Llia Yu
Current: Concept Artist at Blizzard Entertainment & Instructor at Brainstorm School
Education: Art Center College of Design
Previous: Riot Games
Laelaps Design Academy, headquartered in Orange County, California, is a leading school of concept art, illustration, and entertainment design with a single focus: helping students around the world to learn and reach their artistic & professional goals. We work collaboratively with a wealth of industry-top artists from most major studios and best art & design schools to provide comprehensive courses/workshops and customized consulting services for all types and levels of experience.
We understand every student has different background, personality, and unique talent, and Laelaps is your trusted instructor and mentor. Whether helping you become a better artist, keeping you up to date on emerging trends and techniques in the industry or empowering you with the knowledge and tools you will need to supplement your college studies and land your next job, once you partner with us, we will focus our passion, knowledge, professionalism and carefulness and deliver the best solution for you. What we offer students is truly the ability and the opportunities to nurture and expand their artistic and design senses, skills, and vision, and make their dreams a reality. We believe student success is our success - and it’s obvious in everything we do at Laelaps.
John Pak
Current: Freelance Artist at Film Union & Founder of Brainstorm School
Education: Art Center College of Design
Previous: 20th Century Fox, ILM, Naughty Dog, Sony Games, 343 Industries, Square - Enix, Adhesive Games, Gary Goddard Entertainment Design, Walt Disney Imagineering, etc
Hong Ly
Current: Concept Designer at Riot Games & Instructor at Art Center College of Design, Otis College of Art and Design
Education: Art Center College of Design
Previous: Naughty Dog, Captive Style, Spark Unlimited, NCSoft, THQ Heavy Iron, Kinesoft, Interplay, Bootprint Entertainment, Gnomon School of Visual Effects, etc
Ben Zhang
Current: Lead Concept Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Previous: ICE, Red 5 Shanghai Studios, Zhuozhi Times
Qiu Fang
Current: Concept Artist at Blizzard Entertainment; Instructor at Brainstorm School
Education: Art Center College of Design
Paul Kwon
Current: Senior Concept Artist at Riot Games
Education: Art Center College of Design
Previous: Blizzard Entertainment
Lucas Annunziata
Current: Environment Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Education: Champlain College
Previous: Torn Banner Studios, Berserk Entertainment, Codename Games
K.D Stanton Feng
Current: Concept Artist at IO Interactive
Education: Sichuan University
Previous: DMG Media, Perfect World
Mitch Aseltine
Current: Concept Artist at Scribble Pad Studio
Education: Gnomon, Brainstorm School