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A Stick Figure is a drawing with a minimalistic attention to detail. Oftentimes, there is no torso, hands or feet on a human body, only showing the necessary bodily and facial features. WHAT ARE THEY? Generally, stick figures are drawn by hand with a pen or pencil and have hard, defined edges. Though not displaying very much detail, what is drawn is generally required. For instance, if one was to draw a person, the person's Eyebrows would (generally) only be drawn to provide a sort of Facial Expression , be it of anger or shame. WHAT ARE STICK FIGURES FOR? Stick figures have proven effective as a source of Advertising , Entertainment and as a form of Storyboarding and practice for Filmwork . This is especially crucial for creating "animatics", as a film Special Effects team is then able to visually display the outcome of a scene by using stick figures, but saving in money, time and effort of providing a completed shot, but only having to have the necessary information provided. HISTORY OF STICK FIGURES A stick figure is a very primitive type of drawing, generally of the Human form, although stick figures of other types of Animal s are possible (for example, a stick figure Dog ). In a stick figure, the Head is represented by a circle, sometimes embellished with details such as Eyes or crudely-scratched-out Hair . The Neck , Arms , Leg s and Torso are all represented by single straight lines (thus the name). The neck and torso are different segments of one straight line. HOW IS IT DONE Stick figures are typically a form of Vector Art , in relevance to ones viewed on the internet, so stick figure movies are often created in Macromedia Flash . Stick figures are somewhat frequently used because they are easy to draw and can depict deep amounts of action. Although they're often drawn in a 2D environment, 3D is sometimes simulated. An Animator may generally take 3 weeks to 3 months to create a stick figure animation. EXAMPLES Story , The Adventure Of The Dancing Men .]] > Mr. Game & Watch One famous stick figure, or an approximation thereof, is Mr. Game & Watch , who features in several Nintendo -produced Video Game s. The MMORPG Kingdom Of Loathing also features stick figures, its whole appeal being based upon the simplicity of the drawings, and the teen/adult humor associated with each image. Stick Death One use of stick figures is in "stick figure death scenes". Another use of them was in Brian Kendall 's Flash animation, The Demented Cartoon Movie , which involves stick figures doing random things and being blown up. Xiao Xiao Stick figures are prominent in the Xiao Xiao Flash cartoon series, as well as other Flash cartoons involving stick figures using martial arts such as Stick Figure Death Theater . SEE ALSO
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