I wanted to get some shape to the body now and define where the bottom of the coat was. I like the coat to come about half way down the log. That gives me lots of coat and still lots of log for the boat. You cut that chunk off straight across the back. See how it defines the back of the hat as well?
This one just shows it to you cut off. I had some extra film.
Now you should cut some off the front. Be careful that you don't cut too much off. You want to be on a slight angle so that your bar leaves the log at the bottom of the coat. It might be a good idea to mark that point first. At this point you want a nice flat surface to make the ship's wheel from.
You sort of have to do a couple of things here at the same time. Sorry about the pic. That circle was made from an 8 inch pie plate. The horizontal line through it is the top of the hands. You just sort of have to eyeball that I guess. Now is a great time to draw his arms in.
You see how I am working there? A couple of extra things to notice. See the dotted line below the circle. That's the bottom of the coat. See the rectangle in the circle? That's the post or front of the boat that holds the wheel. I know that I kind of screwed up a bit with the horizontal line. I needed to lower the hands a bit but I couldn't take the line off without messing up the rest. That's why I said that you had to eyeball it a bit.
Tomorrow, lot's of progress. I know that you just can't wait.