>>38463918you have to memorize the easy way. You're probably thinking of it as a bunch of small pieces instead of bigger chunks. Same with gesture you're suppose to draw the idea of the pose not all the details of it. Thats how you start out. Also, never give a beginner loomis because then they'll get confused and not understand his methods. Pic related can help.
Go to /ic/(NSFW) and search for the "artbook" threads.
They have pdfs, torrents and a lot of downloadable art books there.