I rly love this course, even as a beginner its easy to follow! Its far from perfect but I'm starting to understand the forms more and more

Finally got some time and focus to complete this, drawing along, and here are the results. Near the end of the last construction, SMH talks about starting anatomy too early without a solid foundation of construction. MAN OH MAN DO I RELATE! I have some examples of single drawings that'd take me hours to complete because I lacked solid construction below and that's on me. I RUSHED to the Anatomy due to time pressure I placed on myself, given my personal situation and it always takes longer. As I move forward and practice this, I think it will be so much easier to add the anatomy and drapery to this rather than spend all my energy and interest in a drawing on just getting it to look convincing.

is thisw video just as long as 2min 25 seconds? because on my video it stops at second exercises where he explains exercise number 2 spheres and ellipses. no idea what exercises 3-4-5 are.

@Michael Hampton I like this version of the map a bit better than Loomis' version for proportion. Simpler and easier to remember. A couple questions on the legs: (I know they weren't covered and it's not about skeleton properly) Loomis puts the width of the lower legs at the calves at about a head wide. Where would you place the ankle bones? Loomis doesn't seem to explicitly say but looks like around 1/3 up from the heels. would you say the same for these? Quick question about the base of the neck in front and back view. I noticed that the back of the neck in front view isn't as high as it is the back view. Was that just an oversight? Should the first subdivision of the second segment of the body be divided into halves twice to get the back edge or is the back view incorrectly placed and should be lower at that first halving like in the front view?

One thing I'm wondering about when it comes to the whole proportions thing: I get how it is important to have a sense for proportions when it comes to drawings from the front/back/side without any extraordinary perspectives. However, as soon we begin to draw in perspective, these proportion guidelines become distorted. So how do we use these landmarks in perspective?

Thinking in perspective is likely the most mind fuck thing for a beginner lol. I found the first lesson a bit challenge to follow along with as a complete beginner. Perspective the last step is most challenging, I still don't get it. But this seems like one of those things I just have to go through to learn this, it can't be helped. You are my last hope haha

This is too difficult for a beginner. There are different levels of beginners also but I as a beginner can't do these steps at all. The tilt and perspective, I simply cant do it and I can't move forward if I can't draw them.

I have been working on this a while. Trying to get something that represented my abilities. Here you are Michael thank you for all you provide.

Annoying me? Nah. The insights are excellent and the view into your process is super helpful. So, can I assume then, that from stage 5, if you're going to costume the figure, you don't necessarily need to get to anatomy? I say this because I can imagine that when there are costumes that don't completely cover a portion of the body, say the upper body, you're gonna need to add the anatomy (or as much of it as you need/want to)?

I find myself struggling with gestures (getting them in the "right" place for correct proportions) and my figures always look strange. I have watched quite a few videos/classes - yours and others - thinking that if I keep learning it might click. Now I'm thinking maybe I need to be practicing more on my own - just trying to draw figures from references for a few days instead of just trying to "actively learn" Does anyone have experience with this kind of thing or thoughts? I might be too academically minded for my own good and skipping over the practice in favour of lessons.