Watercolor Basilisk in a Misty Forest

A watercolor painting of a majestic basilisk coiled in a sun-dappled forest clearing. Use wet-on-wet watercolor on rough textured paper to create soft edges, translucent washes, and delicate color bleeds. The basilisk has emerald-green scales with copper-gold highlights, a serpentine body, a lizard-like head with amber eyes, and a slender crest. Its gaze radiates a faint petrifying aura, turning nearby ferns and moss into subtle pale stone silhouettes. Background features misty greens, pale blue shadows, ferns, ancient trees, and distant glints of gold light. Mood is mystical and dreamlike, with careful attention to light, reflection on damp leaves, and a quiet, timeless atmosphere.