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.
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.
ReplyDeleteI 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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