To draw a stick figure running in GIMP, follow the steps given below:
- Turn on Drawing Guide to trigger the Graph Screen
- Create a new layer and make eight duplicate copies
- Draw the side view of the arms and legs of your stick figure
- Change its pose and repeat this process for all the frames
- Toggle on Loops, set the value of Frame per Second as 15, set the value of Onion Skin Frame as 1, and Onion Skin Opacity as 70%
- Now for the head we will make a circle, tap on Freehand and encircle the area
- Use Selection tool, cut a circle and place the head over the body
- Do the same for all the frames
- Once you are done placing all the heads. Go to the Layer’s menu and merge all the layers
- Press the play button and there you have it, a running stick figure.
