Derek Schubert

Derek "dks" Schubert is Reaper's premier scainter (sculptor/painter) or Triple Threat (draw/sculpt/paint). He has been drawing all his life, painted his first figure at around age 10, and began sculpting his own figures in 2003. He introduced himself at the Reaper booth at Gen Con 1997 and has been freelancing for Reaper ever since. His favorite Reaper figure is Shaelin, female bard (Dark Heaven Legends #03139), which he designed, sculpted, and painted; he is also especially proud of his sculpting on the Frost Giant Princess (#03431) and is excited to do more sculpting and painting for the licensed line of Pathfinder miniatures.

Derek has won awards in various painting contests, including the gold Sophie Trophy in the Masters category at ReaperCon 2006, Best in Show in the 2007 Gen Con Painting Contest, and Grand Master (best in show) in the 2008 Privateer Press Painting Contest. He won five awards in the Games Day / Golden Demon U.S. contests when he was 17 and 18. He has also helped judge the contests at ReaperCon and Gen Con, and he teaches classes on painting and sculpting at conventions.

He learned to paint without Internet help, so his advice to new painters might sound quaint: don't be overwhelmed by photographs and tutorials, but start with the fundamental skill of painting neatly. To painters who already have good brush-control, he advises using the location and brightness of highlights to simulate different materials. Thanks to the camaraderie and friendly rivalry with his fellow painters and sculptors, he sees continual improvement (and room for improvement) in his own work, even after twenty-five years.

Derek's green interests aren't only paint and putty. He works at a landscape architecture firm in Berkeley, California, and commutes by bicycle. After ReaperCon '09, he rode his bike from Denton to his brother's wedding in Asheville, North Carolina: a trip of 1,200 miles in three weeks.

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