stickman

Simple sketch person

A stickman is a simple drawing of a human figure using lines for limbs and torso, with a circle for the head—the most basic representation of a person: The kids drew stickmen fighting with swords.

In casinos, a stickman is the dealer who handles the dice with a hooked stick at a craps table.

drawing

sketch

Hasty informal drawing

inking · paper · crayon · childlike · naive · simple · basic · primitive · scribble · figure drawing

animation

frame-by-frame

One image at a time

stop-motion · Flash · pivot · animator · timeline · looping · spritesheet · rigging · skeletal · motion

symbol

pictogram

Symbol using visual likeness

universal · restroom sign · pedestrian · crosswalk · wayfinding · schematic · abstract · minimalistic · recognizable · representation

game

browser game

Software played in-browser

fighting game · platformer · ragdoll physics

figure

mannequin

Life-sized display figure

artist model · proportions · pose · gesture · limbs · joints · torso · head · arms · legs

Categories
Opposites
visual detail/complexity

stickmananatomical drawing

Diagram of body structures

life drawing · medical illustration · Renaissance figure · figure study · 3D model

artistic sophistication

stickmanstudio portrait

Posed photograph in controlled setting

artistic effort/skill required

stickmanmasterwork

Supreme creative achievement

oil painting · classical sculpture · commissioned portrait · museum piece · high art

Family

stickmen

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G