Y4: How do I create a stick man animation?

  • Open Stick Figure Animator: Start menu – all programs – Icons 64 or 86
  • To start with, just change the shape of the figure – can you make it into these shapes…?:
    • Running
    • In a star shape
    • Sitting down (on an imaginary chair!)
    • Doing a handstand
    • Swimming
  • Use one of the sequence of pictures on the sheets:
    • Put your figure in the first position
    • Click “next frame”
    • Put your figure in the next position
    • Click “next frame”
    • Keep doing this until you have made all of the pictures.
    • Play your animation!
      • Does it look realistic?
      • Is it smooth? (It will be jumpy if you have moved too much in between frames)
  • Save your animation in your file:
    • as animation
  • If you have finished, have a go at another one.