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[[File:BlackHat_full.png|right|thumb|Black Hat is an example of a stick figure character from [[XKCD]]]]
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A '''stick figure''' is a form of drawing human beings (or other creatures) in which major portions of the body are simplified into single line segments. A majority of [[XKCD]] is drawn in a stick-figure style.
 
A '''stick figure''' is a form of drawing human beings (or other creatures) in which major portions of the body are simplified into single line segments. A majority of [[XKCD]] is drawn in a stick-figure style.
  
A typical stick figure has one line each for the torso, each arm and each leg, and a circle for a head. More complexity can be added to stick figures by adding joints (two line segments for each arm or leg, or a neck) as well as adding line segments for feet, circles for hands, line segments for fingers, or facial features for expression. XKCD typically makes use of these more versitile methods of adding expression or movement to stick figures.
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A typical stick figure has one line each for the torso, each arm and each leg, and a circle for a head. More complexity can be added to stick figures by adding joints (two line segments for each arm or leg, or a neck) as well as adding line segments for feet, circles for hands, line segments for fingers, or facial features for expression. [[XKCD]] typically makes use of these more versitile methods of adding expression or movement to stick figures.
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In most stick figure drawings (including [[XKCD]], typically), most other objects depicted are generally drawn in a similarly simplified style, just as simplified outlines or with line segments or basic shapes in place of more complex figures.
  
In most stick figure drawings (including XKCD, typically), most other objects depicted are generally drawn in a similarly simplified style, just as simplified outlines or with line segments or basic shapes in place of more complex figures.
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stick figure
File:BlackHat full.png
Black Hat is an example of a stick figure character from XKCD
First appearance Unknown
Appearances Click to view

A stick figure is a form of drawing human beings (or other creatures) in which major portions of the body are simplified into single line segments. A majority of XKCD is drawn in a stick-figure style.

A typical stick figure has one line each for the torso, each arm and each leg, and a circle for a head. More complexity can be added to stick figures by adding joints (two line segments for each arm or leg, or a neck) as well as adding line segments for feet, circles for hands, line segments for fingers, or facial features for expression. XKCD typically makes use of these more versitile methods of adding expression or movement to stick figures.

In most stick figure drawings (including XKCD, typically), most other objects depicted are generally drawn in a similarly simplified style, just as simplified outlines or with line segments or basic shapes in place of more complex figures.