#Brian Froud

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The Dark Crystal (1982). Concept art by Brian Froud

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The magical art of Brian Froud for Labyrinth (1986) and the book The Goblins of Labyrinth

Books:

Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Novelization (illustrated by Brian Froud)

Labyrinth: The Ultimate Visual History (artbook)

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'Troll Witch' by Brian Froud.

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Alan Lee, “Faeries” by Brian Froud & Alan Lee, 1978 Source

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Labyrinth "Chilly Down" scene redraw.

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Faerie sculptures by Wendy Froud

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Brian Froud

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Brian Froud

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Art by Brian Froud, 2008

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One of my earliest Labyrinth prop replica projects was making Hoggle's fairy sprayer, as seen in the very beginning of Labyrinth. Redoing projects is always a really nice ego-boost, as I get to directly contrast where I came from with where I am now. And safe to say, I'm really happy with this new version of my Hoggle sprayer. Not just in terms of the actual prop rebuild, but in regards to the photos of the build itself!

My sprayer was built using a balloon pump, various cardboard tubes, a copious amount of wood filler, foam spheres, and sculpey clay. The backdrop bricks were made out of pink insulation foam, the "Dirt" are two yoga mats covered in alternating layers of glue and sand, and the fairies were actually just one fairy that I photographed over and over (Who's wings were made out of iridescent film ironed over wire, which were glued to a spherical LED light). I'm a bit crunched for time today so I'm not gonna include a write-up on the construction of the sprayer, but feel free to click the "Keep Reading" to see the very un-glamourous "Behind the scenes" picture of this particular photoshoot.

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'The Bodah' illustration by Brian Froud.

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Labyrinth (1986)

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From "Jim Henson's Labyrinth - The Ultimate Visual History" Part 2

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Today I rewatched “The Dark Crystal” (1982) and I remembered WHY it’s my favorite Jim Henson movie. As much as I LOVE “Labyrinth” (1986), this movie is filled to the brim with world-building, beautiful sets, creatures, music, and not a human character in sight. I love the master puppetry and how gorgeous everything is, or how grotesque!

I recently bought “The World of the Dark Crystal” by Brian Froud and I can’t wait to dig into it, and all the other books I have set in Thra, the world of The Dark Crystal.

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background character from the ballroom scene in The Labyrinth