>>7404456
There are a ton of resources but personally i found that the most beginner friendly books for the figure were either of these:
The Drawing Manual - Glenn Vilppu
Figure Drawing for Artists - Steve Houston

The more anatomy focused books, you shouldn't draw from them cover to cover. Instead consult them when you want to know more about a specific area.
Neither should it be something you start with. Simplified structure then add anatomy.
- Figure Drawing Design and Invention - Michael Hampton
- Morpho Simplified Forms - Micheal Lauricella (start with this)
- Morpho Anatomy for Artists - Michel Lauricella. (consult this when you want to go more in-depth)
- Anatomy for Sculptors - Uldis Zarin (incredibly clear examples)

Not a book but videos
Proko's anatomy playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDgyQjNFVQk&list=PLtG4P3lq8RHFBeVaruf2JjyQmZJH4__Zv

Vilppu's Drawing Manual is imho the best of the bunch to start with. He has a nice logical progression layed out where one concept builds on top of the other, gradually introducing more tools.
Although anatomy is covered, like most figure drawing books you need a dedicated anatomy book/vids to supplement it.
Unfortunately the old book isn't easy to get unless you buy the new New Masters Academy edition. Unless you live in the US the shipping costs are insane. His old book is very easy to find online.

I *highly* advise you to complement it with his old Drawing Manual video course, not the NMA one.
Vilppu goes very slow and is basically handholding you throughout. Being very clear and deliberate in his explanations. Seeing him draw and going through the process over and over helps a lot. It's a very complete course.

You can watch Vilppu's videos here, chinese website so translations of the chapter titles is a bit wonky but good enough. Start with the 2nd vid(dynamics/gesture) and work your way through it.
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Fr4y1q7nK?spm_id_from=333.788.videopod.episodes&p=2

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