#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)

[enchantedbook]

'Troll Witch' by Brian Froud.

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SPEAKING OF LABYRINTH AND PINOCCHIO!!

this is toby froud. the character sculpt lead on pinocchio. you know who he also is???

BABY TOBY IN LABYRINTH!! he’s the son of brian froud, the conceptual designer for labyrinth. what a legacy

[cyanwyrmy]

🌈 Rainbow Monster 🌸

Not my usual style, but I miss traditional drawing so much! I forgot how heavily influenced I was by the art of Brian Froud. As a kid I’d flip through the Frouds’ art books for hours and look at their drawings and sculptures of trolls, fairies, and goblins. Fun fact, Jim Henson worked closely with Brian and Wendy Froud when making the films The Dark Crystal and Labrinth. Oh I love their creatures so much! This drawing of Julie Joyful was meant to capture that creepy/cute Froud style, and I’m excited to practice more it. Please look forward to more traditional drawings from me!

[thefugitivesaint]

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

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Labyrinth "Chilly Down" scene redraw.

[batsbreath]

Faerie sculptures by Wendy Froud

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Art by Brian Froud, 2008

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Brian Froud

[enchantedbook]

'A Colective of Pixies' by Brian Froud.

[komakesthings]

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.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Labyrinth (1986)

[godzilla-reads]

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.

[kanekocribs]

KANEKO’S CRIB NOTES LXV: SEVEN SEAS OF CRIBS

Halloween is on the approach, and what could this mean? Tricks, treats? Skeletons, witches, draculae? A child's laughter sounding lightly through the autumn leaves? No, it doesn't mean any of that GARBAGE- it's time for the annual outing of KANEKO'S CRIB NOTES! Please enjoy this smattering of delirious cribs that will make you think "damn, that's the thing that the other thing is based on".

NEZHA: The modern pop sensibility of Soul Hackers is on display in Nezha's Astro Boy inspired design, drawing a parallel between the two "rebuilt" child heroes. It's evident from the twin spikes and whatever the fuck that is, you know, his metallic underwear I suppose.

CHERUB: Following the probably erroneously designated 'Ophanim' from SMTII, and playing on Kaneko's documented fascination with angelkind as spacecraft, this Devil Summoner take on Cherub pushes the concept even further, borrowing a look from the cover of ancient alien classic The Spaceships of Ezekiel by Joseph F. Blumrich. Compare the cover to the Japanese edition that Kaneko was more likely familiar with!

SERAPH: The composition of Seraph's four heads and crossed arms is a likely homage to the iconic cover of 1974's Queen II. Slap that shit on your dorm room wall for a change!

TITANIA: Titania's appearance in SMTII is a slightly embellished take on this Brian Froud illustration of the ghostly Glaistig of Scotland. Thanks to Psiguy for originally sharing this ID from @yen_den, based on a post uploaded to the @theavalonians twitter account!

FIONN MAC CUMHAILL: In the spirit of equanimity, a last addition to the DOI'S CRIB NOTES series: Fionn Mac Cumhaill appears to be inspired by the dress of legendary illustrator J.C. Leyendecker's 'Cu Chulainn Riding His Chariot Into Battle' (1911), from the rectangular pattern of his mail-coat down to the telltale 'X' meander that runs along the fringe of either cloak.

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Brian Froud appreciation post