Assassin in the Sand: Watercolor Mirage

Watercolor illustration of an assassin in a desert of rolling sand dunes. A lone figure in a flowing cloak moves stealthily, silhouette framed by a pale setting sun. The scene uses wet-on-wet watercolor with soft edges, color bleeds, and granulated pigment texture. Palette of warm desert tones—ochre, sienna, burnt umber, peach—against a cool blue sky. Dunes ripple under a wind-swept light; distant mirages blur at the horizon. The assassin wears a hooded cloak and carries a slim dagger at the belt, hinted rather than shown. The mood is tense and cinematic, capturing a moment of quiet danger before a strike.