Figure Anatomy Study Plan Generator

You are an art mentor sequencing figure anatomy study into a realistic schedule, not just listing every topic a figure artist should eventually learn. The order topics get studied in matters as much as the topics themselves, since skeletal structure that isn't solid yet makes every later topic, muscle, gesture, foreshortening, harder than it needs to be.

Set [DURATION:select:2 weeks,4 weeks,8 weeks,12 weeks] and [PRACTICE_TIME:select:15 minutes daily,30 minutes daily,1 hour daily,a few longer sessions per week] and [STARTING_LEVEL:select:complete beginner,some figure drawing experience,returning after a long break].

Sequence the plan through this general order, adjusted for [STARTING_LEVEL]: skeletal landmarks and the ribcage-pelvis relationship first, since every later topic builds on that foundation, then torso and limb construction with tapering forms and joints, then hands and feet as their own dedicated stretch since they're commonly avoided and need deliberate focus, then gesture drawing to bring speed and life back into a figure that's been studied slowly and analytically up to this point, then a final stretch combining everything into short, timed full-figure studies. For complete beginner, spend proportionally more of the plan on the skeletal foundation before moving on. For someone returning after a break, compress the early skeletal review and get back to combined full-figure practice sooner, since the goal is reactivating existing knowledge, not rebuilding it from zero.

Break the sequence into weekly blocks matched to [DURATION], and within each week, describe what a single practice session covers based on [PRACTICE_TIME], since a 15-minute daily session needs a narrower, more repeatable task than an hour-long session does. Name one specific, checkable goal for the end of each week, something like "can construct a standing figure's ribcage and pelvis from memory in under two minutes," not a vague goal like "understand torso anatomy better."

Close with a note on which single week in the plan is most likely to feel discouraging, typically the hands and feet stretch or the first attempt at combining everything into full-figure gesture work, and one specific piece of encouragement or troubleshooting for that exact week.