0106 : Gabriel Ugueto, Paleoartist

Herpetologist/Paleoartist Gabriel Ugueto joins the show to discuss his personal relationship with the 'Jurassic' franchise, the dire state of scientific literacy in 2020 and what he’d most like to see in the future of the ‘Jurassic World’ franchise & Dakota Morgan shares his own 'Jurassic Fantasies'.

Gabriel Ugueto

Gabriel is a scientific illustrator, paleoartist and herpetologist. He does reconstructions and illustrations of both extinct and extant animals. He specializes in illustrations of tetrapods. Gabriel studied graphic design and illustration but grew up loving reptiles and amphibians, and for several years worked on the systematics and taxonomy of the South American herpetofauna as an independent researcher. He has authored numerous papers, including the description of several new species of neotropical lizards and various taxonomic revisions.

Currently, Gabriel works solely as a freelance scientific illustrator and paleoartist. His work has appeared in books, museums, journals, magazines, and TV documentaries. Recently, he was responsible for creating the concept art used to render the CGI animation that appeared in the BBC Two documentary “The Real T. rex with Chris Packham”. He has also done several illustrations for the book series “So You Think You Know About… Dinosaurs?” by evolutionary biologist and broadcaster Ben Garrod. Presently, Gabriel is preparing a book showcasing numerous examples of his paleoart, entitled “Journey To The Mesozoic vol. I: Tetrapods Of The Triassic And Jurassic”. Gabriel strives to make his reconstructions of extinct species appear as animals that could be alive today, not as monsters from a sci-fi movie. Gabriel tweets @Serpenillus.

You can find his art for sale in my Redbubble shop and on his DeviantArt page. I