Would you believe that the first self-portrait ever taken was in 1839? It was a daguerreotype of a photographer named Robert Cornelius, and it took between three- and 15-minutes for him to fully capture his own image.

In November 2013, the word “selfie” became the Oxford English Dictionary’s “Word of the Year” — meaning it was the most important word introduced into the English language at that time. A selfie is “a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.”

The most popular selfie to date is a photo of Ellen DeGeneres alongside some friends (stars Bradley Cooper, Kevin Spacey, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lawrence, and others) that she tweeted during the 86th Academy Awards. The image was shared more than two million times, and briefly crashed Twitter!

While your own selfies might not get that same amount of attention, there is something satisfying about curating your own self-portraits — whether you plan to share on social media or to hang on the refrigerator for your eyes only.

Celebrate Yourself with Creative Self-Portraits

Throughout history, artists have created impressive self-portraits. Vincent van Gough painted 36 self-portraits in a span of ten years. Frida Kahlo famously painted a self-portrait with a thorn necklace and hummingbird. And Norman Rockwell painted a triple self-portrait!

In honor of the famed selfie, the 3Doodler team is excited to work with you to make your own self-portraits come to life with your 3D pen and plastics. Take a look at this tutorial to learn how to Doodle a 3D portrait.