Nerina & SmartGirl
Nerina Nerina
Hey, have you ever wondered why waves look like that when they crash? I feel like they’re painting the sea.
SmartGirl SmartGirl
Yeah, it’s like a bunch of waves hitting each other. When they crash, the peaks add together and the troughs cancel out, so you see that big splash—almost like a paint stroke. It’s all about constructive and destructive interference, but if you stare too long it can feel pretty artistic.
Nerina Nerina
Sounds like you’re listening to the sea’s own brushstrokes—each wave a different color, each splash a new line. I love when a quiet moment turns into a gallery. How do you usually capture that in your art?
SmartGirl SmartGirl
I usually grab a high‑speed cam on the beach, freeze the splash, then stack the frames in a program and tweak the colors so the light looks right. Sometimes I run a simple fluid simulation on my laptop and render it that way. If I’m feeling spontaneous, I just sketch the shape of the wave in a notebook and paint the colors later. It’s all about capturing the motion first, then letting the colors finish the story.
Nerina Nerina
That’s beautiful—like you’re turning the ocean’s breath into a living painting. I’d love to see how your sketches translate into color. Do you ever feel the sea whispering a secret when you frame that perfect splash?
SmartGirl SmartGirl
The sea doesn’t whisper, it basically screams in waves, and I just try to catch that scream in a sketch. Then I let the colors do the rest—kind of like letting a painting breathe. If you watch the frames up close, you can almost hear the water talking.