Anime Kelpie on a Glittering Salt Flat

A vibrant anime-style kelpie stands on a vast salt flat that stretches to the horizon. The kelpie is a sleek water horse with a glossy midnight-blue coat, a flowing cyan and turquoise mane and tail, and droplets clinging to its coat. Its large, expressive teal eyes glow softly. The salt crust beneath is cracked white, dotted with shallow puddles that reflect the clear blue sky and the creature's image. The distant horizon shows faint silhouettes of mountains. The sun is low, casting a warm pink-orange glow that merges with cool blues, creating dramatic long shadows and subtle lens flares. The scene uses crisp cell-shading and soft gradients typical of anime, with high detail on the kelpie’s mane, water droplets, and the reflective salt surface. Dynamic wind tousles the mane; the kelpie looks curious and serene, as if listening to the stillness of the desert-like landscape. Composition favors a slightly low angle, rule-of-thirds placement, with the kelpie on the left and a reflective pool to its right, enhancing the sense of scale and otherworldly calm.