It is really interesting to see how meticulously they paint the charcoal portraits right on site.

Some painters offer very low prices, but beware because most likely they didn’t go to art school or have just started their art school education, so when they have finished a painting job the quality is lacking and it is hard to refuse to pay for the work when it’s finished.

The majority of the artists are recognizable by their long hair and more casual way of behavior.

The reproductions the artists make are usually brilliant pieces of art.

Or, you can simply sit there and pose for a few hours.

The subjects they paint vary from tribal people, photos of famous pop stars to award winning photographs like National Geographic's Afghan girl with the piercing green eyes  which has been sketched the world over ever since!

If you want your favorite pictures reproduced, head to the lower floor of the Night Bazaar Arcade. The building is a hard to miss. Here you find a big painting shop which has about seven artists working.

Paintings can be made in black and white, pastels or oil color.

The prices depend on how many persons need to be painted and the size of the work.

A black and white, 28 X 38cm painting with one person on it may cost 1,000 baht while an oil color, 55 X 65cm, with four persons on it may cost 6,500 baht.