Crocodile Sentinel on Castle Battlements

Ultra-detailed digital painting of a crocodile standing on the crenellated battlements of a towering medieval castle at dusk. The reptile is muscular and imposing, with rain-slick emerald-green and bronze scales, a long tail draping along the stone, and glistening droplets on its snout. The stone parapets are weathered and moss-covered, with banners fluttering in the fierce wind. Stormy purple-blue skies with distant lightning illuminate the scene, while warm torchlight from within the parapets casts dramatic amber highlights on the crocodile and the rough stone. Low-angle perspective from the base of the wall looking up, giving the creature a majestic, menacing presence. Style: digital art, hyper-detailed textures, photorealistic yet painterly, cinematic lighting, high dynamic range, 4k quality, fantasy realism.