Painting for the iPad and Animation

My buddy, Joe Spadaford, just released a interactive kids book for the iPad, Goosed Up Rhymes.

Jack and Jill Page background with characters

I asked Joe if he would like to talk about what goes into doing backgrounds for animation on the iPad. His response a few hours later was this video where he talks about the composition of background developed for an iPad storybook. So check out this video Joe made!

How To Compose An Interactive Children’s Book Picture for the iPad!

“I wanted to give you all an outlook as to how a designer has to think when he or she is putting together an iPad/iPhone/iPod background. There is a lot of thought that goes into a cartoon, especially one you can interact with!”