Lear how to draw a perfect stick

Ok guys, this tutorial is made for people that can't a good stick figure done.
Basically its all with 45 smoothing and with Flash 8. And mouse (I use mouse, no tablet).

How to start:
I usually start out with the head, in animation, it helps with easing. Then draw the body, please don't make it a straight line. Then the arms, don't make them curvy! And finally the legs, for noobs its probably the most hardest part of a stick. Make the leg parts a little bit straight, not curvy.
Keep practicing these simple steps.

Styles:


Those are some styles of a stick figure. We will be using the first one.
(in my opinion, that's the easiest)

2-D angles:

What are 2-D angles?
They are angles that are in a 2-D phase.

Example:


The 2-D angles are sticks that have some of the body parts a little smaller than the others. For example, the second stick on the image above, has the right leg is smaller than the left. Which means that its facing backwards (backwards in 3-D).

Different angles:

Keep on practicing some more of these angles!


Try out some cool positions, and you may get your drawing skills better.

Well, thats it for now.

-Woof

this sorta helped me... lol

Not sure if this is that necessary since, well, if you don't know how to draw a stick figure then you're probably retarded.

Quote from Gavel

Not sure if this is that necessary since, well, if you
don't know how to draw a stick figure then you're probably retarded.

yea, i know but noobs just cant draw a good stick, plus alot of animators don't use 2-D in there anims. so yea >.>

Quote from Woof

yea, i know but noobs just cant draw a good stick, plus alot of animators don't use 2-D in there anims. so yea >.>

Uhm, you mean 3D perspective in 2D? Not many stick animations out there that don't use 2D :0

To be honest, I agree with Gavel, this isn't completely necessary besides maybe the 3D part, but it also might discourage others from creating their own style. (if by some miracle some newbie looked at the tutorials before beginning their first) I know my style got messed up after watching one too many Cosmoseth videos.

Btw, there are several typos in there, including the first sentence, and the sentence in your second image.

Quote from Woof

yea, i know but noobs just cant draw a good stick, plus alot of animators don't use 2-D in there anims. so yea >.>

but is there really such thing as a good stick? i mean, they are just stick figures. with something so basic, the creative possibilities are endless. just like how some people think thick stick figures are best, some will contest such an opinion

I followed your guide step-by-step.. But, my result looks nothing like yours;


Where'd I go wrong?

Quote from Gavel

Not sure if this is that necessary since, well, if you don't know how to draw a stick figure then you're probably retarded.

pretty much everybody out there who doesn't use flash will draw this:




so i don't think you should call the other 5 and a half billion people out there who don't use flash idiots.

This is the equivalent of having a "How to use a seatbelt" lesson during driving lessons.

The simple fact - if you can't do it, YOU SHOULDN'T BE THERE.

Quote from Cynikal

pretty much everybody out there who doesn't use flash will draw this:




so i don't think you should call the other 5 and a half billion people out there who don't use flash idiots.

So who doesnt use flash but looks at flash tutorials?

Quote from Gavel

Not sure if this is that necessary since, well, if you don't know how to draw a stick figure then you're probably retarded.

Baaaaaahahahahaha,this is just a whole retarded truth

Quote from zlajaa1

Baaaaaahahahahaha,this is just a whole retarded truth

You are retarded. Truth.

Not bad, I liked the views on the samples.

Ok thanks dude,I was wondering how the pro's drew so well and i thought it was just me drwing pourly,But i didnt set the smoothing to 45 so thx!