Made of Air Humpback Whale Tee

A whale drawn out of 1,100 bubbles.

A humpback mid-lunge, drawn entirely in the bubbles it blows around its food before rising up through them. The motto ends in a small ¹; the footnote underneath gives the proof and its source.

¹ Humpback whales blow a curtain of bubbles around their prey, then lunge up through it, alone or in groups. Szabo et al., R. Soc. Open Sci., 2024

Fig. 8 of 11 in The Small Print, Deep Planet’s series of animals drawn from their own true stories. For the one who makes something out of nothing.

Watch the bubble-net episode on Deep Planet.

About the print

• Large front print centred on the chest, with the small Deep Planet emblem at the upper right.
• Print area 15 × 18 in on sizes L–3XL; Printful scales it proportionally to 11.5 × 13.8 in on S and M.
• 18 shirt colours. On 4 of them the design is printed in a single ink, cream or navy, so every mark stays easy to see.
• Printed to order by Printful, direct to garment.

Shirt

• Bella+Canvas 3001 unisex tee, 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (heather colours contain polyester)
• Lightweight 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²), pre-shrunk, side-seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Sizes S–2XL in every colour; 3XL in the ten core colours (Navy, Black, Dark Grey Heather, Forest, Maroon, True Royal, Heather Deep Teal, Athletic Heather, Natural, White). The fabric is slightly sheer, most of all in lighter colours.