Long Shadow on the Savanna

Finished hand-drawn editorial marker illustration, 4:5 portrait, silhouette-based graphic shadow play. One improbably tall, narrow termite mound rises left of centre from a low savanna horizon, its blunt peak leaning slightly sideways and its base comically broad. A long, oversized charcoal shadow stretches diagonally toward the lower-right corner. Sparse dry grass tufts and one tiny distant flat-topped tree establish the grassland habitat. A small acid-yellow setting sun sits high enough above the left horizon to remain distinct from the mound. Warm grey sky, pale neutral ground, charcoal silhouettes. Broad felt-tip fills, slightly uneven hand-drawn edges, minimal interior detail; no hatching or intricate textures. Large uninterrupted sky and clear thumbnail-scale shapes. Playful proportions with a quiet, melancholy atmosphere. One continuous landscape, not a diagram. No people, no text, no logos, no watermarks.