Greg and Tim Hildebrandt

Born: January 23rd 1939, Tim Hildebrandt passed June 11, 2006

Education: No Formal Training

The twin brothers both held an ambition to work as animators for Walt Disney, and although they never realized this dream, their work was heavily influenced by illustration style of Disney feature films such as Snow White, Pinnochio and Fantasia. They were also influenced by the artwork in comic books and science fiction books, notably the work of Norman Rockwell and Maxfield Parrish.

In 1977 the brothers were approached by 20th Century Fox to produce poster art for the British release of a space fantasy film, Star Wars. A promotional poster had already been produced in US by the artist Tom Jung, but Fox executives considered this poster \"too dark\". The Brothers Hildebrandt had established a reputation working on the Lord of the Rings calendar and a concept poster for Young Frankenstein, and Fox commissioned them to rework the image. The twins had to work to a very tight deadline, and worked together in shifts to produce a finished product in 36 hours. Their styles were so similar that in order to meet deadlines they would work on the piece at the same time.

Individually, Greg is also known for his contributions to the art for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra\'s albums and concert merchandise. He also provided the cover art for Black Sabbath\'s Mob Rules album.

Tim Hildebrandt illustrated children\'s books, two Dungeons & Dragons calendars, and the poster for the film The Secret of NIMH; his art was also used in advertising by AT&T and Levi\'s.

Awards: Tim won the 1992 World Fantasy Award for Best Artist. In 2010 Greg Hildebrandt received the Chesley Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement from the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists. Together, the brothers were awarded the Gold Medal by the Society of Illustrators

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website: http://www.brothershildebrandt.com/

podcast interview with Greg Hildebrandt: http://comicscoasttocoast.com/podcast/episode-34-the-greg-hildebrandt-interview/

Brothers Hildebrandt History of American Illustration