diff --git a/docs/character_files.rst b/docs/character_files.rst
index f5120f0..a5c3169 100644
--- a/docs/character_files.rst
+++ b/docs/character_files.rst
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ standard 5e rules, and are case-insensitive. Refer to the D&D
   xp = 2190
   hp_max = 16
 
+Character Portrait
+==================
+
+.. code:: python
+
+   portrait = True
+
+If this is set to True and a corresponding portrait file exists,
+the portrait will be added to the character personality sheet.
+For now, the file must have a .jpeg extension and be named exactly
+the same as the character file. This might not work with every Image size.
+ca 550 * 700px seems to be the right format. Anything smaller should work, too.
+See the Bard1 example for a demonstration of this feature.
+
 Ability Scores
 ==============
 
diff --git a/dungeonsheets/character.py b/dungeonsheets/character.py
index 39f8cad..c364b05 100644
--- a/dungeonsheets/character.py
+++ b/dungeonsheets/character.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Character(Entity):
     _proficiencies_text = list()
 
     # Appearance
-    # portrait = placeholder not sure how to implement
+    portrait = False
     age = 0
     height = ""
     weight = ""
diff --git a/dungeonsheets/create_character.py b/dungeonsheets/create_character.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/dungeonsheets/fill_pdf_template.py b/dungeonsheets/fill_pdf_template.py
index 1111d0e..d52f3f8 100644
--- a/dungeonsheets/fill_pdf_template.py
+++ b/dungeonsheets/fill_pdf_template.py
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 import logging
 import warnings
+import io
 
 import pdfrw
 from fdfgen import forge_fdf
+from reportlab.pdfgen import canvas
 
 from dungeonsheets.forms import mod_str
 
@@ -175,10 +177,10 @@ def create_character_pdf_template(character, basename, flatten=False):
     # Prepare the actual PDF
     dirname = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "forms/")
     src_pdf = os.path.join(dirname, "blank-character-sheet-default.pdf")
-    return make_pdf(fields, src_pdf=src_pdf, basename=basename, flatten=flatten)
+    return make_pdf(fields, src_pdf=src_pdf, basename=basename, flatten=flatten, portrait="")
 
 
-def create_personality_pdf_template(character, basename, flatten=False):
+def create_personality_pdf_template(character, basename, portrait_file="", flatten=False):
     # Prepare the list of fields
     fields = {
         "CharacterName 2": character.name,
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ def create_personality_pdf_template(character, basename, flatten=False):
     # Prepare the actual PDF
     dirname = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "forms/")
     src_pdf = os.path.join(dirname, "blank-personality-sheet-default.pdf")
-    return make_pdf(fields, src_pdf=src_pdf, basename=basename, flatten=flatten)
+    return make_pdf(fields, src_pdf=src_pdf, basename=basename, flatten=flatten, portrait=portrait_file)
 
 
 def create_spells_pdf_template(character, basename, flatten=False):
@@ -484,10 +486,10 @@ def create_spells_pdf_template(character, basename, flatten=False):
     # Make the actual pdf
     dirname = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "forms/")
     src_pdf = os.path.join(dirname, "blank-spell-sheet-default.pdf")
-    make_pdf(fields, src_pdf=src_pdf, basename=basename, flatten=flatten)
+    make_pdf(fields, src_pdf=src_pdf, basename=basename, flatten=flatten, portrait="")
 
 
-def make_pdf(fields: dict, src_pdf: str, basename: str, flatten: bool = False):
+def make_pdf(fields: dict, src_pdf: str, basename: str, flatten: bool = False, portrait = ""):
     """Create a new PDF by applying fields to a src PDF document.
 
     Parameters
@@ -506,17 +508,17 @@ def make_pdf(fields: dict, src_pdf: str, basename: str, flatten: bool = False):
 
     """
     try:
-        _make_pdf_pdftk(fields, src_pdf, basename, flatten)
+        _make_pdf_pdftk(fields, src_pdf, basename, flatten, portrait)
     except FileNotFoundError:
         # pdftk could not run, so alert the user and use pdfrw
         warnings.warn(
             f"Could not run `{PDFTK_CMD}`, using fallback; forcing `--editable`.",
             RuntimeWarning,
         )
-        _make_pdf_pdfrw(fields, src_pdf, basename, flatten)
+        _make_pdf_pdfrw(fields, src_pdf, basename, flatten, portrait)
 
