A.B. Osborne
Director, Animation Program
Assistant Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Art and Design
Bio
A.B. is an animator and educator who has worked and taught across a variety of platforms and mediums. You'll find his work in everything from classic cartoons to technical and medical animation.
Education
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MFA, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
Savannah College of Art & Desi, 2013
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BA, Radio and Television
Eastern Kentucky University, 2010
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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ART 3615
3D Modeling
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ART 3565
Motion Graphics
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ART 4950
Selected Topics: Animation
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ART 4600
Production Animation I
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ART 4615
Production Animation II
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ART 4610
Short Format Storytelling
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ART 4960
Undergraduate Internship
Teaching Interests
2D and 3D Animation, 3D Modeling, Game Development, Look Development, Motion Graphics, Technical Animation and Rigging, Animation History, Production Animation, and Art Foundations.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Hay Day, ClashQuest, Everdale, 2021
Other
- Stylized Extinction, 2021
Art - Exhibition, Invitational
- Elemental Flora and Fauna: Cybernetic Desert Bloom, 2020
Art - Exhibition, Invitational
- Stylized Extinction: Xerces Blue Butterfly, 2020
Magazine/Trade Publication
- Hay Day and Hay Day Pop, 2020
Other
Research Interests
2D/3D hybrid rigging methods, efficient animation pipeline processes, real-time animation techniques, photogrammetry & 3D scanning, non-photorealistic rendering, visualization and animation for social media.
Department Service
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Search Committee- Assistant Professor with a Specialization in Animation
2021 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Curriculum Committee
2021 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Curriculum Committee
2019 - 2020
Role: Committee Member
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Department Promotion
2020
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Departmental Promotion
2019
College Service
University Service
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Lyceum Committee
2021 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Undergraduate Research and Fine Arts Conference
2021 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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University Senate
2021 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Lyceum Series
2019 - 2020
Role: Committee Member
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Phi Kappa Phi Conference Committee
2019 - 2020
Role: Committee Member
Public Service
