Portraits are in-game paintings any player can purchase at any house, shoppe, or ship with an easel in it. Easels can always be found inside of palaces. Prices vary depending on the background chosen and the number of people in the portrait. Portraits can be viewed in player galleries accessible from a pirate info page.

Basics

When a portrait is commissioned, each pirate is shown in the clothing he or she is currently wearing . (However, portraits cannot be made while the pirate is trying on clothes from a tailor's rack.) The colors are reproduced as well as any injuries. If the pirate is wearing a familiar, that is also shown. The date the portrait was comissioned, as well as the location of the easel, can be viewed on the gallery view of the portrait.

On doubloon oceans, commissioning a portrait costs doubloons (varying depending on the background). Each additional print costs seven doubloons and 5000 PoE.

The portrait item in the inventory will not decay; nor will framed portraits^[1]. They can, however, be trashed.

Items

A pirate can hold a single item in a portrait or choose to hold nothing at all. Items are only available if the pirate meets the criteria necessary for it. Some items exist but can only be held by Ocean Masters at this time.

Handful o' poe	Handful o' poe	Player has more than 200,000 PoE in inventory (after portrait fee).
Shoppe deed	Shoppe deed	Player has a shoppe deed in inventory.
Ship deed	Ship deed	Player has a ship deed in inventory.
Chart of Weapons	Weapon	Always available. The weapon available is whatever the player currently has equipped.
Skull	Skull	Player has a skull in inventory. The skull must have been won by the player.
Compass	Compass	Player has memorized 10% of the ocean's league points.
Spyglass	Spyglass	Player has memorized 30% of the ocean's league points.
Sextant	Sextant	Player has memorized 60% of the ocean's league points.
Globe	Globe	Player has memorized 99% of the ocean's league points.
Letter	Letter	Unknown. (See Clio's gallery.)
Scroll	Scroll	Unknown. (See Amphitrite's gallery.)
Roses	Roses	Unknown. (See Red's gallery.)
Scissors	Scissors	Unknown. (See Peghead's gallery.)
Scepter (female)	Scepter (Female)	Player is royalty of a flag with renowned or higher fame.
Scepter (male)	Scepter (Male)	Player is royalty of a flag with renowned or higher fame.
Cloth	Cloth	Unknown. (See Ajax's gallery.)
Navigation Wheel	Navigation Wheel	Available to officers and above. (Only available in Ship Deck background.)
Cannonball	Cannonball	Available to pirates and above.
Powderbag	Powderbag	Available to pirates and above.
Bilge Pump	Bilge Pump	Player has at least Solid standing in bilging. (Only available in Ship Deck background.)
Rigging	Rigging	Player has at least Solid standing in sailing. (Only available in Ship Deck background.)
Saw	Saw	Player has at least Solid standing in carpentry.
Cards	Cards	Player has at least Solid standing in spades or hearts.
Tankard	Tankard	Player has at least Solid standing in drinking.
	Unknown	Carousing puzzle (treasure drop)
Potion	Potion	Player has at least Solid standing in alchemistry.
Rumjug	Rumjug	Player has at least Solid standing in distilling.
	Unknown	Crafting puzzle (shipwrightery)
Hammer	Hammer	Unknown. (See Clio's gallery.)

Backgrounds

Each background is unique in its own way. Some backgrounds are cheap, but can only hold one pirate. Others are more expensive, but can hold multiple pirates. Some of the more expensive backgrounds let you choose whether you wish to put the posing pirate all in one row or into two separate rows. Putting the pirates into two rows will allow you to cram another pirate or two into the portrait, but will cause the portrait to cost more. In the chart below, the cost and maximum number of pirates will show the data for the "All in a Row" selection first, followed by a slash (/) and then the data for the "Two Rows" selection.

