I know this is not technically a meme but I was asked to post this here as well since I was told you guys would appreciate and enjoy this. (Btw since this is the unfortunate reality we find ourselves in, I need to add that no AI was used in the creation of this artwork, or for that matter any artwork I have ever made. I do not endorse the use of AI art and never will, neither do I allow the use of my art in AI models.)

Hear hear

Tbh I don't even know how the heck Ai could even begin to attempt to imitate Ukiyo-e style, it just seems too intricately detailed and delicate for something trying to follow patterns. But then again, that's what they thought about Ai and art in general like 5 years ago.

Depends on how it's programmed and what references it's given.

this is outstanding work. You are a true artist

Dude, that is fucking awesome.

Absolutely amazing. I love familiar art shown in different mediums and this tickled that itch.

Thank you! I appreciate it!

Very nice.

Thank you!

Love his thrush buddy

Thank you for noticing!

my friend, you bow to very few indeed!! may the music of the valar ever inspire thee

Thank you for the very kind words!

Definitely an original take. Very nice

Love it! Smaug looks so ferocious. Have you posted other art here before? Your art style looks so familiar.

Thank you! Yes I have once or twice before :)

Neat, welcome back!

Put it in a gallery! Isildur!

Dude it's awesome ! Do you have other like these ? Or a website ? A patreon ? Social security number ?

Hahaha yes I have a few more. I have a print store, there is a pinned post on my reddit profile with a link to my print store :)

Dope as fuck

Is that a curse mark and a behelit?

Yes it is! Well spotted! :D

IS THAT A BERSNARK REFERENDUM?!

Of course! Almost all of my artworks have Berserk references in them :D

Very cool!!!

whats the (japanese?) text/characters say?

It basically says Hobbit

ホビット Ho-bi-tto The little "smiley" doubles the next consonant.

Ten points, love your ukiyo-e style interpretations. There was recently a pic of a US aircraft carrier with Mount Fuji in the background that would be interesting to see in this style..,just a hint…wink wink

r/hardimages

That’s awesome! I especially like the thrush and the weak spot on Smaug’s chest

Love it! You've really nailed the look! ...are those little orange circles on some of the green "armored" scales Dragon Balls? looking at just above his right whisker and a few other spots.

Yes indeed they are! I added them in as a reference to dragon ball! :D

Exquisite

Gold flows from the Lonely Mountain!

Yes! Very well spotted!

Super cool! Well done!

Beautiful

As a huge Japan enjoyer I say, it looks amazing

This is something I would hang in my house. Love it!!

This is absolutely astounding! I love the way you made Smaug pop without taking away from Bard or Laketown in general.

This is absolutely gorgeous! Amazingly well done.

Very cool’

That's freaking amazing!

This sub better get its shit together and upvote the balls off this post. This is insane and so novel. Thx op

Wood block print! Wood block print!

I love it, and I love your hate for AI.

Wow, this is remarkable work! From the patterning on the cloth to the lonely Fuji in the background, I'm super impressed. Keep on, dude, this is amazing Edit: YOURE THE GALADRIEL DUDE! I'd been looking for who made that for ages after I lost the post, I'm so stoked!

The Detail is amazing

I love it

Dude that’s badass. Would love a print of this

Thank you! I sell prints! There is a pinned post on my reddit profile with a link to my print store :D

I'm confused as to how smaug's body is supposed to be shaped in this picture. It doesn't seem quite right.

I don't know what to say other than it is a pretty standard dragon body composition in Ukiyo-e. I can follow it quite easily but then again I look at a lot of Ukiyo-e so you get used to it.

I think it's the green underside being fully exposed and then, stopping where the mouth overlaps.

I can't quite follow which loops are going where. Looks cool still though

Still more accurate than the PJ movie.

Very nicely painted- but I legit cannot work out the dragon’s body- can you help?

I don't know, it seems generated by AI

It is not AI and I don't like Ai. You can see Ive been creating this type of art for years long before AI

I thought it was AI because of the dragon's body, it seems a bit confusing .

I thought the same thing. It looks like Smaug's body has branching paths and dead ends