Originally from Southern California, Katy Betz taught at Ringling College of Art and Design for almost 10 years before joining RMCAD as Head of Illustration. She has a BFA in Illustration from Laguna College of Art and Design, and an MFA in Art and Design from California State University, Fullerton. She has worked as a children’s book illustrator, gallery painter, and interpretive designer for over 15 years. In addition to being an educator and illustrator, she is an outdoors enthusiast, self-proclaimed naturalist, and bibliophile with a severe case of wanderlust.
Course Credentialing
IL 1000 – Freshman Drawing Portfolio for Illustrators, IL 1200 – Freshman Drawing Portfolio Review for Illustrators, IL 1225 – Fundamentals of Illustration, IL 1510 – Perspective, IL 2520 – Illustration Media, IL 2550 – Life Drawing III: Human Anatomy, IL 2560 – Still Life Painting, IL 2571 – Digital Still Life Painting, IL 2575 – Illustration I, IL 2710 – Sequential Art I, IL 2715 – Sequential Art II, IL 2750 – Life Drawing IV, IL 2840 – Animal Anatomy + Drawing ,IL 2850 – Figurative Sculpture, IL 3000 – Illustration Junior Portfolio Review, IL 3105 Figure Painting I (formerly IL 3100 – Life Painting I), IL 3255 – Figure Painting II (formerly IL 3250 – Life Painting II), IL 3580 – Landscape Painting IL 3595 – Illustration II IL 3601 – Illustration Internship Part I IL 3602 – Illustration Internship Part II IL 3650 – Children’s Book Illustration I IL 3655 – Character Design, IL 3700 – Topics in Illustration, IL 3705 – Elements of Concept Art I: Environments (formerly IL 4600 – People, Places + Things: Elements of Concept Art I), IL 3850 – Digital Illustration I, IL 3895 – Illustration III, IL 4450 – Illustration Marketing, IL 4551 – Digital Illustration II, IL 4620 – People, Places + Things: Elements of Concept Art II, IL 4640 – Typography for Illustration, IL 4650 – Children’s Book Illustration II, IL 4900 – Illustration Graduation Portfolio I, IL 4995 – Illustration Graduation Portfolio II.
