Vilppu and figure drawing

Vilppu

According to Kit White, "when laying out a figure drawing, try to do it with a series of interlocking ovals."  I would disagree with White in regards to drawing with interlocking ovals.  I have gone through most of the twelve chapters of Vilppu's figure drawing videos and his techniques make more sense.  Vilppu starts with gesture drawing to capture the action.  Then moving to box forms of the pelvic griddle, knee and elbow joint, along with cylinders for the extremities and sphere for the chest area.  Basically it is gesture, to volume, to box, to cylinders, to spheres.  Then Vilppu emphasizes knowing the anatomy of the muscles and protruding bones.  White's techniques of drawing interlocking ellipses is simplistic and will not give you an accurate drawing of the human figure.  Many of Vilppu's videos (shortened length) can be seen on YouTube.  Enjoy!