Hi,
I have recently finished my PotD run with a full party of 'supposedly min/max'd' (ew) custom characters. Now that I feel comfortable enough with the mechanics, I feel like it is now time for me to focus on the one aspect I have always loved in the IE games: theme of the party.
Before we (or I) start, here are some links to some amazing high quality portraits with similar styles; permission already granted through their websites:
http://www.jasonseow.com/poeportraits by Jason Seow - full permission to modify and repost
http://wespenfresser.deviantart.com/ by wespenfresser - disall