PLAYTIME: Stick Figures
In the Top Cow thread we were talking about the fact anyone can draw stick figures. So I'm gonna take a stab at a challenge that everyone can participate in:
Take the script for a short comics story (or a few pages from a longer story), and illustrate it using stick figures. You can write something new, use a script that's sitting dormant, redo a story that you've already illustrated (or had someone else illustrate) more conventionally.... whatever. If you don't have a script of your own, pipe up and I'm sure someone will let you use one of theirs. For writers, it's a chance to visualize what you're writing. For artists, it's a chance to loosen up and crank something out quick.
Take the script for a short comics story (or a few pages from a longer story), and illustrate it using stick figures. You can write something new, use a script that's sitting dormant, redo a story that you've already illustrated (or had someone else illustrate) more conventionally.... whatever. If you don't have a script of your own, pipe up and I'm sure someone will let you use one of theirs. For writers, it's a chance to visualize what you're writing. For artists, it's a chance to loosen up and crank something out quick.
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But honestly, I do use stick figures when drawing out my pages. It helps me get character placement.
I've been tempted to do this for artists I work with sometimes, but honestly have only had to do it once or twice if I wanted them to do something unique with the panels.
I reckon it means I don't have to do it again now.
Yes, I know Dave Sim's credit as author of the introduction is much more prominent than mine. That was the joke.
Here's a 4-page porn story, which - even in stick-figure form - is NSFW. I was going to illustrate this normally, but I may actually keep this version instead. This is also my first attempt at proper lettering in Manga Studio, because play time is also a chance to learn things. Apologies in advance for those offended by... my use of Comic Sans, but it seemed appropriate for this approach to the art.