Renee Bates

Renee Bates is a highly skilled Visual Development Professor at Ringling College of Art and Design, specializing in 2D design and aesthetics for game creation. Concurrently, Renee works as a Concept Artist at Psyop, focusing on character designs and other visual assets for commercials. As a self-employed freelance illustrator since 2012, Renee creates children's chapter books and provides character design and visual development services for the animation industry. Previous experience includes roles at Moose Toys, Hasbro, Fisher-Price, and Moonbot Studios, where Renee contributed to various children's brands and projects. Renee holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Animation and Illustration Hybrid Education from Brigham Young University.