Mel Barren's
Head Spaghetti & Gallery
This is head spaghetti - a jumble of ideas that spill from the mind and onto paper.
These are cartoons created as commissions for wonderful clients and sometimes as gifts for friends and family. They are usually grateful enough to keep them ... in an old shoebox at the back of a wardrobe. Nice.
You might see ideas that could be adapted as a gift for your nearest and dearest. I'll 'put them in the picture'. Contact me and we can talk through ideas for a commissioned cartoon and I'll give you a quote.
Otherwise, please browse in the hope you may at least crack a smile.
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.
The man in the cartoon is a documentary 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.
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.
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.
Examples
