How did they do self portraits before mirrors?

>>2561279
they would put water or glass over a shiny polished piece of metal and look into it.

>>2561279
You find your twin and have them pose

Fingr in butt gives all anatomical needs.

>>2561279
Only true masters can draw something they can't see. hur dur

>>2561279
Whoever drew self-portraits before mirrors?

Mirrors have been around for 8000 years.

>>2561463
I wonder when the first self portrait was done. Was it done before the invention of the mirror (from a pool of water, or from just an idea of oneself)?

https://youtu.be/p0shv6Ym4Wg

Just my assume..

>>2561279
They had somebody draw them then used the drawing as a reference.

File: 07_Dees_shew_stone__Mirror_WEB.gif (75KB, 386x258px) Image search: [Google]

75KB, 386x258px

>>2561478
Pool of water or polished stone is what people would've used before mirrors

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror

File: 1436898952397.gif (991KB, 271x248px) Image search: [Google]

991KB, 271x248px

>>2561805
>The first mirrors used by people were most likely pools of dark, still water, or water collected in a primitive vessel of some sort. The earliest manufactured mirrors were pieces of polished stone such as obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass.

Cool.

You take a sheet of very thin metal and smash your face into it really fast. The resulting dent has the shape of your face, and the rest you just guess.