Biography
Brian Froud is an English fantasy illustrator and conceptual designer. Born in 1947 in Winchester, Hampshire, he studied at Maidstone College of Art, graduating in 1971 with a diploma in graphic design.
He is known for the 1978 book Faeries, created with Alan Lee, and as conceptual designer for the Jim Henson films The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986). Froud served as conceptual and costume designer on the 2019 Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.
Froud is married to artist and puppet-maker Wendy Froud. Their son Toby Froud has worked as a puppeteer and creature fabricator on projects including the series.
