Here we are working the collar.
I generally like to keep my carving progressing as a whole; every part is related to, and ultimately depends on, every other. This is a big woodcarving and we need to make a series of passes around it, moving the whole along. Keep referring to your model. Eventually, you'll stop looking at the model and find yourself focussed on the carving. However, in the early stages,our model is really helpful for establishing what goes where...