How does one study? (figure drawing)

So I've heard it time and time again. "you need to go back to the foundation and learn your basics."

Drawing an accurate figure is something I've struggled with for years. I can render it well, but do I really understand the structure?

So I've gone and amassed an enormous amount of figure drawing reference and books. The question is, however.... Just HOW DOES one study a giant book of Bridgman? So many pages and pictures and diagrams and words and words and words! How doe one soak up all of the knowledge and actually retain it??? Is there a method?

Please... Share it with me?

Advanced Photoshop issue 99

hey guess what guys? i did a tank tutorial for advanced photoshop issue 99. and i had a great time! you should go purchase that issue, because theres a lot of good stuff in there!

some fun stuff i did the other day

oh yea, almost forgot this one!

a few sketches i had layin around

just a few sketches i had layin around, figured id post em before catchin some zeez

an old concept i found

Always fun to go through an old hard drive and find some oldies but goodies, no?
this one is five years old!

studying some environments

in my spare time, ive been studying enviros, only allowing myself five minutes per environment, and some of them, if i like, i spend ten minutes.

the first page are three five minute repaints of Macie J Kuciara, and the rest are my own

Some stuff from my sketch tumblr

Long time no
Update but I promise to soon... These are a few random sketchbook images I placed over at marconelorsketches.tumblr.com