1-2-3 Stickman Characters Cartoon News

04.11.2008 Stickman
The beta version of Stickman 5.3 is released. You will find it at the bottom of the download page. Feedback and comments are welcome.



10.10.2008 Stickman
New Stickman logo. Designed by Karine Andresen.



12.08.2008 Did You Know?
You can animate deformed images by goto
File->Import->Add Deformed Picture



07.08.2008 Stickman
A new version Stickman 5.2.22 is released which makes it super-easy for everybody to create characters! Just click 'Create Character' in the startup dialog.



02.08.2008 Did You Know?
You can click the mouse figure in the lower right corner to get help on a specific tool.



24.07.2008 Did You Know?
Why Stickman is likely the most effective 2D animation tool available? It's because it takes fewer operations to create an animation than in any other software.



20.07.2008 Online Library
3 new figures added to the online library.
With the new Stickman 5.2.15 release, you can upgrade offline library by viewing the online library.



16.07.2008 Stickman
A new version Stickman 5.2.11 is released which makes it easier to change selected figure. You can now simply click on another figure to select it if the tool got no action for clicking.



15.07.2008 Stickman
A new license system allows easily upgrading. Simply download the last demo and reinstall the application. The activation code will be remembered when installing the new version. Download the new demo if you don't get an activate button in the startup dialog.



07.07.2008 Did You Know?
You can set the length of the animation under 'Export and Time Line'. First, select the last frame and then check 'End' to set the end to the selected frame.



04.07.2008 Did You Know?
You can press both mouse buttons instead of holding Shift when zooming camera or resizing a figur with matrix tool. This function was designed to be able to hold a cup with one hand and animate with the other!



28.06.2008 Stickman
New version released (5.2.6) that automatically adjusts attached graphics and skeleton when moving control points with bone tool. This makes it unecessary to unattach graphics to adjust skeleton.



15.06.2008 Elemento
A new function for creating skeleton and attach graphics is added to Elemento (Stickman 5.2.1). Check out Sven's Blog to learn about the new function.



04.06.2008 Tutorials
A new tutorial available created by Dan McGinn-Combs about how to create a park lamp.

Tip: Uncheck View->Draw Effects when animating to speed up the user interface.



03.06.2008 Online Library
Jimmy the Rat has got a new and improved look!



19.05.2008 Stickman
A new version is released (5.1.11) which has a new clock showing the preview cycle. It is only visible when previewing the animation. The new version also got a Goto Frame function (Ctrl+G).



09.05.2008 Stickman
Stickman 5.1.9 is released with a new 'Add Picture' link in the 'Figures' category.



09.05.2008 Stickman
Stickman has passed 1 000 000 downloads since the beginning of Cutout Pro.



05.05.2008 Elemento
A new function 'Texture Paint' with grass and wood is added to Stickman 1.5.8.



30.04.2008 Elemento
Stickman 5.1.6 is released. You can now import Photoshop layers.



25.04.2008 Online Library
4 new backgrounds are added to the online library.



10.04.2008 Stickman
New version released 5.1.3 that adds support for export to single frames in PNG format.



31.03.2008 Stickman
Stickman 5.1.1 is released with a new function Figure->Figure Mixer.



27.03.2008 Tutorials
A manual for Stickman & Elemento is released. See Tutorials.



19.03.2008 Stickman
Stickman 5.0.7 is now released which allows converting the rendered avi to 9 different movie formats, including mp4, mov and flv. You can also add almost any type of sound format. The sound files are converted to wav if Stickman doesn't understand them.