Brian Froud
Image:Brian Froud (illustrator).jpg Brian Froud (1986).
Born	1947 Winchester, England
Field	illustration, painting, writing, conceptual design
Training	Maidstone College of Art
Awards	Hugo Award, Chesley Award

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Biography

His work has been used as the inspiration for creatures in films such as The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth (both in conjunction with Jim Henson's Creature Shop). He collaborated with Terry Jones, who was a screenwriter on Labyrinth, on The Goblins of the Labyrinth (1986, re-issued in abridged form as The Goblin Companion: A Field Guide to Goblins in 1996), and subsequently on a number of non-Labyrinth-related books about fairies and goblins, the latest being Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book, Goblins and Good Fairies/Bad Fairies. One of his most famous art books is simply titled Faeries, in collaboration with Alan Lee. Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... The Dark Crystal is a 1982 fantasy film by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. ... Labyrinth is a 1986 fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed through the art of Brian Froud. ... Jim Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was the most widely known American puppeteer in modern American television history. ... Jim Hensons Creature Shop is a company founded in 1979 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. ... Terence Graham Parry Jones (born in Colwyn Bay, Wales, on February 1, 1942) is a British comedian, screenwriter and actor, film director, childrens author, popular historian, political commentator and TV documentary host. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... by Sophie Anderson For other uses, see Fairy (disambiguation). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... by Sophie Anderson A fairy, or faery, is a creature from stories and mythology, often portrayed in art and literature as a minuscule humanoid with wings. ... Alan Lee 2003 in (New Zealand) Alan Lee (born August 20, 1947) is an English book illustrator and movie conceptual designer. ...

Froud has also dabbled in other mediums and has recently created a deck of Oracle cards entitled "The Faerie's Oracle". His last book came out in 2006 and was called The Secret Sketchbooks of Brian Froud with included sketches of artwork seen finished in earlier work. Reportedly the title of his next book will be World Of Faery coming out very soon. He also designed the album artwork for the medieval rock band Qntal's 2006 release Qntal V: Silver Swan. The enhanced 2CD version of the album also featured a second CD featuring a short gallery of his fairy and goblin work. Oracle card decks claim to provide insight and positive outlooks to people. ... Medieval rock (a literal translation of German Mittelalter-Rock) is a variation of folk rock and gothic rock into a style reminiscent of medieval music. ... (l-r) Michael Popp, Syrah, and Fil Groth Qntal is a German electro-medieval band founded in 1991 by Michael Popp, Ernst Horn, and later the vocalist Syrah (aka Sigrid Hausen). ...

Illustration works

• Romeo and Juliet (1971)
• The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate (1972)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1972)
• Ultra-violet catastrophe! Or, The unexpected walk with Great-Uncle Magnus Pringle (1975)
• Are All the Giants Dead? (1975)
• The Wind Between the Stars (1976)
• The Land of Froud (1977)
• Master Snickup's Cloak (1979)
• Faeries (1979) — With Alan Lee
• The World of the Dark Crystal (1982)
• Goblins: Pop-up Book (1983)
• Goblins of the Labyrinth (1986)
• The Goblin Companion: A Field Guide to Goblins (1986)
• The Dreaming Place (1990)
• Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book (1994)
• Something Rich and Strange (1994) — Reprinted cover
• Quentin Cottington's Journal of Faery Research: Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells (1996)
• Good Faeries/Bad Faeries (1998)
• The Faeries' Oracle (2000)
• The Runes of Elfland (2003)
• Goblins! (2004)
• The Secret Sketchbooks of Brian Froud (2005)
• Chelsea Morning (2005)

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Conceptual works

• The Dark Crystal (1982)
• Labyrinth (1986)
• The Storyteller (1988)
• Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1988)
• The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (2000)
• Peter Pan (2003)
• Power of the Dark Crystal (2008)

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Toby Froud

Froud's mother, Toby Froud, played the baby in Labyrinth, one of his father's works.^[1] Toby Froud is currently studying filmmaking and special effects techniques in London. He is also apprenticed at the Muppet workshop in New York City, and on the set of the Lord of the Rings films in New Zealand. Labyrinth is a 1986 fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed through the art of Brian Froud. ...

References

1. ^ Toby Froud at the Internet Movie Database

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External links

• Brian Froud at the Internet Movie Database
• World of Froud, official website of Brian Froud
• Short biographies of Brian & Wendy Froud
• Endicott Studio article on Froud
• The Froud Collectors Group on LiveJournal