![]() ![]() I also used the same Mind Map template quite recently with a different set of random words which gave me FIRE + BOADICEA + STAIRCASE. Here is the finished cartoon which was published in Brass Band World Magazine. Within a couple of minutes, I imagined a guide dog at a music contest playing the trumpet for its owner with the officials looking through the rule book to see if this was allowed. The Mind Map template you see is one that I used a while ago when searching for new cartoon ideas. Some mind map examples that worked for my cartoons and other fun things to draw ![]() If not go back to your list and pick the next best idea or return to the mind map and try another combination. If the one you have sketched works for you then create a fully developed cartoon. Pick out the one that appeals to you most and do a very quick pencil sketch to see if it works. Always use the central word (DOG) in the mix until you have exhausted all possibilities as it helps your mind the move the subject of the word into different scenarios and really gets your imagination in overdrive. ![]() With a little bit of practice, you will come up with some brilliant cartoon ideas.ĭo steps 6 & 7, again and again, using different combinations of words until you have ideas for at least ten cartoons. You will be amazed at what ideas you can think of. But keep trying and once your brain realizes it has a problem to solve it will relish the challenge. My first thought was a dog fishing on the beach and about to barbecue a small scared baby octopus when he suddenly sees the huge shadow of mama octopus who is just about to flatten him! I am sure you can come up with something for a great cartoon when you let your imagination loose.Īt first, you may think this is a useless idea and nothing pops up in your mind. From this, you should be able to come up with an idea for a cartoon. You have to put a story together in your head (or scribble it down) that links the three words. Look at the group of three words and let your mind run riot. Pick one word from any green oval plus one from any of the red rectangle and write them on another sheet with the word in the blue center circle e.g. You now have a mind map template with one word in the center circle, four in the red rectangles and 12 in the green ovals. At the end of each line draw a green oval and repeat the random selection of words from the dictionary placing a word in each oval. Repeat the random selection of words in the dictionary for each of the four red rectanglesĭraw three red lines off each rectangle. The first word that catches your attention you write into the center circle.ĭraw four blue lines out from the inner circle and draw a red rectangle at the end of each line. Step 2ĭraw a small blue circle in the center of the paper. Mind maps are simple and work every time for me.ġ0 simple steps to find great cartoon ideas and fun things to draw using a mind map templateįind a quiet place on your own away from all distractions and have a piece of paper, a pen, colored pencils and a dictionary. Mind Maps are the brainchild of Tony Buzan, the international best selling author, who has helped me throughout my life in cartooning, exams, writing books, planning holidays, taking notes in meetings in fact anything that I needed to plan or remember. In this exercise you are about to look at is a simple Mind Map that will help you create your own original cartoons. What is a Mind Map? For those of you who are not familiar, a Mind Map is a way of taking organized notes without being boring and a great way of finding new ideas to plan out your projects. The following method I have developed, using a Mind Map works every time and has given me original cartoon ideas and cool stuff to draw. Recording those ideas is my way of retaining them for future use and over time I have amassed a huge bank of cartoon ‘leads’ that will allow me to find new ideas quickly and efficiently. I record every idea I get and in this article will show you the methods that I use to find original cartoons and the best way (in my opinion) to keep hold of them. I have an awful memory and can remember vividly what I was doing 30 years ago but cannot remember that great cartoon drawing spark I had ten minutes ago. Have you ever woken up with a brilliant idea…perhaps the best cartoon you have ever imagined just appeared from nowhere? It’s funny how ‘appears’ can quickly turn into ‘disappears’. It’s also not just about finding those golden nuggets but holding onto them. However I have found that the best way to get your creative juices flowing is to set yourself a challenge. Television is another easy source and of course the Internet can take you anywhere you want to research. ![]()
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