>>3711058Learn basic construction shapes of ribcage and hips
Draw ribcages if you want a concrete idea of where ribs fall. Note clavicle placement. Consider looking at photos to see where they usually show through.
Draw from photos to see how the hip shapes appear in skin for a few angles
Learn basic muscle structure for abs, pecs, shoulders, and those little things on the side. Learn how they connect with each other. Sometimes, if a person doesn't have a lot of muscle on their torso, the area between ribcage and belly is kind of a dead zone, probably look at reference for this scenario
Look at how fat tends to gather on belly, where it curves out etc
Those are the most important bits to a convincing torso I think