Mel Barren's
Head Spaghetti & Gallery

This is my Head Spaghetti - a jumble of commissions, family cards and ideas that spill from my mind and onto paper.

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Scroll down and I hope you will be inspired to commission your own illustration. It doesn't even need a basis in reality, and that is is all part of the originality of my work. I can portray a concept, funny event or memory into something totally unique.

 Contact me and we can talk through ideas for your own illustration and I'll give you a quote. 

Otherwise, please browse in the hope you may at least crack a smile.

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The Anatomy Of A Cartoon

How do I go about creating a unique and individual cartoon? Take a look at this example titled [Person's Name]: A Life In Film.

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The man in the cartoon is a documentary film producer with an encyclopedic knowledge of movies. He loves his morning coffee, decent wine, eats out a lot and cycles miles every week. He had also moved from his beloved West London to the depths of South London. 

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So ... I've drawn him making coffee, eating and drinking, cycling and walking the streets of South London, all tied together with a quote from a film to match the activity. Neat, even if I say so myself.

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If you're stuck for ideas, talk to me. With a little digging I take a simple concept and turn it into a one-of-a-kind cartoon.