杨德树，1939年生于天津蓟县，1960年毕业于河北美术学院（天津美术学院前身）中国画专业，同年留校任教。1961年于中央美术学院刘凌沧教授工作室学习中国古典人物画。现为中国美术家协会会员、中国工笔画学会会员、中国书法家协会会员、首届天津美术家协会人物画专业委员会主任、天津美术学院教授，天津市高等教育委员会艺术类高级职称评审委员，享受国务院政府特殊津贴专家。当代著名的中国画艺术家，艺术教育家，是天津美术学院中国人物画教学体系的奠基者之一。
 作品有《摇篮》、《热风》、《特使西行图》、《贵妃遗韵》及连环画《地道战》(合作)获第三届连环画二等奖。出版有《中国工笔人物画画法图集》、《中国古代人物画线描集》、《中国工笔仕女画画法图集》、《永乐宫壁画线描集》。

1960年毕业于河北美术学院。

Yang Deshu, was born at Tianjin thistle county 1939, was graduated from Heibei academy of fine arts 1960 (predecessor of Tianjin academy of fine arts) Chinese picture is professional, of the same age stays school teach. At the center Ling Cang of Liu of academy of fine arts taught classic character of atelier study China to draw 1961. It is Chinese artist academician, China now academy of fine arts of committee chairman, Tianjin teachs major of picture of character of association of artist of first academician of calligrapher of labour strokes academician, China, Tianjin, tianjin city higher education council is artistic committee member of kind of advanced title evaluation, enjoy government of the State Council special and subsidiary expert. Contemporary and famous China draws an artist, artistic educationist, it is one of person lay a foundation of system of education of picture of character of China of Tianjin academy of fine arts.
 Work has " cradle " , " sirocco " , " ambassador-at-large westing pursues " , " high-ranked imperial concubine offers as a gift charm " reach comic " tunnel warfare " (collaboration) obtain the 3rd comic second-class award. Publish have " atlas of brushwork of picture of character of Chinese traditional Chinese realistic painting characterized by fine brushwork and close attention to detail " , "