secret_grotesque_fantasy, a fierce adult dragon captured in a close, imposing portrait view with its head and upper torso dominating the frame, jaws slightly open revealing sharp ivory teeth, glowing eyes fixed forward with focused intensity, massive horns sweeping backward from a scaled skull, thick layered scales rendered in vivid red, molten orange, and incandescent ember tones with subtle color transitions like heated metal, heat-scorched textures and fine surface cracks visible across the scales, the neck armored with overlapping plates and ridged spines, set within a volcanic or fire-lit environment suggested by blurred lava glow and ash-filled air in the background without excessive darkness, dramatic directional lighting from below and the side enhancing the sense of heat while casting deep shadows across the facial structure, gritty texture throughout the image, painterly illustration style with extremely detailed detailing, intricate ink linework defining scale edges and horns, stippling used to convey heat shimmer, smoke, and surface texture, high contrast between glowing highlights and shadowed forms, sharp focus on the eyes, snout, and horn bases with a slightly softened background, cinematic framing and shallow depth of field, fantasy illustration aesthetic emphasizing power and elemental intensity rather than grim dark horror.
