[FE8] Portraits without Java?

In terms of actually making portraits on your own, there are a bountiful number of tutorials which have been posted here and on other sites to walk you through the process of learning how to create them on your own.

https://forums.serenesforest.net/topic/25963-spriters-resource/
(first post here)

https://forums.serenesforest.net/topic/25963-spriters-resource/#comment-1555400

AK’s Speaking Frames tutorial: https://i.imgur.com/EOHgVW6.png