Two smiling women modelling both sides of the Surface Active Adelie penguins, Antarctica t-shirt on New Brighton beach in New Zealand, alongside the New Brighton pier.
May 15, 2024 / / No Comments

Show off your love for these tuxedoed Antarctic cuties with this fun t-shirt. Featuring a colony of Adelie penguins in a comical waddle on the front, and their speedy escape from a leopard seal that suddenly hauled up on the edge of the sea ice on in front of them on the back, this shirt is sure to turn heads.

Because the colours of snow and ice is white and the penguins are in Antarctica waddling across that surface, the only colour for the shirt is white, with the two colour black and blue print creating a 3D effect. Clever shading with cool sky blue and perspective tricks the viewer into thinking that the Adelie penguin group is really waddling towards you on the front and dashing away on the back. The Adelie penguin design is also available on white longsleeve tees.

Prices For Shirts Printed by the Artist in New Brighton:

By ordering here to have it locally printed in Christchurch and DTF heat-pressed right here by the designer, Shaun Waugh, in New Brighton, or shop online at our NZ based and international DTG printing partners. (Use code: “PERFEC” for 5% off your international store purchase.)

Note, that the all-over printed version of Adelie penguins unisex t-shirt is available only from the Surface Active Global store (linked).

All-over printed black and ice blue two colour print on a white t-shirt with a graphic of a group of Adelie penguins marching towards the viewer on the front and running away with their backs to the viewer on the back.
This is the all-over printed Adelie penguins unisex t-shirt t-shirt design showcasing the comical behaviour of a waddle of Adelie penguins on their way across the sea ice to feed in Antarctica’s Ross Sea.

Prices for medium weight 185 gsm pure cotton t-shirts printed by the artist in New Brighton:

  • Kids tees infant to toddler size, 1–4 yrs old: $30.00 plus shipping
  • Kids tees youth size, 6–14 yrs old: $40.00 plus shipping
  • Mens/Unisex Teeshirt: $67.50 plus shipping
  • Womens Teeshirt: $67.50 plus shipping
  • Mens/Unisex longsleeve tee, heavy weight 220 gsm: $71.00 plus shipping
  • Womens longsleeve tee, heavy weight 220 gsm: $71.00 plus shipping
  • Shipping is via Courier Post, price starts at $8 for 1 adult shirt, $10 for two or more.

International customers will be charged the actual shipping cost based on the weight and the destination of their order. As a guide a Large Surface Active 185 gsm t-shirt weighs 130–150 grams.

Alternatively our t-shirts are available for purchase at our stall at New Brighton Seaside Market on Saturdays, and at Brighton Gallery and The Creatives Edit in New Brighton Mall.

The Adelie Penguins Design is Also Available on a Range of Homewares

A playful t-shirt featuring the behaviour of a group of Adelie penguins in motion. The same design is repeated on a coffee mug that the model is in a cafe holding.
The Adelie penguins design is also available on a range of homewares from the Surface Active New Zealand store or the Global store.
A happy young woman wearing a Surface Active Adelie Penguins, Antarctica t-shirt on New Brighton beach beside the New Brighton pier.
When printing a t-shirt design that covers a large area of the garment it is great to use the colour of the shirt as the the natural background for the design. This means the print has a soft hand and the shirt drapes nicely.
Surface Active - The New Zealand Nature T-shirt Company logo. Positive, black on white version.
The New Zealand Nature T-shirt Company
Show off your love for Adelie penguins with this fun tee.
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