Background Name	Base Commission Cost in PoE	Base Commission Cost in Doubloons	Maximum # of Pirates	Other Info
Beach	15,000/-	20/-	1/-	None
Beach Ship	15,000/-	20/-	1/-	None
Cove	15,000/-	20/-	1/-	None
Ocean View	15,000/-	20/-	1/-	None
Palm Tree	15,000/-	20/-	1/-	None
Ship Deck	15,000/-	20/-	1/-	Bilge pump, rigging, and navigation wheel items may only be used here.
Romantic Sunset	30,000/-	40/-	2/-	None
Limited Edition:Valentine's Day Swan	30,000/-	40/-	2/-	Limited edition background for Valentine's Day. Drawn by Llama.
Limited Edition:Sky's Winter Aurora	30,000/-	40/-	2/-	Limited edition. Drawn by Sky in Nemo's Portrait Background Contest^[2]
Expansive Cove	60,000/75,000	80/100	4/5	None
Expansive Docked Ship	60,000/75,000	80/100	4/5	None
Expansive Ship Deck	60,000/75,000	80/100	4/5	None
Expansive Palace View	60,000/75,000	80/100	4/5	None
Expansive Ocean View	75,000/105,000	100/140	5/7	None

Retired limited edition backgrounds

Underneath the Mistletoe - Limited edition background for December of 2005.
Loremipsum's Autumn Docks - Drawn by Loremipsum in Nemo's Portrait Background Contest^[3]
Peterpan's Night Watch - Drawn by Peterpan in Nemo's Portrait Background Contest^[4]
Jack-'o-Lantern - Introduced with the 2005 Halloween events, retired afterwards.
Mattronic's Gundeck - Drawn by Mattronic in Nemo's Portrait Background Contest^[5]
Sadiekate's Throne Room - Drawn by Sadiekate in Nemo's Portrait Background Contest^[6]
Mock's Inn - Drawn by Mock in Nemo's Portrait Background Contest^[7]
Valentine's Day - Introduced on 2005-02-11, replaced by Romantic Sunset background with release 2005-03-10.

Poses

If a pirate is holding an item, it will be in the pirate's right hand, and the left arm will be by the pirate's side. If no item is chosen, then the pirate's clothing determines the pose.

Male Poses

Shirt with sash	Shirt with sash	Hands on hips
Apron	Apron	Left fist in right hand
Striped shirt	Striped shirt	Arms folded on chest, tattoo visible on left arm
Shirt with sash	Frilly shirt with sash	Fists on hips
Striped shirt and vest	Striped shirt and vest	Arms hanging down on both sides
Captain's jacket	Captain’s jacket	Hands in pockets
Bandolier jacket	Bandolier jacket	Arms hanging down on both sides
Swashbucker's jacket	Swashbuckler’s jacket	Right hand on belt, left arm hanging down
Vest with sash	Vest with sash	Hands on belt
Cape	Cape	also hands on hips, but with the back of the hand instead of fist
Conquistador armor	Conquistador armor	Left arm at side with fist, right fist in front of chest
Jerkin	Jerkin	Fists on hips
Rags	Rags	Arms hanging down on both sides

Female Poses

Shirt with belt	Shirt with belt	Hands on hips with thumbs tucked into belt
Striped shirt	Striped shirt	Fists on hips
Apron	Apron	Fists on hips
Dress top	Dress top	Left arm hanging down, right arm holding left arm
Tudor bodice	Tudor bodice	Left hand on chest, right hand on chin
Bodice	Bodice	Right hand on hip, left arm hanging down
Frilly shirt with sash	Frilly shirt with sash	Arms folded in front
Striped shirt and vest	Striped shirt and vest	Open hands on hips
Vest and scarf	Vest and scarf	Fists on hips
Captain's jacket	Captain‘s jacket	Both hands on the lapel
Corset	Corset	Hands folded in front
Rags	Rags	Hands behind back
Buccaneer Jacket	Buccaneer Jacket	Fists on hips

Familiars and Injuries

Familiars and injuries also show up in portraits. However, familiars and injuries belonging to women, for the most part, look different than those belonging to men.