Rut Villamagna

Rut Villamagna

Senior Scenic Painter / 20 yrs

London, United Kingdom

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Lead Prop Modelling Painter

The Flash (2023)

Lead Prop Modelling Painter

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

Sfx Painter

The Batman (2022)

Senior Props Painter

Tom and Jerry (2021)

Scenic Painter

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Lead Prop-Modelling Painter

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Puppet Painter

Isle of Dogs (2018)

Hand Props Painter

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

Prop Scenic Painter

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Scenic Painter

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

Painter

Warcraft: The Beginning (2016)

Propshop Lead Prop Painter

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

Props

Cinderella (2015)

Props

Black Sea (2015)

Props

Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Painter

Dracula Untold (2014)

Props

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Props

Maleficent (2014)

Props

Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

Sculptor

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Props

Kick-Ass 2 (2013)

Prop Finisher

The Impossible (2013)

Puppet Modeller

Frankenweenie (2012)

Sculpture And Construction

Pan's Labyrinth (2007)

With twelve years of experience as Scenic Painter I have worked for Directors like Tim Burton and Guillermo Del Toro.
In 2006, I was part of the art department team working on Pan's Labyrinth, which won the Oscar for best Art Direction a year later.

In 2011, I relocated to the UK and have worked on Frankenweenie, Muppets Most Wanted, Maleficent, Thor the Dark World, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Guardians of the Galaxy, Exodus… plus several collaborations in commercials.

I feel a lot of passion for my work!
Work History

  • Senior props painter for ´Tom & Jerry´

    Warner Bros Entertainment

    June 2019 - September 2019
    LEAVESDEN STUDIOS

  • Senior Props Painter for the pilot ´Blood Moon´

    Endless Winter Productions

    May 2019 - June 2019
    Titanic Studios, Belfast

  • Hand Props & Weapons Painter for "Star Wars Episode IX"

    Lucasfilm

    May 2018 - December 2018
    Pinewood studios

  • Lead Prop-Modelling Painter at "Fantastic Beast: The Crimes of Grindel

    Warner Bros. Pictures

    May 2017 - December 2017

    Lead Prop Painter at Prop-Modelling Department for "Fantastic Beast. The Crimes of Grindelwald"
    Encargada de pintura de ficticios y atrezzo especial para "Animales Fantásticos. Los crímenes de Grindelwald".

  • Puppet Painter for Wes Anderson´s ´Isle of Dogs´

    IOD Productions Limited

    January 2016 - March 2017

    I was working as a painter and finisher at the Puppet Making Department

  • Key Artist for "StarWars. The Last jedi"

    Lucasfilm

    September 2015 - December 2015

    Scenic Hand Prop Painter and Finisher for Star Wars, Episode Vlll, The Last Jedi

  • Lead Prop Painter for Star Wars, Episode VII.

    Lucasfilm

    October 2013 - November 2014

    Lead Prop Painter at the Prop Making Department c/o Propshop Ltd. for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"

  • Prop Painter

    Propshop

    September 2012 - November 2014

    Faux artist painting sets and props for a large range of projects and features including;

    Black Sea
    Melificent
    Kick ass 2
    Molly Moon
    Thor 2
    Muppets 2
    Guardians of the Galaxy
    Black Sea
    Exodus
    Cinderella

  • Spray gun painter and finisher

    Aztec Modelmakers

    July 2012 - July 2012

  • Texturizing, finishing and painting a mammoth

    Crawley Creatures

    May 2012 - June 2012

  • Set painter for a commercial

    Chris Lloyd Models-props

    April 2012 - April 2012

  • Puppet painter on Tim Burton´s Frankenweennie

    Burning Windmills Pictures ( Disney)

    August 2011 - March 2012

    Puppet painting for Burning Windmills Pictures (Disney), on Tim Burton`s Frankenweenie Stop Motion Animation Film.

  • Casing maker and finisher.

    Artem SFX

    July 2011 - August 2011

    Casing maker and finishing for Lady Godiva Project Olympics 2012 (animatronic giant puppet).

  • Model maker

    Propshop

    July 2011 - July 2011

    Model making and poly sculpting for Propshop Modelmakers. Imitation-japanese stones on "47 Ronin" feature film.

  • Prop finisher

    Les Enfants Terribles, Theatre Company. UK

    June 2011 - June 2011

    Model maker and prop`s painter for Winter`s Ball, Les Enfants Terribles´s performance at Lyric Theatre.

  • Mold maker and prosthetic painter

    DRS Construction

    April 2011 - May 2011

    Prosthetic making for DRS Construction´s commissioned work for BBC3 Production, The Fades (sci fi TV drama).
    Mold-making and lamination with resin and fiberglass. Application, airbrushing and finishing on set.

  • Prop finisher.

    LUZAN-ICP

    August 2010 - September 2010

    Prop Finisher for Luzan-ICP`s commissioned work for J.A. Bayona`s The Impossible feature film.
    • I had to get a good finished for every prop what would appear in the tsunami sequence.
    • I managed at 4 people team.on The Impossible feature film

  • Set finishing manager.

    Artefacto Escenografía

    2004 - July 2010

    • Managed teams composed of 4-15 people. Responsible for requesting materials, inventory and general oversight.
    • Supervised the painting department following through on each individual project (decoration, sculpture, among others),
    determining techniques to be used, designating responsibilities and ensuring delivery timetable is met.
    • General duties included painting, polycarving, prosthetic stuff and modelling.

  • Stop Motion Animation Teacher

    Escola Aberta de Arte Ferrol

    2003 - 2003

    Taught basic notions in traditional animation- stop-motion and modeling skills.

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Education

  • University of the West of England

    2003 - 2003

  • Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca

    1996 - 2000