# Life-Like Packaged Paintings These Paintings by Yrjo Edelmann Look Like High-Definition Pictures By Eric Westcott | Published 2014-04-02 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yrjo-edelmann References: [trendland](http://trendland.com/photorealistic-paintings-of-wrapped-parcels/) & [gkm.se](http://www.gkm.se/edelmann/) Being able to create a picture perfect painting is tough but Yrjo Edelmann is able to do it with ease. At first glance, the [parcel paintings look like regular pictures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/looks-delicious) taken with a camera. When you step in close to get a better look, you find that each picture is actually an [intricate painting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/painting-exhibition) by Yrjo Edelmann. Yrjo Edelmann has captured the detail so well that even the twine that is wrapped around the parcel looks to be real. The [folds and creases of packaged paper](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paper-curves) is hard to replicate with the odd shadowing that appears with every micro crease in the paper. This appears to be easy work for Yrjo Edelmann as he is able to capture each intricate shadowing that would be on actual parcels. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.2/10 - Popularity: 23% | Activity: 6% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Live Arts](https://www.trendhunter.com/livearts) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Packaging Art:** There is an opportunity for artists to create realistic packaging art that resembles high-definition pictures. - **Hyper-realistic Paintings:** There is a trend towards creating paintings that are so realistic that they can easily be mistaken for photographs. - **Intricate Detailing in Art:** More and more artists are focusing on intricately replicating details in their art, creating hyper-realistic pieces. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fine Art:** This trend represents an opportunity for fine artists to create highly detailed and realistic paintings that can attract a new audience. - **Packaging Industry:** This trend represents an opportunity for packaging companies to partner with artists or showcase packaging art in their products. - **Home Decor Industry:** This trend represents an opportunity for the home decor industry to offer hyper-realistic paintings as a unique and eye-catching decor option. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Paper-Made Mosaic Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/real-life-architecture-exhibition.md) - [Life-Like 3D Canvases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lumino.md) - [Painting-Immersive Photo Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-ground-exhibition.md) - [Limited Miniature Paintings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pocket-paintings.md) - [Custom-Designed Painting Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/customdesigned-painting-kit.md) - [Engaging Paint Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paint-vibe.md) - [Stunning Origami Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-portaits.md) - [Customized Numeric Paintings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paint-by-numbers-customized.md) - [AI-Powered Painting Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loklik-ipaint.md)