Honestly?? I just fake it till I make it 😂 when I sketch something out, I only draw like a circle for the head but I don’t do circles for the chest/rump like you’re supposed to… idk I’ve just always done it that way. It’s probably not the best way because I often erase like an entire limb and redraw it like 50 bajillion times dfshgdj here’s a Speedpaint I did and you can see how I just. Made it up lol I kinda?? know what I’m doing by now :’) I also struggle with more complex poses because I don’t really understand anatomy hehe, I just think “oh that paw is too big,” or “th body shouldn’t be that long” And then I fix it… I also have cats at my house that I stare at sometimes, but my style isn’t at all realistic. :D

i love to look at @WolfHaven ‘s art, she has great anatomy + poses and I’m so jealous 

another great artist is https://www.deviantart.com/riverspirit456 who was like my first inspo ever !! her style is very realistic and her anatomy is spot on, I’d recommend watching some her YouTube speedapints (same user) bc you can really see her process there and it helped me a bunch!