I've been finding that when it comes to legs, the outer silhouette is most important- that is, the silhouette should be drawn straight away and it should show the structure straight away.
I've been trying to wean techniques of drawing from observation into how I would draw from memory.
One thing I've noticed is that when I draw from, say, a comic panel- something with a backgrounds & complexity- I spend a lot of time observing the center of interest- namely the placement and the size of the main figure.
This is to say that the simple process of designing in a figure in a box in an aesthetic and storytelling way is a delicate thing.
Oftentimes, its worth starting over and over again, just placing one figure in a panel in a relevant and clear way. The idea of the panel should be clear with only the fewest elements possible, and such elements should be drawn first.
For other people in a panel- design their body language in angles. Other people should be used to lead you to the main person.
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