Hong Ly

Adjunct Associate Professor
Entertainment Design

Biographys

Hong Ly, an Art Director and Concept Artist, began his career in 1998. As a concept artist at Naughty Dog, he contributed to titles like The Last of Us and the Uncharted series, later bringing his expertise to Riot Games, the studio behind League of Legends. At Riot Games, he served as Art Director in R&D, where he helped launch their merchandise division and art lead on character skins. His portfolio includes projects like The Incredibles, SpongeBob SquarePants, Indiana Jones, Fallout, and Lineage. As founder and creative director of Captive Style, LLC, Hong has produced characters for clients like Samsung and other studios. He also launched CharacterDesigns.com, a free resource for artists.

Classes

• ECPT-315-01: Character Design