Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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Put your favorite selfie to use the old fashioned way with your very own self portrait drawing!

Follow along with Museum Educator Mr. Rogelio Casas in this Self-Portrait SDMA Tutorial: a drawing activity using etching techniques inspired by Rembrandt.

Suggested age range of 7-12 years old

Materials
• Pencil
• Paper
• Scratch board (optional)
• Carving toll (optional)

Want more Rembrandt? Visit SDMArt.org/calendar for virtual tour dates, a film club screening, and to sign up for our mailing list to be amongst the first to hear when the Museum reopens; featuring the special exhibition "Rembrandt and Printmaking in the Netherlands," on view through April 18th.

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