🥢 Stick Style: Full Workflow

Stick Style turns a script into a stick-figure animated video. It's the right choice when the simple, hand-drawn look is the point: whiteboard-style explainers, quick concept videos, and low-fidelity narrative content where clean, minimal visuals communicate faster than detailed ones.

Try it here: https://app.atlabs.ai/create/stick-style

📝 Step 1: Adding Your Script

In Step 1, you have several options for adding your script:

• You can paste or type directly into the text box.
• Use the AI Script Writer to generate a script from an idea, or
• Click any Suggested Script card below the input area as a starting point.

Set the language from the dropdown at the bottom left, then click Next. If your scenes don't match your script as expected, make sure each distinct idea has its own paragraph. The AI Script Writer output can be refined by adding context about tone, genre, and audience.

👥 Step 2: Finalise the Cast

In Step 2, define the narrator voice and create characters, objects and locations that appear consistently throughout the video.

• Select a Country Accent and Narrator Voice from the dropdowns.
• For each auto-detected character, click "Click to Edit" and Save to create AI Characters - you can also change the filled in details: name, age, gender, ethnicity, a detailed visual appearance description (hair, face, build), clothing, and actor voice settings.
• Similarly, click 'Click to Edit' and Save to create AI Locations and Objects - you can also upload your own photo or create with a prompt.
• You can create new characters or objects from scratch, pick from the Characters Library, or
• Upload a reference image of your character and use it throughout the video.

The more detail you provide in Visual Appearance, the more consistent the character will look across scenes.

💳 Step 3: Review your Screenplay

Atlabs turns your script into a scene-by-scene screenplay, so you can check how every moment is staged before you spend credits on visuals.

• Each scene shows its Location Type (Exterior/Interior), Location, and Time of Day.
• Inside each scene, you'll find individual SHOT descriptions and DIALOGUE blocks (character name, line, and delivery tone).
• Add or remove shots and dialogue within any scene to fine-tune pacing and staging.

📹 Finalise Video: Generate Options & Credit Costs

Once all 4 steps are set up, click the Finalise Video button to choose from three output types.

1. Storyboard: Generate the still images/visuals for your video first. Then generate motions and lip-syncs scene by scene.
2. Preview Video: Generate the first 25 seconds with full motion and lip-sync to check that it aligns with your vision.
3. Full Video: Generate everything end-to-end (visuals, motions, and lip-syncs for all the scenes).

💡 Tip: Use Storyboard first to validate your scenes, especially for longer or complex videos.

📹 Script to Video: Storyboard Output

Atlabs crafts your characters first ("Crafting your characters…"), then builds a scene around each paragraph with that character appearing consistently. The storyboard has the same layout as Idea to Video, Edit Video, Export, Translate, Music, Captions, and Characters in the top bar. Motion is generated in the background if you choose Generate Video.

Final Storyboard:

Still Need Help? Reach out to us at support@atlabs.ai — we’re happy to assist with the workflows.

Updated on: 10/14/2026