Chinese artist Zhao Chuang is the go-to artist for paleontologists who want to bring dinosaurs to life.
Chinese artist Zhao Chuang is the go-to artist for paleontologists who want to bring dinosaurs to life.
Zhao Chuang
By day, his workplace feels a lot like the set of a "Jurassic Park" movie.
By day, his workplace feels a lot like the set of a "Jurassic Park" movie.
Zhao Chuang
He uses information provided by scientists to imagine and draw the prehistoric creatures.
He uses information provided by scientists to imagine and draw the prehistoric creatures.
Zhao Chuang
His work has gained prominence just as China, and the fascinating dinosaurs discovered in its rich fossil fields, have come to dominate the field of paleontology.
His work has gained prominence just as China, and the fascinating dinosaurs discovered in its rich fossil fields, have come to dominate the field of paleontology.
Zhao Chuang
He previously teamed up with the American Museum of Natural History on an exhibit titled "Dinosaurs Among Us" which spotlights dinosaurs and birds.
He previously teamed up with the American Museum of Natural History on an exhibit titled "Dinosaurs Among Us" which spotlights dinosaurs and birds.
Zhao Chuang
Zhao often works with Xu Xing, who is considered the world's most prolific paleontologist.
Zhao often works with Xu Xing, who is considered the world's most prolific paleontologist.
Zhao Chuang
Xu says illustrators like Zhao play a crucial role in helping the public understand his work...
Xu says illustrators like Zhao play a crucial role in helping the public understand his work...
Zhao Chuang
...even if subsequent developments sometimes prove them to be inaccurate.
...even if subsequent developments sometimes prove them to be inaccurate.
Zhao Chuang
"You're documenting science at a particular stage. New evidence will change your idea about what extinct animals looked like," he explains.
"You're documenting science at a particular stage. New evidence will change your idea about what extinct animals looked like," he explains.
Zhao Chuang