[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6850-EN":3},{"posted":4,"tags":5,"news_id":6,"pk":7,"permalink":8,"images":9,"summary":20,"title":21,"ex_news":22,"published":23,"pinned":22,"ex_artist":22,"tile_image":11,"body":24},"2025-11-19T12:00:00#6850","#painterly#narrative#loose#realistic#atmospheric#watercolour#halloween#liam o'farrell#celebration#animated#ecard#",6850,"news","\u002Fnews\u002F6850\u002Fseasonal_alchemy",[10,12,14,16,18],{"filename":11},"blog_6850_639071050827195368.jpg",{"filename":13},"blog_6850_639071053643224669.jpg",{"filename":15},"blog_6850_639071053730645735.jpg",{"filename":17},"blog_6850_639071053904018194.jpg",{"filename":19},"blog_6850_639071054032999919.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"\u002FLiamOFarrell\">Liam O'Farrell\u003C\u002Fa> builds two seasonal worlds for Jacquie Lawson, from haunted gardens to patriotic kitchens.","Seasonal Alchemy",false,"2025-11-19T12:00:00","\u003Cp>Liam was commissioned by Jacquie Lawson to create artwork for two animated ecards, each rooted in ritual and celebration.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>For Independence Day, he transformed a simple kitchen storyboard into a stage of enchantment, where rhythmic drumsticks coax flour, fruit and frosting into a triumphant red, white and blue centrepiece. His palette carries the cadence of the holiday, while the final cake, lavish and luminous, anchors the animation in appetising detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>In contrast, the Halloween card drifts through a poisoned garden thick with atmosphere. A witch tends her deadly blooms among skittish mice and frogs before the spell migrates indoors, culminating in a darkly comic twist. Iron fencing, graveyard silhouettes and flickering pumpkins build a theatrical backdrop, balanced by Liam’s character work and close collaboration with the animator.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Liam's art achieved in elevating two seasonal moments into immersive, animated experiences that performed strongly with audiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>See both the animations on Liam's \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.illustrationx.com\u002FLiamOFarrell\" target=\"_blank\">folio.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>"]