Hunter Amid Gears: A Watercolor in a Clockwork City

A watercolor illustration of a solitary hunter in a sprawling clockwork city. In the foreground, a rugged hunter wearing a long weathered coat, a wide-brim hat, leather gloves, and brass gear, aims a brass lever-action rifle at an unseen quarry. He stands on a rain-slick street lined with copper pipes, steam vents, and clockwork façades. The city is built from brass and iron gears: towering clock towers with exposed cogs, flying machines in smoky skies, bridges of gears. The atmosphere is misty with soft washes; the color palette is warm copper, bronze, teal, and muted blues; watercolors bleed at the edges for a dreamy effect. The lighting is dim with gas lamps casting amber glows that reflect on wet surfaces. The brushwork is loose, with wet-on-wet technique, soft edges, and visible paper texture. The scene feels like steampunk fantasy, with the hunter appearing as a human silhouette against the vast mechanical city. The mood is enigmatic, tense, cinematic.