while also keeping it consistent

Oh muscles were just a nonspecific example, this also applies to like, entire limbs, clothing, etc. I just mean it's difficult to form the body as a 3D, fully-articulated object in your mind

yes they have short legs but dear lord the zonai are cute

Every time I see an art tutorial on how to draw a specific muscle, I just come away from it like "okay, now I've seen how to draw this muscle in this specific pose," but actually internalizing every other little shape it can take in every other pose feels impossible

One question I have is - how do you move on from just recreating poses from real life, and actually internalize the little details to apply them everywhere else?