The Kit, From Above — Drum Kit Print

A five-piece drum kit drawn from directly overhead, the way the drummer sees it. Every shell and cymbal to scale and labelled with its real diameter, from the twenty-two inch bass drum out to the twenty inch ride.

Drums are drawn solid with their lugs; cymbals are drawn as dashed outlines, because they hang above everything else and this plate treats the kit as though it were transparent. The dotted arc marks the limit of an arm without leaning — which is the whole reason a kit is laid out the way it is.

For a drummer, a teacher, or a rehearsal room that could do with something on the wall other than egg boxes.

How it is made

Unframed prints are made in the UK on 170gsm silk poster stock, rolled in tissue and sent in a rigid tube.

Framed editions are a step up: the same design printed on 200gsm enhanced matte fine art paper, set in a classic moulding behind a perspex glaze — lighter than glass, safer in a room where people play, and it survives the post. No mount, so the image runs full bleed to the frame. Arrives ready to hang.

Sizes

A4 is 21 × 29.7 cm, A3 is 29.7 × 42 cm, A2 is 42 × 59.4 cm. A2 is the one most people mean by "a proper poster" — if it is going above a desk or a record player, that is the size to pick. Our print sizes guide has the full measurements and hanging heights.

Made to order

Every print is made when you order it, so allow 3–5 working days before it ships. Nothing sits in a warehouse fading.