Last night, I continued to work on the lion’s mane, bulking it out and then smoothing the “ropes” together. Most of the blending was done with a small wooden sculpting tool, followed by light burnishing with a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol. It’s still not as smooth as I’d like it to be, but it’s a start.
I also worked on the back legs and tail. The legs were a little too stumpy, so I thinned out the ankles and shaped them a little better. There’s stills some detail work to do, and I think the legs could still be thinned out a bit more.
I haven’t worked much on the face at all yet. That’s probably one of the last things to do along with the left front leg, which will be resting on a book.