Some time ago on vacation we had this awesome cedar tree with cut off branches, so I could just cut off a little more and have perfect thick wood pieces.
I obsessed quite a lot over it (no shit I think sailors made them because they were lonely) but then figured out the wood was too dry and the arm is too short.
I could probably carve the rest with a dremel or so.
The hardest part was carving out a tilted face, surrounded by hair, wearing a hat, with an arm underneath. Holy shit, that was soo hard and I have aphantasia so my brain wasn't really able to process that, but the result is quite fine!
The process
- Saw out the tail and rough shape
- Carve the rough shape
- Hips and more details
- Belly and chest
- Details of belly and chest
- Shoulders, collarbones, head, the messed up hair part
- Sailor hat, lying arm, giving up lol
(Crazy that I never shared this anywhere)
Can't be too careful, better never speak near a phone again.