how about lines, lines are always good.

look, you don't even need to draw the legs at first


this is the finished result.
this can work for drawing just about anything with limbs, so just modify it for your needs,
and, so this post isn't totally irrelevant, I bring you... *drumroll* A NINJA!!!

P.S. FanaticFox, your drawings have been exploding my eyes for a while now and, for that, I thank you,