A larp character of mine needed a drum for ritual work.

A very good friend of mine had an old tambourine lying around that her kids had outgrown and a genuine native American drumstick I could use for inspiration.

The drumstick was pretty simple – wrapped in leather, a tassel at the end and a strip of fleece wrapped around the head. The handle got a piece of rabbit skin wrapped around and a thin strap of the same red leather for a better grip.

The drum had the cymbals removed and replaced with tassets and a pair of antlers drawn onto the gave of the drum.

I remembered to take pictures of the face drawing so here we go

First I outline the drum

The paper is then treasured onto my computer monitor, and I draw and resize my browser until it fits

The drawing is traced and modified to my liking

The back of the drawing is lightly scribbled by a soft pencil

The drawing is placed on the drum and taped down. I lightly trace the drawing to transfer the picture onto the drum

Lifting and confirming that I got enough transfer for the next step

Tracing the faint transfer worth the same pencil

Tracing is done.

I chose stapling as my method this time

And I am happy with the result

Bonus: drum and drumstick