Originally an ink sketch by the person depicted, scanned, transformed in inkscape and imported into Easel.
10 minutes
First cut the outside a couple of mm deep to have a sketch to work on.
120 minutes
Paint the uniform dark blue, and the area where there is no uniform paint it in a light rose tone. Finish up with two coats of glossy finish.
240 minutes
Run a carve with a V bit or similar to half the final depth.
Rub gold gel or similar onto the buttons and sleeve stripes and finish up with some coats of glossy finish.
240 minutes
Now carve to the full depth.
45 minutes
Now using a different bit, cut out the full figure.
20 minutes
Paint the eyes, teeth and glasses, maybe add some blue between the sleeve stripes.
