1. Figure Drawing
Drawing the human form

2. Gesture drawing Warm up with quick gestural sketches.
Get basic idea of pose.
Draw big, fast, and sloppy.

3. Armature The first step. Looks like a stick figure.
The skeletal form of the figure.
Draw lightly.

4. Add volume Adding meat to the bones. Draw basic shapes.
Work over your skeletal form.
See where shapes overlap.

5. Contour lines
Now time for details; face, hair, clothes, etc.

6. Value and background Find your shadows and highlights.
Consider your background, how much do you want to add?
It should compliment your figure, not overpower it.