Hey, @jb2! Are you currently taking the Figure Drawing Fundamentals course? If not, that would be my main recommendation in terms of feedback: the Figure course contains a structured sequence of lessons that will allow you to progress in a logical and effective way throughout your studies of how to draw the figure - for example, instead of jumping from gesture to mannequin, the course will lead you through intermediate concepts such as the “bean”, basic 3D forms and anatomical landmarks that should prepare you to handle the construction of the figurative mannequin with enough confidence and clarity. Ultimately, the course covers pretty much all the points pertinently suggested for you by @Anthony Hernandez, so my recommendation is also a reinforcement of what Anthony already mentioned. As you go through the course, take your time in each lesson and make sure to use this community to get feedback on your assignments and practice sessions. If you’d like, you can reach out for specific people such as me, Jesper Axelsson or Kristian Nee, who work with Proko as “certified critiquers”, but definitely be open to feedback from the overall community as fellow students and other artist members should have extremely valuable contributions as well. Hope this helps. Best regards!

I would recommend to continue doing gesture drawing and then adding construction on top of those gesture drawings, that way you can continue practicing both. In general, don't move on from any drills, just keep adding to them. As far as specific feedback on what you can practice now: 1. Simplify. To start off I would recommend to just place a ball for the head and blocks for the chest and hips. Once you get good at that, you can start adding limbs. 2. Perspective. Because you are going to be placing blocks, you need to practice drawing blocks in proper perspective. Once you get good at that, you'll get better at placing the blocks without having to draw vanishing points and guidelines. 3. Proportions. You should start learning the approximate size of the body parts relative to the head. (Use the head as your "ruler" for the other parts).