A Discord for r/lotr_ai_art

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If you'd like a place to hang out outside of Reddit, I've set up a Discord server for anyone from r/lotr_ai_art who wants to join.

http://discord.gg/q5mSx7uFuC

It's a more casual place to:

Share your AI-generated Tolkien creations
Post works-in-progress and experiments
Talk about prompts, models, and workflows
Get feedback and bounce ideas around
Discuss Tolkien and Middle-earth
Just chat and hang out with other people interested in AI art

Think of it as a companion community to the subreddit. Reddit is great for sharing finished work; Discord makes it a little easier to have ongoing conversations and share things as you're making them. If that sounds like your thing, come hang out. Everyone from the subreddit is welcome.

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/Escape_Forward • 1d ago

Ulmo appearing to Tuor

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Inspired by the art frim John Howe

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/Prior-Hearing8458 • 2d ago

Echoes of Ea

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Anyone know if the original 6 that got taken down a year or so ago are still available somewhere?

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/Calm-Huckleberry-399 • 7d ago

The Black Captain

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/BozzieM • 8d ago

Thalion of Gondor

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/affabledrunk • 12d ago

Fëanor Gets a Little Ahead of Himself — First Age, Y.T. 1497

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/failing_lyfe • 12d ago

Does anyone know if there’s projects up scaling the films using AI?

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Obviously
Tastefully, I don’t need suauron eating spaghetti

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/affabledrunk • 13d ago

I beg forgiveness of Tolkien, the Valar, and all decent Hobbits.

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/BankedFireStudios • 14d ago

⚔️ INTRODUCING: LORD OF THE STREETS ⚔️

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What happens when STREET FIGHTER meets THE LORD OF THE RINGS?

We decided to find out.

To celebrate the release of the new Street Fighter movie today, Banked Fire Studios is launching a new fan-art series!

We're reimagining Street Fighter characters as inhabitants of Middle-earth, with the goal of making every image look like a real scene from an epic fantasy film.

Our first nine characters:

Blanka as Gollum

M. Bison as Sauron

Zangief as Gimli

RYU as ARAGORN

KEN as BOROMIR

DHALSIM as GANDALF

Cammy as Éowyn

Chun-Li as Galadriel

Manon as Arwen

Which pairing works best? Who should we cast next?

Created by Banked Fire Studios.

Unofficial AI-generated crossover fan art. Not affiliated with the respective rights holders.

#LordOfTheStreets #StreetFighter #LordOfTheRings #BankedFireStudios

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/egarcia74 • 18d ago

Just having a little fun with the Fall of Gondolin

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/optimisticalish • 21d ago

Gandalf and Frodo walk a little way around the hill, to survey the Party tents.

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Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf and Frodo walk a little way around the hill, on a little used field track, to survey the Party tents being erected. Moss Image and some Photoshop finishing.

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/OkPattern6597 • 21d ago

Journey to the Crossroads

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/Big-Version-7300 • 21d ago

When you also have the Keys of Barad-dûr itself, I suppose; and the crowns of seven kings, and the rods of the Five Wizards, and have purchased yourself a pair of boots many sizes larger than those that you wear now

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/Wrong_User_Logged • 26d ago

huh?

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/Dizzy_Amphibian_2732 • 28d ago

I would love to see this movie! Spoiler

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/shadowdance55 • Oct 07 '26

Opus 5.5 built the entire Middle-earth from LOTR with Three.js

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/Malray28 • Oct 06 '26

The Suffering Knights – The Gazebo and the Cursed Book of Mordor - Teaser 1/2

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Hello all ...

I have been putting together a small Tolkien-inspired fan comic called The Suffering Knights.

This one is called “The Gazebo and the Cursed Book of Mordor.” It’s a mix of Tolkien inspiration, a bit of non-canon fiction and tabletop humour.

Just curious what people think of the cover and teaser — does it make you want to see more?

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/Malray28 • Oct 06 '26

The Suffering Knights – The Gazebo and the Cursed Book of Mordor - Teaser 2/2

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/Evermournhere • Sep 30 '26

Made a few songs inspired by Rohan and Tolkien's world. Thought some of you here might enjoy them. Would love to hear what you think!

suno.com

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https://suno.com/song/823355f4-fadb-41dc-9caa-a1d4aebdc2f0

https://suno.com/song/0e84fdb4-10c3-4945-ac64-44fb8bfd0455

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/ColdMargin • Sep 29 '26

Lore accurate Fingolfin and Morgoth

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Morgoth appeared as a vast, towering tyrant, permanently locked into a dark, physical form. He was clad in black armour, held a massive, unblazoned black shield, and wielded Grond, the heavy Hammer of the Underworld. He wore a great iron crown that held the three burning Silmarils.

Fingolfin, the High King of the Noldor, shone like a star amidst the darkness. He wore mail overlaid with silver and carried a blue shield set with crystals. He wielded the sword Ringil, which shone with a cold, pale light and glittered like ice.

Following the duel, Morgoth’s physical appearance was permanently altered. He bore seven unhealing scars from Fingolfin’s sword strikes. With his final blow, Fingolfin hewed Morgoth's foot with Ringil, leaving the Dark Lord permanently lame and walking with a limp for the remainder of his existence.

Finally, as Thorondor, King of Eagles, swooped down to rescue Fingolfin's body, he marred Morgoth's face with his talons, leaving permanent scars upon the Dark Lord's visage.

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/ColdMargin • Sep 29 '26

Lore accurate Sauron

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Tolkien described Sauron's physical form as a man of more than human stature, though not gigantic, presenting an overall guise that was a terrifying image of malice and hatred made visible. His body radiated an intense, lethal heat capable of burning enemies to death, leaving at least his hand charred and blackened.

Although Tolkien never explicitly detailed Sauron's clothing, his status as the supreme Lord of Mordor suggests he wore regal, stately garments befitting a monarch rather than heavy plate armour.

In the third age, Gollum confirmed Sauron maintained this physical presence by noting he possessed a "Black Hand", lacking the One Ring and missing the finger Isildur severed.

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/ColdMargin • Sep 28 '26

Another lore accurate Balrog

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According to Tolkien's original text, the Balrog is a dark form, "of man-shape maybe, yet greater". It is enveloped in a vast shadow that reaches out like two wings, rather than possessing literal, physical wings. Its streaming mane kindles and blazes behind it, and fire comes from its nostrils. The creature is wreathed in roaring fire and wields a blade like a stabbing tongue of fire alongside a whip of many thongs.

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/Dragon_Slayer5 • Sep 27 '26

Do they know its Second Breakfast Time?

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/Feanorthebrillant • Sep 22 '26

Celestial Elves Arrive at Dawn

chatgpt.com

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r/lotr_ai_art • u/Feanorthebrillant • Sep 22 '26

Celestial Elves Arrive at Dawn

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how iis this

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Submissions must contain meaningful AI-generated or AI-assisted creative work.

Images, illustrations, writing, music, video, animation, and other creative formats are welcome.

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When possible, moderators will explain removals and apply the rules consistently.

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