what am I doing wrong

[mossy temple]

Posing is a pain man

[vague plume]

you dont fully understand what the circles mean to represent, so you draw them really stiffly. The circles or "the bean" are simply there to help simplify the ribcage and pelvis, which are stiff bone landmarks which have soft tissue in between

youre not really using them as a guidline, youre just drawing them in for the sake of it

[deft meteor]

just keep practicing, you'll slowly find the answers through patience and by studying more poses

the answers won't be immediate, just keep on drawing and have fun! If it starts to feel like a pain just take a break and return :)

[vague plume]

yeah it is difficult

[dawn spruce]

i suggest you do gesture drawings and line of action practice to help better your poses and to build you pose visual library

quickposes.com is a great website for practice

[mossy temple]

Thanks