Arnaud-Loris Baudry is a production designer and senior concept artist at Riot Games. He recently served as a production designer on both seasons of Arcane, Riot’s Emmy Award-winning animated series based on the company’s beloved video game League of Legends. He works closely with Fortiche Production, the animation studio behind Arcane. The second season of Arcane will debut on Netflix in November 2024.
Arnaud has worked in the animation industry for over 20 years. He previously resided in France, where he worked as a Background Artist and Concept Artist at Fortiche Production. He has also worked on action-adventure shows such as Code:Lyoko, Wakfu and Funky Cops as a Background Artist.
He was one of the first concept artists in the industry to work with digital animation, at a time when most of the industry was still using traditional paint and methods. He has always been interested in improving new techniques to blend 2D and 3D styles.
He currently resides in Los Angeles.
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