Hi, I’m Rachel, a stop-motion and puppet fabrication artist based in Glendale, California. I specialize in building and finishing puppets and props, including armature work, foam fabrication, sculpting, fur/hair work, fine-detail painting, sanding, and resin/mixed-media finishes to bring characters to life on screen. I can work in miniatures and also enlarged projects. I’ve collaborated with studios like Imagination Foundry, Fonco Studios, Screen Novelties, and Star Burns, handling everything from initial armatures to painting and can usually ship across the country, and I thrive in fast-paced, collaborative production environments.

Rachel Robinson

Hi, I’m Rachel, a stop-motion and puppet fabrication artist based in Glendale, California. I specialize in building and finishing puppets and props, including armature work, foam fabrication, sculpting, fur/hair work, fine-detail painting, sanding, and resin/mixed-media finishes to bring characters to life on screen. I can work in miniatures and also enlarged projects. I’ve collaborated with studios like Imagination Foundry, Fonco Studios, Screen Novelties, and Star Burns, handling everything from initial armatures to painting and can usually ship across the country, and I thrive in fast-paced, collaborative production environments.

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Hi, I’m Rachel, a stop-motion and puppet fabrication artist based in Glendale, California. I specialize in building and finishing puppets and props, including armature work, foam fabrication, sculpting, fur/hair work, fine-detail painting, sanding, and resin/mixed-media finishes to bring characters to life on screen.

I can work in miniatures and also enlarged projects.

I’ve collaborated with studios like Imagination Foundry, Fonco Studios, Screen Novelties, and Star Burns, handling everything from initial armatures to painting and can usually ship across the country, and I thrive in fast-paced, collaborative production environments.

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Work Experience

Painter at Castle Noel
September 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025
Painted resin pieces for installation.
Miniature Painter at Imagination Foundry
July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Detail painting miniatures for Renwick Gallery.
Fabrication Generalist at Fonco Studios
October 1, 2024 - April 30, 2025
Fabrication of many different jobs (Barbie, Stanley, Universal).
Armature Fabrication at Screen Novelties
April 1, 2024 - May 31, 2024
Taking apart car armatures, adjusting them; reassembly and quality control.
Puppet Fabrication / Coordinator at Star Burns
October 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023
Stop-motion puppet fabrication (armature, hair, sculpt, paint) for Severance and a SyFy series called Black Hole. Organized and prepped pieces for shipping across the country; heavy lifting to deconstruct and rebuild a studio.

Education

BFA in Stop Motion / 2D Animation at Academy of Art University, San Francisco
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Manufacturing, Other