a painting, drawing, etc. of oneself, done by oneself
Ali's parents got her a box of crayons and a sketchpad for her birthday so she drew a self portrait for them to show her appreciation.
Self portrait is a painting or picture you make of yourself.
An example of self portrait is when Picasso drew himself.
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A pictorial or literary portrait of oneself, created by oneself.
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Sentence Examples
- The child's self-portrait appears as an amoeba person, but it will usually be the biggest figure, appearing in the center of the page.
- Communities such as the "365" group, photographers who upload a self-portrait every day, share and review each others' work.
- The child may test different ways to draw a self-portrait before settling on one for a period of time.
- If you can draw or paint, try making a self-portrait or one of the both of you.
WORDS NEAR self-portrait IN THE DICTIONARY
- self-portrait
- self-portraits
- self-possessed
- self-possession