Talented free-lance illustrator and character designer Waveloop has worked on indie games, comics, and other graphics for a few years now and his work is downright phenomenal. Keeping his Instagram constantly updated with stunning new art regularly you can find all of his sketches, concepts, and finished pieces there or higher resolution versions by subscribing to his Patreon. Recently Ricardo Rodrigues (Waveloop) also released a full art book of his “curated classics and new work” which includes personal stories and reflections from this artist as well as commentary.
Waveloop focuses on musculature and a slender female form for the most part, which gives his art a very sharp-edged and tight aesthetic. Ranging from fantasy to mythological lore you can find a fun variety in his portfolio on Instagram. My favorites of the whole lot have to be the project he titles “The Originals” which depict various mythology or religion-based characters in a stunning comic book-esque format that usually have them in a powerful pose or floating gracefully in their respective element. Taking “Inanis” for example is a dark and brooding god-like being sitting back on a throne adorned with a person having their head wrenched back in pain. There’s a well-crafted description along with the photo and it denotes that he’s slumped back in comfort because he rules over the void eternally, not intending to leave his throne any time soon. More of Waveloop’s characters can be found in stunning detail on his Instagram profile, Art Station, or Patreon among others. From a recent Instagram post it’s clear he has some exciting ideas in the works and we can expect to see great things from him in the future.
