Brian Froud (born 1947)[1] is an English fantasy illustrator and conceptual designer. He is most widely known for his 1978 book Faeries with Alan Lee, and as the conceptual designer of the Jim Henson films The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986).[8][9] According to Wired, Froud is "one of the most pre-emiminent visualizers of the world of faerie and folktale".