Comment on Basic Female Torso Tutorial by timflanagan

This is a combination of things I picked up from various books, online tutorials, and practice. There is a variety of common ways to approach figure layouts, and this one is from a skeletal base. If you're looking for good "how to" figure drawing, I recommend these:
George Bridgman's "Complete Guide to Drawing from Life" or "Constructive Anatomy"
Jack Hamm's "Drawing the Head and Figure"
Burne Hogarth's "Dynamic Figure Drawing"
"How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way"
pretty much anything by Andrew Loomis
basic anatomical charts are helpful as well