Custom BG3 character art costs $80 to $300 from most established artists and takes about two weeks. And commissioning a Baldur's Gate 3 character is easier than commissioning a DnD one for a simple reason. You have screenshots. Instead of describing a face from memory, you hand the artist the actual reference, which removes most of what usually goes wrong. This guide covers what a Tav commission costs and exactly what to send, plus where the fan art question lands for Durges, origin characters, and companions.
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How much does BG3 character art cost?
A single character piece runs $40 to $150 from newer artists and $120 to $450 from established professionals, the same market as any character commission. The face of your Tav doesn't change the price. How much of them gets painted does.
| Portrait type | Newer artists | Established artists |
|---|---|---|
| Bust (head and shoulders) | $40 to $80 | $80 to $160 |
| Half body (waist up) | $60 to $150 | $150 to $300 |
| Full body | $100 to $250 | $250 to $450 |
If you want the full breakdown of tiers, hidden fees, and what a fair quote looks like, my character art pricing guide covers all of it.
Why commission art of a character you can screenshot?
Because the character creator is gorgeous, and it's also presets. More than 20 million people bought Baldur's Gate 3, and unless you've modded your Tav, their face is a head that thousands of other Tavs share. A painting is where they stop being head number twelve and start being only themselves.
There's also everything the engine can't render. The expression from that one scene. The version of them after the epilogue, older and out of armor. The honor mode run that deserves a trophy on the wall instead of a save file.
And there's the quieter reason. The run ends eventually. A character you spent a hundred hours becoming goes back to living in a save file. Anyone who's felt that odd little grief after finishing the game knows it was never really about the game. It was about them. A portrait is how they get to exist somewhere the load screen can't touch.
The honest question to ask first. If all you want is your exact character creator face, screenshots already do that for free. A commission earns its price when you want the version the engine can't render.
And yes, the game already tried to sell you this exact thing. Oskar promises to paint your portrait, you freshen up for it, and he hands you a random painting of Gale, or of a hireling you recruited for ten minutes and forgot. Every thread about that quest is players wanting one simple thing, a painting of their own character, and getting a lottery instead. The want is real. The quest just can't deliver it. A commission is that quest, except this time the painting is actually of you.
Exactly which screenshots should you send an artist?
Four shots answer almost every question an artist would otherwise email you. Grab them in this order.
- Open the Magic Mirror at camp and screenshot a straight on face shot, then a profile. The mirror reopens the full character creator, which has the cleanest, most even lighting in the game.
- Trigger a dialogue and capture the cinematic close ups. These show how your Tav actually emotes, which no character creator shot ever does.
- Screenshot the equipment screen with the gear you want painted. Say so if you'd rather have the camp clothes or an earlier armor instead of the endgame gold plate.
- If your Tav is modded, add the mod names or a few extra angles. The artist doesn't need the mods installed, just clear shots of whatever they change.
Then add the one thing screenshots can't carry, who this character is. Two or three sentences about how they hold themselves and what expression fits them will shape the painting more than a tenth reference image ever could.
Can you commission art of Tav, Durge, origins, and companions?
Your Tav and your Durge are yours. You designed them and named them, and every artist treats them as your original characters, which is why full ownership of the finished art can even exist.
Companions and origin characters are different. Astarion and Shadowheart belong to the game, so artists paint them the way the whole community does, as fan art for personal use, and Larian has a long history of celebrating exactly that. The line is commercial use. Nobody can sell you commercial rights to a character the studio owns, and any artist offering them on a companion portrait doesn't understand what they're selling.
Where should you commission BG3 art?
The same places that handle any character commission, direct artist studios, Etsy, Fiverr, Reddit's commission communities, and the portfolio sites. The right one depends on your budget and how much protection you want while you wait. I compared all of them, prices and downsides included, in my guide to the best places to commission character art.
One BG3 specific tip. Whoever you pick, check their portfolio for painted faces, not just full figures. Your references are face heavy, so you want someone who clearly loves painting them.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a custom BG3 portrait cost?
$80 to $300 covers most single character pieces from established artists in 2026. Busts run cheaper, full bodies with detailed backgrounds run higher, and group pieces price per character.
Will an artist match my character creator face exactly?
Very close, with good screenshots. A painting is an interpretation rather than a 3D render, so expect your Tav filtered through the artist's style rather than a screen grab. Straight on and profile shots get the proportions right, and revisions close whatever gap remains.
Can I get art of my Tav with their romanced companion?
Yes, and half the BG3 fan art on your feed proves how common the request is. Your Tav is your original character and the companion is the game's, so the finished piece lives as personal use fan art, the same as every couple piece the community shares. Send references for both and tell the artist what the moment between them should feel like.
Can I get my whole multiplayer party painted together?
Yes, and most artists price group pieces per character rather than as one flat rate. Each character usually gets painted and approved on its own before the final composition, and most groups split the cost between players.
Is fan art of BG3 companions allowed?
Commissioning companion fan art for personal use is standard practice across the community. The distinction that matters is ownership. You can hold full rights to art of your original Tav, while art of the game's own characters stays personal use fan work.
Where my own work fits
I paint BG3 characters alongside the DnD ones, and there's a Tiefling rogue Tav sitting on my commission page as I write this. My three tiers run $99 for a Half Body, $139 for a Thigh Up, and $199 for a Full Body, turnaround is about two weeks, and revisions are unlimited. When the polished first draft lands, you get a three day window for a full refund if it misses, and full rights to your original character come included.
The honest fit check. My painterly style either matches how you see your Tav or it doesn't, so look at my DnD and BG3 character commission page before anything else. Slots open in limited monthly drops.
And if you're still sorting out what you want, my free Character Quest builds a complete character brief in about five minutes. It works for Tavs the same as any character, and the brief works with any artist, not just me.
The short version
A BG3 commission runs $80 to $300, and your screenshots do most of the briefing work. Your Tav is fully yours, the companions aren't. Grab the Magic Mirror shots and a dialogue close up before you message anyone, and pick an artist whose painted faces you already love. Your character survived the Absolute. They've earned a wall.
Jan is the founder and artist behind FramedFantasy, with more than 1,000 custom D&D and fantasy character portraits painted since 2022 and 500+ five star reviews. Jan plays the game too, three campaigns run and counting.