Hello, this is horse bones. I have moved on from the donkey, now entering box mannequins. Instantly, I have learned a lot from just this exercise. I think i will stick with it for a quite a while.
One thing I have noticed is that I don't think cylinders are the correct way to help with perspective. When you're trying to represent different planes as you're rotating objects, cylinders are very difficult, especially if they are tapered. Furthermore, it's hard to visualize the gap between the thighs because cylinders allow too much leniency. Though, by making these mistakes, I have learned to rely on symmetry lines. I will make my own shapes to understand the mannequin as it rotates.
A last closing thought is the importance of drawing connected forms. Its easy to draw a box, but to improve you have to draw three more boxes on top of it in different angles, rotation, and sizes while maintaining consistency.
I will now draw five hundred more mannequins.