Waves don’t usually “just do it.”
This one… kind of did.

The Nike-vibe wasn’t planned — it appeared by accident while shaping the wave. (If Nike wants to sponsor my Liquify sessions, I won’t complain.)

For everyone who wants to know how it was made — save this:

1️⃣ Base shot: real ocean photography
2️⃣ Liquify + Puppet Warp: reshaping the wave into its curve
3️⃣ Hand-painted foam: added manually for the crest details
4️⃣ Rebuilt sky: removed background + added gradient
5️⃣ Moon + global toning: final blue palette to unify everything

A minimal, surreal scene — created entirely by hand in Photoshop, no AI.

Creativity has a funny way of taking its own path… and sometimes the wave just curves.

More to my Nike Swoosh:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DRXfgwGjLU_/