Tolkien Artwork

Tyelkormo the Fair · Jul 16, 2025

Elthir said:
This: just to remark that someone (Druna C.) depicted Galadriel. . . well. . . maybe you notice the detail in a world where a number of very talented artists seem set on "sharpening" and/or elongating the Quendian ears -- sharper or more elongated than at least according to my imagination -- even if the Quendian ears were leaf-shaped and "more" pointed than human ears.

Am I the only who feels like this is AI?

Deimos · Jul 16, 2025

Mairon the Admirable said:
Am I the only who feels like this is AI?

It does to me also, but sometimes it's easy to mistake it.
However, we do have thread for AI generated Tolkien art.

Elthir · Jul 16, 2025

Mairon the Admirable said:
Am I the only who feels like this is AI?

It is AI. My apologies, I thought AI could be included here.

Hmmmm. I suppose the following is not allowed as well. . .

"Galadriel" by the great illustrator Florence Harrison

Not allowed 'cause it's not intended to be Galadriel

Tyelkormo the Fair · Jul 17, 2025

Elthir said:
It is AI. My apologies, I thought AI could be included here.

Hmmmm. I suppose the following is not allowed as well. . .

"Galadriel" by the great illustrator Florence Harrison

Not allowed 'cause it's not intended to be Galadriel

I do often find arts from other fandoms or creators and use them for such purposes. You're fine. ✨

Squint-eyed Southerner · Jul 17, 2025

Elthir said:
It is AI.

Besides which, I had a girlfriend whose ears were more pointed than those! 😀

Elthir · Jul 17, 2025

Squint-eyed Southerner said:
Besides which, I had a girlfriend whose ears were more pointed than those! 😀

Hey. . . me too!

And it's possibly in this long thread already but. . . Alan Lee, Tuor.

🐾

Ent · Jul 17, 2025

Mairon the Admirable said:
Am I the only who feels like this is AI?

Ah yes, key telltale features with this one being AI (beyond Elthir's confession of course..!) are:
1. the mistake made with the crown. 2. The mistake with the light play / shading on the lips. 3. The odd mistake with the points on the inside of the ears. (Perhaps someone forgot to tell AI where Elven ears were pointed..!)

An artist capable of such otherwise detailed rendering would not make such mistakes.

Maedhros_Nelyafinwë · Jul 17, 2025

I immediately noticed the inconsistency of the hair growth. The hair was growing in directions that made no sense!

Tyelkormo the Fair · Jul 17, 2025

I think I have a AI pic radar at this point lol. It just feels wrong.

Glorfindel Goldtress · Jul 17, 2025

Maedhros_Nelyafinwë said:
I immediately noticed the inconsistency of the hair growth. The hair was growing in directions that made no sense!

I've used AI myself in the past, and I'm pretty sure I've used that precise setting before, too! 🤣

d4rk3lf · Jul 18, 2025

Celebrimbor Silver-Hand said:
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Wow... thanks for this.. it reminds me how I imagine Balrogs when reading books before movies came.
But with one big difference on the body.
My Balrogs didn't had legs... but shape like this...
2:33 second in this video...

So he would not walk, but more crawl like this with a body shape like this.
But made of fire and shadow like in the image you posted.

Thanks for making me recall my memories.

Berzelmayr · Jul 19, 2025

Miniatur Map of Middle Earth at the time of War of the Ring

Elthir · Jul 19, 2025

Larger than I thought: Donato Giancola

Berzelmayr · Jul 19, 2025

By kuliszu

Kuliszu Art

Paintings by Anna Kulisz

www.kuliszu.art

Sword&Sorcery · Jul 21, 2025

Ent said:
argh. one of the worst desecrations in PJ's movie..! "Shall not" vs. Tolkien's "Cannot". A world of difference.
(OK i'll go back into hiding now.)

Indeed. It’s correct in Bakshi’s version at least. I do much prefer the original “you cannot pass!”.

Sword&Sorcery · Jul 21, 2025

On the topic of the 1978 version, here is an animated cel with a rather interesting looking Balrog… both versions have their positives/negatives as we well know 😂

Berzelmayr · Jul 24, 2025

by Jenna Driscoll

Berzelmayr · Jul 24, 2025

by Angus McBride

Eljorahir · Jul 24, 2025

That last one reminded me of this one by Ted Naismith.

"Wellinghall"

Berzelmayr · Jul 24, 2025

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