Sunday, March 13, 2011

Stick Figures

Stick FigureAwhile back in the forum Imjumper wrote, "I am looking for some software that has a wide variety of stick figure people~I have Art Explosion 600k and it has some but I am looking for something with a large selection. Know of anything?" Tell us in the comments. Browse these stick figure images I've found or learn how to draw your own in the tutorials.

Drawings of Stick Figures

If you're looking for images related to stick figures, here's what I've found (for free and for purchase). Includes collections, individual images, and dingbat fonts. Not all are strictly stick figures but they come close.

ScreenBeans Clip Art from A Bit Better are a cross between stick figures and cartoon silhouettes and available in Windows and Mac packages and a lot of different themes.FreeVectors.net turns up a lot of people silhouettes. Not exactly stick figures but might work for you.deviantART has all kinds of images of stick figures, including animations. You'll need to check the terms of usage on each one.Flickr turns up a lot of pictures of signs and some drawings when you search for 'stick figure.'Fontspace has some stick figure dingbat fonts. MyFonts sells P22 Frau Jenson People.ClipArtOf has individual royalty-free Stick Figure Clip Art & Illustrations for varying prices.Hand Drawn Stick Figure War Brushes are for use in Photoshop (no commercial use though).

Sure, just about anyone can draw a stick figure (maybe) -- I drew the stick figure above. But here's how to draw good stick figures.

How to Draw Stick Figures shows you the basics and several styles of stick figures (not all stick figures are the same!).This How to Draw Stick Figures tutorial goes into details on proportion and balance.In Stick Figure Tutorial you have to at least know how to draw a line and a circle, goes through various body parts and poses. It concludes by telling us "You'll need about 10 years until you can finally draw stick figures realistically."

Updated March 2011


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