I think it's because accurately portraying all five wings doesn't look good. You're right about Lovecraft's description being quite specific about the number of wings. That creates a wonderfully alien mental picture, but when it comes to depicting it visually the human love of symmetry seems to trump accuracy.
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Nice piece of work, but why does everyone always give the Elder Things only two wings? It seemed pretty explicit to me that they should have five.
I think it's because accurately portraying all five wings doesn't look good. You're right about Lovecraft's description being quite specific about the number of wings. That creates a wonderfully alien mental picture, but when it comes to depicting it visually the human love of symmetry seems to trump accuracy.
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