Steffi McLaren

This is a 2D character concept art and illustration project, in a dystopian, dark fantasy underwater setting. It handles the topic of climate change and pollution in an extreme situation, of Earth in the distant future, now completely waterlogged with a vast, polluted ocean. The topic informs how the characters and their environments have adapted to extreme conditions. You will encounter aggressive mutant creatures, infected with ancient parasites that have been frozen in permafrost for countless centuries. The city of Poseirai is a utopia hidden deep within the ocean, which is a flourishing ecosystem of fantasy creatures, contrasting the suffering the pollution has caused.