A day in the life: creature designer Jerad Marantz

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Concept Art Association is an organisation committed to elevating and raising the profile of concept artists, their art and their involvement in the entertainment industries. Its annual Concept Art Awards Show showcases and recognises behind-the-scenes individuals working in entertainment concept art.

Jerad Marantz is a creature and character artist with 15 years experience, who works in film, games and television, with Hollywood projects that include Dune, the Oscar-nominated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, Zack Syder’s Justice League, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

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Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.

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