/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

Mildly retarded question, but when everyone draws anatomy is the process to:
>Draw a quick thumbnail
>Draw a to scale thumbnail to check proportions/angles
>Draw the basic forms on like an egg-shape for ribcage, cones for arms/legs
>Draw the muscles on top of it
>Draw clothes on top
I do this process but at a certain point I have too many lines and it gets messy, and since I have large hands they can smudge easier, is there a better way I should go about this

>No actual art school near me
>One art center I have had very old people in their beginning class(Like 50s old)
>They aren't even there to learn, but to refresh. They already good at other things anyways(like painting)
>Decide to take up a Drawing 1 course at my community college
>The teacher straight up has us draw Michelangelo and Leonardo drawings
>A way to get their style. Think what they were thinking.
>Weren't even taught how to even do anything yet.
>No value, anatomy, nothing.
>That was all we did, For most of the class
>He would always talk about history while being passive aggressive on modern society.
>Meanwhile most of the kids are already good drawers on their own. I have no clue why they are even taking the class because they clearly don't need it.
>Feel like a learned more by myself than the actual class
>Best part was actually learning how to do perspectives. But that only lasted one week.
>After I was done, I felt like I wasted my time.

I don't know what to make of it. It felt like 500 dollars down the drain. I really question the teaching method. I mean, if I could just copy then why the fuck did I need to spend money for it?