Manticore of Atlantis in Watercolor

Watercolor illustration of a manticore (lion body, human head with sharp teeth and a barbed mane, and a venomous tail resembling a scorpion) perched among the submerged ruins of Atlantis. Soft watercolor washes in turquoise, teal, and pale gold; light filters through the sea to create shimmering rays. Atlantean marble columns encrusted with coral and seaweed rise around a throne of coral and pearls. The manticore gazes outward as small fish, jellyfish, and bubbles drift by, all rendered with delicate edges and translucent layers. Painterly textures, wet-on-wet blending, and subtle ink-like outlines give a dreamy, ancient, underwater fantasy atmosphere.