 
-def _make_pdf_pdfrw(fields: dict, src_pdf: str, basename: str, flatten: bool = False):
+def _make_pdf_pdfrw(fields: dict, src_pdf: str, basename: str, flatten: bool = False, portrait = ""):
     """Backup make_pdf function in case pdftk is not available."""
     template = pdfrw.PdfReader(src_pdf)
     # Different types of PDF fields
@@ -575,7 +577,7 @@ def _make_pdf_pdfrw(fields: dict, src_pdf: str, basename: str, flatten: bool = F
     pdfrw.PdfWriter().write(f"{basename}.pdf", template)
 
 
-def _make_pdf_pdftk(fields, src_pdf, basename, flatten=False):
+def _make_pdf_pdftk(fields, src_pdf, basename, flatten=False, portrait=""):
     """More robust way to make a PDF, but has a hard dependency."""
     # Create the actual FDF file
     fdfname = basename + ".fdf"
@@ -585,7 +587,12 @@ def _make_pdf_pdftk(fields, src_pdf, basename, flatten=False):
     fdf_file.write(fdf)
     fdf_file.close()
     # Build the final flattened PDF documents
-    dest_pdf = basename + ".pdf"
+    if portrait != "":
+        dest_pdf = basename + "-temp.pdf"
+        image_pdf = basename + "_image_tmp.pdf"
+        make_image_pdf(portrait, image_pdf)
+    else:
+        dest_pdf = basename + ".pdf"
     popenargs = [
         PDFTK_CMD,
         src_pdf,
@@ -597,5 +604,37 @@ def _make_pdf_pdftk(fields, src_pdf, basename, flatten=False):
     if flatten:
         popenargs.append("flatten")
     subprocess.call(popenargs)
+    # stamp with image
+    if portrait != "":
+        src_pdf = dest_pdf
+        stamped_pdf = basename + ".pdf"
+        popenargs = [
+            PDFTK_CMD,
+            src_pdf,
+            "stamp",
+            image_pdf,
+            "output",
+            stamped_pdf,
+        ]
+        popenargs.append("flatten")
+        subprocess.call(popenargs)
+        # Clean up
+        os.remove(image_pdf)
+        os.remove(dest_pdf)
     # Clean up temporary files
     os.remove(fdfname)
+
+def make_image_pdf(src_img:str, dest_pdf:str):
+    packet = io.BytesIO()
+    can = canvas.Canvas(packet)
+    x_start = 10
+    y_start = 240
+    can.drawImage(src_img, x_start, y_start, width=175, preserveAspectRatio=True, mask='auto')
+    can.showPage()
+    can.save()
+ 
+    #move to the beginning of the StringIO buffer
+    packet.seek(0)
+ 
+    new_pdf = pdfrw.PdfReader(packet)
+    pdfrw.PdfWriter().write(dest_pdf, new_pdf)
diff --git a/dungeonsheets/make_sheets.py b/dungeonsheets/make_sheets.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 235d62f..804eba1
--- a/dungeonsheets/make_sheets.py
+++ b/dungeonsheets/make_sheets.py
@@ -420,6 +420,10 @@ def make_character_sheet(
     if character is None:
         character_props = readers.read_sheet_file(char_file)
         character = _char.Character.load(character_props)
+    # Load image file if present
+    portrait_file=""
+    if character.portrait:
+        portrait_file=char_file.stem + ".jpeg"
     # Set the fields in the FDF
     basename = char_file.stem
     char_base = basename + "_char"
@@ -440,7 +444,7 @@ def make_character_sheet(
         )
         pages.append(char_pdf)
         person_pdf = create_personality_pdf_template(
-            character=character, basename=person_base, flatten=flatten
+            character=character, basename=person_base, portrait_file=portrait_file, flatten=flatten
         )
         pages.append(person_pdf)
         if character.is_spellcaster:
diff --git a/examples/bard1.jpeg b/examples/bard1.jpeg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..787d2ac
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/bard1.jpeg differ
diff --git a/examples/bard1.py b/examples/bard1.py
index 94d8a01..f749f06 100644
--- a/examples/bard1.py
+++ b/examples/bard1.py
@@ -107,3 +107,5 @@ flaws = """TODO: Describe your characters interesting flaws.
 
 features_and_traits = """TODO: Describe other features and abilities your
 character has."""
+
+portrait = True
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 49e78fb..3d26667 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ jinja2
 sphinx
 pdfrw
 EbookLib
+reportlab
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c1b9f76..50112cd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ setup(name='dungeonsheets',
       },
       install_requires=[
           'fdfgen', 'npyscreen', 'jinja2', 'pdfrw', 'sphinx',
-          'EbookLib',
+          'EbookLib', 'reportlab',
       ],
       entry_points={
           'console_scripts': [
diff --git a/tests/test_character.py b/tests/test_character.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644