If you're new to Stick Nodes or stickfigure animation in general, check out some of the tutorials below to hopefully have some of your questions answered!
Also keep in mind, these are just some tutorials picked over the years. There are countless tutorials made by community members all over Youtube. Just search "Stick Nodes tutorial" or, more specifically, "Stick Nodes walk tutorial" etc...
Youtuber Mr Onyx has a channel full of well-made and concise Stick Nodes tutorials. Video topics range across many different aspects of Stick Nodes and animation in general, including easing, camera movements, close-ups, and everyone's favorite - blood!
Community-Made Tutorials
These are tutorials I've seen on Youtube made by Stick Nodes users trying to help out other Stick Nodes users. There are many more not listed here, so just search "Stick Nodes tutorial" on Youtube!
How To Make Polyfill Hair (by TriZZby)
Me Making a Background Timelapse (by TriAnims)
How to Use FILTERS (by AutoAngel / Stick Nodes Tutorials)
Creating a Face (by Mici Animations)
How to Download Packs on Android (by Napalm)
How to Animate a Run Cycle (by Napalm)
Creating Boxing Shoes (by Mici Animations)
Creation Of The M4A1 Reciever Time Lapse (by Explosive Bullet)
Learning the Basics (by Mr Onyx)
Tips and Techniques 2020 Edition (by VariousPond)
Community-Made Skin/Mod Tutorials
Applying a skin to SN is something relatively new that some people don't know about. Good thing there's some neat tutorials on the subject. Also, see @arcionek's page on skins for more information.
Stick Nodes Tutorial: How to Make Custom Themes on iOS (without iTunes) (by Squi)
How to Make Your Own Stick Nodes Theme (by Kaido Mation)
Online Guide
Check out FrostBite Productions well-made online guide (with pictures!) on how to do some of the basics in Stick Nodes.
Link: https://giogioboi.wordpress.com/
Anything else you'd like to see a tutorial about?
Also if you have a tutorial you made and would like featured here, leave that in the comments too!
If you have QUESTIONS, its best to ask on either the FAQs page or better yet, make a post on the Activity section of the website.
Wow! The last 34 secs look painful
Nah, he’s just really flexible.
How do I transfer a project from free to pro
Hey man can update it so on iOS you can put it in your camera roll and its a video not just a picture? Your game is great! 5 stars
Hey mate, Ralph would love to, believe me, but that’s Apple causing that problem, Ralph has no control over it.
Apple just doesn’t allow .gif’s to be played in their camera roll for some reason.
Hopefully they’ll change this soon, but don’t hold your breath, Apple is incredibly stubborn.
Yeah, what Sean said.
The GIF is still animated, it just doesn’t appear that way. If you upload it somewhere online and view it in your browser, you’ll see it animated.
https://sticknodes.com/faqs/#not-animating
Uh how do you do put it online exactly?
Hey Jake.
Well, that’s up to you. Once you export it as a GIF or MP4, it’ll be in your Camera Roll/Gallery.
From there, you can share it directly to Youtube (if it’s an MP4) or email it to someone, tweet it, etc… You could even upload it to AnimationAlpha.com if you want!
It also happens in Android 4.3 :<
Hey Ralph I have a question
It won’t let me Dounload a stick node, plese tell me how thankyou
Hey Alejandro.
So what are you trying? And what device do you have? The instructions vary by device, instead of re-posting it here check out the instructions at the top of the stickfigures page and see if that helps.
Let me know.
I wonder how he got that flexible!
I made a guy like that using this tutorial, but I never would have made it without this tutorial, the download code for iTunes or whatever you use
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Glad the tutorial helped, but that link doesn’t actually link to anything, that’s just the local folder on your iPad that the stickfigure file is stored in.
If you want to submit him to be on the website, use the “Submit a stickfigure” button in the app. It’s under “Library Tools.”
I just checked and… YOU’RE THE CREATOR OF STICKNODES?!?!?!
Shhh, don’t tell anyone.
It’s too late now Ralph, he’s already let the cat out of the bag, now I know your secret!
*facepalm*
Sorry
How do you share animations?
There’s actually no built-in way to share them, outside of opening the gif/mp4 in the camera roll/gallery and sharing them via Twitter, Youtube, etc…
There are of course communities based around these types of animations, some of which I’m sure you probably already know: animator.net, thedarkdemon.com, pivotanimation.org.
How do I transfer projec from free to pro
Hey Jem. I assume you’re on iOS right?
First, open iTunes with your device attached and navigate to the “File Sharing” section of the “Apps” page, it looks like this. From there, find Stick Nodes in the list and save the project files that you want to your computer. Then go to Stick Nodes Pro in the list and add those exact files that you just saved.
You’re essentially taking the files from the Stick Nodes folder, putting them on your computer, then putting them in the Stick Nodes Pro folder.
How do you view animations that u have saved