Something that I’ve started to learn with figure drawing is that it’s not so much about accuracy or even the pose itself, but more so the motion the pose is trying to convey. One thing I’ll start with is exaggeration. It’s much more visually interesting to look at an exaggerated pose than a realistic one (given both should be GROUNDED in reality of course), and, though construction lines and basic shapes are good for pieces, for practice it’s better to just go straight in and try to draw what you see without the shapes as much. Many times a standard basic shape usually used for a specific body part (I.e. a circle for a head) would be less accurate in a different situation (for example, say you’re doing more of a side profile, it’s more of an almost rounded trapezoidal shape when you think about it), and so especially when you want to capture motion it’s really important not to overthink things. Someone else mentioned something really great being that you should try to define a full pose with one like before you start, that way you adhere to the motion more. Remember: figure drawings are meant to be fluid and more idealistic rather than accurate and realistic. Hope this makes sense and hope you continue!
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