# AI Fantasy Portrait Generator > An AI fantasy portrait generator paints a person as a fantasy character — an elf, a knight, a sorceress, a dark queen — either from a text description or from your own photo. On Kenerate AI you upload a selfie, describe the character, costume and setting, and GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst redraws you while keeping your face. Our three photo tests kept all three faces recognisable; an edit costs 11.7 credits, a portrait from text 7.2. URL: https://kenerateai.com/ai-fantasy-portrait-generator Publisher: Kenerate AI (https://kenerateai.com) Last updated: 22 October 2026 ## Key facts - Photo edits made: 3 (elf sorceress · knight · dark queen) - Face kept: Yes, in all three - Model: GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (OpenAI) - Cost: 11.7 credits a photo edit, 7.2 a text portrait - Free start: Starter credits; Qwen Image 3.0 on the free plan - Watermark: None ## Steps 1. Upload your photo — In /app/image, add a clear photo of yourself as a reference — or skip it to work from text. Sign in free for starter credits. 2. Pick GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst — It kept the face in all three of our photo tests. 3. Describe the character — Race or role, costume, one prop, the setting, the light and the art style. 4. Download — Regenerate if the likeness or mood is off, then download without a watermark. ## In depth ### Photo to fantasy vs text to fantasy There are two ways in. From a photo, the model keeps your face and repaints everything else — costume, ears, crown, background — so the portrait is recognisably you. From text, there is no face to keep, so you describe the whole character and the model invents the face. Most fantasy portrait generators only do the second. The first is what people want for profile pictures, gifts and tabletop characters played by themselves. ### A fantasy portrait prompt, piece by piece Every prompt on this page follows the same order: - Who: “Turn this woman / this man into a fantasy portrait of …” with the photo attached. - Keep: “same face shape, eyes, smile and hair colour”. - Add: elf ears, a circlet, a crown, horns — the features that make the role read. - Costume and prop: “emerald and silver robe with leaf embroidery, a glowing blue orb”. - Scene, light and style: “moonlit forest, soft rim light, painterly digital fantasy illustration”. ### What we got Three photo edits, one try each, on GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: - Elven sorceress: face, wavy hair and smile kept, ears, circlet, robe and orb all as asked. - Knight: same curls, stubble and grin, stag surcoat and fur cloak right — but closer to a photo than a painting. - Dark queen: crown, gown and candlelit hall right; the photo's smile stayed, the throne barely shows, and a faint scribble appeared in one corner. ## FAQ Q: How do I turn my photo into a fantasy portrait? A: Upload a clear photo in Kenerate's Image Studio, pick GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst and write: “Turn this woman into a fantasy portrait of an elven sorceress, keep her face recognisable, add pointed ears, emerald robe, glowing orb, moonlit forest, painterly fantasy illustration.” Our test photo came back as an elf with the same wavy hair and smile on the first try. Q: Can I make a fantasy portrait without a photo? A: Yes. Leave the reference empty and describe the character: race or role, costume, gear, pose, setting and style. Our text-only wood elf ranger and tiefling warlock were made that way, at 7.2 credits each. Q: Will the fantasy portrait still look like me? A: In our three photo tests, yes: face shape, hair, stubble and smiles carried over. Two things to know: the model can keep your photo's expression even when you ask for another one, and without a style word like “painterly” the result can look closer to a costume photo than a painting. Q: What fantasy characters can I become? A: Anything you can describe: elf, knight, sorceress, ranger, paladin, fae, vampire noble, dark queen, dragon rider, sea captain. Name the costume, one prop and the setting — that's what makes the role read at a glance. Q: Is the AI fantasy portrait generator free? A: Free to start. A new Kenerate account gets starter credits on sign-up, and Qwen Image 3.0 is a free-plan model. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, used on this page, costs 7.2 credits a portrait from text and 11.7 an edit from a photo, from one-time credit packs that never expire. Downloads have no watermark. Q: Which style works best: painting or realistic? A: Both work — say which. “Painterly digital fantasy illustration” gave our elf a painted look; “oil-painting style dark fantasy” gave the queen dramatic shadows. Our knight prompt also said painterly but came out near-photo, so add “visible brush strokes” if you want it unmistakably painted. Q: Can I use the same face in a series of portraits? A: Yes. Re-use the same photo for every portrait, or the first portrait as a reference for the next. For a long series, Nano Banana 2.1 (up to 14 references) is built for keeping one face consistent. Q: Can I upload a photo of someone else? A: Only photos of yourself or of adults who agreed. Don't upload celebrities, other real people without consent or anyone under 18. Switch on Private to keep your results out of public view. ## Related pages - D&D character art generator: https://kenerateai.com/dnd-character-art-generator - AI OC maker: https://kenerateai.com/oc-maker - AI character generator: https://kenerateai.com/ai-character-generator - AI fantasy map generator: https://kenerateai.com/ai-fantasy-map-generator - AI princess generator: https://kenerateai.com/ai-princess-generator - AI dragon generator: https://kenerateai.com/ai-dragon-generator - AI caricature maker: https://kenerateai.com/ai-caricature-maker - AI profile picture generator: https://kenerateai.com/ai-profile-picture-generator ## Sources - Kenerate Image Studio: https://kenerateai.com/app/image - OpenAI — image generation models: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/image-generation