![]() Try to look up their books next time you are in a library or book store, you won’t be disappointed. I have seen some of their originals in person, and they are BEAUTIFUL. Moving ahead in time, this is the cover to a picture book called Dragon Feathers done by a Russian couple Andrej & Olga Dugina. This is a title page to one of his troll books, done in 1915. I am certain he was a big influence on Brian Froud. He was certainly influenced by Rackham, but had his own unique take on trolls and fairies. John Bauer is a Swedish illustrator from the turn-of-the-century. This is Siegfried killing Fafnir in his book version of Wagner’s The Ring. Of course, many know Arthur Rackham’s work, and I have mentioned him many times as my main influence. ![]() Ford was best known for his illustrations in Andrew Lang’s Rainbow Fairy books which were a HUGE inspiration to the design of the Spiderwick books. ![]() It seems the timing is serendipitous with my ongoing dragon conversation here on my blog, so I decided to include a few. One of the several designs the students can choose from will be a dragon, so I’ve amassed a library of some of my favorite images to share. I’m teaching a class tomorrow at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art on creating your own unique interpretation of known fantastical creatures.
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