the concept art, designing the film's creatures and world in collaboration with Creator/JimHenson.
** ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' (2018): Prequel to the above.
* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' (1986): Collaboration with Jim Henson once again.
** ''The Goblin Companion'': Companion'' (1996): An art book with concept art from the movie, featuring humorous biographies of dozens of goblins and fleshing out the world of the Labyrinth. Illustrated by Froud and written by ''Labyrinth'' screenwriter [[Creator/MontyPython Terry Jones]].
* ''Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book'', another Book'' (1994): Another collaboration with Terry Jones.Jones.
* ''[[Film/PetesDragon2016 Pete's Dragon]]'' (2016): Worked on concept art for the film.
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Not to be confused with the Canadian voice actor [[NamesTheSame Brian Froud]]

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!!Notable projects
* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal''
* ''Literature/{{Faeries}}'': An art book co-produced by Froud and Creator/AlanLee; probably Froud's best-known work. Spawned an obscure 1981 animated TV special.
* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''

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* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal''
''Film/TheDarkCrystal''.
* ''Literature/{{Faeries}}'': An art book co-produced by Froud and Creator/AlanLee; probably Froud's best-known best known work. Spawned an obscure 1981 animated TV special.
* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''.




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* UglyCute: A lot of his faeries come off this way

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* UglyCute: [[invoked]] A lot of his faeries come off this wayway.
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* DoubleSidedBook: One of his art books is ''Bad Fairies'' if you start from one end and ''Good Fairies'' if you start from the other. The critter in the middle could look like either, depending on which way up the picture is.
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Brian Froud is well known for FantasyArt, mainly focusing of faerie folk. After the rise of FantasyArt in the Seventies with notables like Creator/FrankFrazetta and Creator/BorisVallejo, the cladistic tree of FantasyArt and grew and branched into subgenres, one such subgenre was Faerie Art. Brian Froud ''is'' Faerie Art.

Most people will recognize him for his work on the films ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' and ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', in which his concept art provided the foundation for the extensive WorldBuilding seen in those films.

Froud's homepage can be found [[http://www.worldoffroud.com/ here]].

!!Notable projects
* ''Film/TheDarkCrystal''
* ''Literature/{{Faeries}}'': An art book co-produced by Froud and Creator/AlanLee; probably Froud's best-known work. Spawned an obscure 1981 animated TV special.
* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''
** ''The Goblin Companion'': An art book with concept art from the movie, featuring humorous biographies of dozens of goblins and fleshing out the world of the Labyrinth. Illustrated by Froud and written by ''Labyrinth'' screenwriter [[Creator/MontyPython Terry Jones]].
* ''Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book'', another collaboration with Terry Jones.

!!Tropes in his work
* DarkerAndEdgier: Though still very whimsical.
* TheFairFolk
* OurFairiesAreDifferent
* WorldBuilding

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