Renae Fong (she/they)
fong.renae@gmail.com
Nova Scotia, CANADA
Background
Ren is an outgoing and enthusiastic artist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They studied at NSCAD and found their passion in their illustration courses, as well as in art history and design. Their primary focus is character and prop design for gaming, animation and tabletop RPG. Their 8+ years of experience in the animation industry as a layout artist, character and prop designer along with strong communication, interpersonal skills and work ethic makes Ren an asset to any design team.
Software
• Photoshop • Illustrator • Microsoft Office Suite • Clip Studio Paint • Procreate • Toon Boom Harmony • ShotGrid •
Skills
• 2D Illustration • Concept Design • Illustration • Graphic Design • Creative Writing
• Spreadsheets and Organization •
Work Experience
Round One Games
Character designer |August 2025 - present
• Project title TBA.
Cartoon Conrad Productions Inc.
Character designer |July 2023 - May 2024
• Character design on "Super Team Canada" (Atomic Cartoons, 2025)
Cartoon Conrad Productions Inc.
Character/Prop designer |April 2023 - June 2023
• Character and prop design for “Robo Force” (The Nacelle Company) Season 1
Brown Bag Films Ltd/9 Story Entertainment
Production Designer |March 2022 - Jan 2023
• Production designer/build artist on "That Lion Show" (Kakao)
Spin Master™
Freelance Character Designer |July 2022 - Sept 2022
• Provided early visual development for a project pitch
Cartoon Conrad Productions Inc.
Layout Artist/Layout designer |March 2021 - Jan 2023
• Layout artist and designer on "Luna, Chip & Inkie: Adventure Rangers Go" (Knowledge Network)
Epithet: Erased
Freelance Designer| August 2021
• Provided monster design for "Epithet: Erased" Kickstarter campaign Prison of Plastic
Guru Animation Studio Ltd.
Freelance 2D Colour Key BG Painter |December 2020 - January 2021
• Colour key painter for "Big Blue" (CBC Kids)
Epithet: Erased
Colorist | Summer 2019 - December 2019
• Colorist for Youtube webcartoon "Epithet: Erased" (Brendan Blaber / VRV)
Copernicus Studios Inc.
Prop/Character Designer | February 2018 - March 2019
• Prop and character design on "Care Bears: Unlock the Magic" Season 1 (Cloudco Entertainment)
Education
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Halifax, NS| 2013-2018
• Incomplete Bachelor of Fine Arts
• Minor in illustration
Courses include: Art History (19th century, 20th century, Craft and Indigenous self-representation in art), figure drawing, illustration, 3D printing, and bookbinding.
