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.
You need to move the file after you download it or the app won’t be able to “see” it for importing.
Dat FAQ page: https://sticknodes.com/faqs/#downloading
Hey Ralph! Me again
I was just thinking, would it be possible to have a “Newly Added” section to the downloads page? because I only ever seem to see the most popular stick figures, and while that’s not a bad thing, it takes me ages to find new ones 🙁
So yeah if it’s possible I think it might be useful for us to see new talent 🙂
Hey Charlo. Well, actually, the main page (https://sticknodes.com/stickfigures/) is the “Newly Added” section, as you can see, they’re sorted by date on that page.
Oh yeah and I’ve just been wondering, who do you think has the best pixelated profile picture urgh alliteration XD?
I actually think nasons is pretty cool
I’m gonna have to go ahead and vote for me.
I need to know how to load a background image it does not let me
So, do you have the latest version of the app that has backgrounds as a feature? Are you able to find the button? What happens after you press it? Or does the problem occur after you select an image?
Ya how do you add special affects?
You create and animate them yourself, just like anything else. See thane’s animation for example: http://animationalpha.com/animation/after-the-ambush/
is there a way to draw on the animation and if so how?
Hey, sorry, but no. There’s no functionality like that, that’s more of a “traditional” animator where you draw the frames. All you have here are stickfigure objects.
And by the way this app is amazing!! I’ve been looking for an app or anything like this forever
Thanks, I’m glad you like it. I noticed the lack of good stickfigure animation apps on both Android and iOS, was a major factor in my decision to make Stick Nodes.
can you update both versions so you can type text? and make it so you can choose the text color? p.s. i have a kindle fire and i have no idea how to import files.
Yes, text is a common request. I’m looking into it.
Also, Kindle Fire runs on Android, so the instructions would be the same as that: https://sticknodes.com/faqs/#downloading
I copied it, but I have no idea how to paste it