/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

I've been using Loomis for about a week now, trying to get better at drawing, but his explanations are difficult at best. Most of it is about trying to follow along at what he does, but some of it just doesn't make sense to me. He puts shapes on a drawing, but I don't know what they're for until the drawing is filled in later. Therefore, I can only copy what he does - I don't know what goes where and why.

Also, it's very hard to work from his method on paper because it involves constantly tracing and erasing.

Any alternatives to Loomis? Either completely different technique or just explaining his technique a different way. Perhaps something more on-paper friendly?