# Angelic Adolescent Art Yukari Terakado Captures Youthful Beauty in Her Stylish Illustrations By Jason Soy | Published 2011-11-19 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yukari-terakado References: [ameblo.jp](http://ameblo.jp/yukari-artgallery/page-1.html#main) & [yukariterakado](http://yukariterakado.com/) If you're a [porcelain](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shiyuan-xu) doe-eyed girl who happens to want a realistic and beautiful portrait rendered of you, then Yukari Terakado is the talented artist to do it. Featuring angelic and alluring youths as her primary subjects, Terakado truly creates images that women love and men can't help but admire. Yukari Terakado is a Japanese artist, and her style harmonizes realism with [Japanese animation influences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/superflat-animation) as well as tattoo art elements. She draws most of her illustrations using traditional inks and then finishes her works in Photoshop. If you're feeling as though some of these Yukari Terakado illustrations seem familiar, that's probably because you've seen it on [fashion apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uniqlo-and-kenshi-yonezu), in books and even featured at dance performances. Terakado famously illustrated the dynamic dance duo Les Twins, who used the image at one of their shows. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.9/10 - Popularity: 80% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Realistic Portraits:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop AI-powered apps or platforms that can create realistic and personalized portraits based on user photos. - **Japanese Animation Influence:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform for artists to collaborate and blend Japanese animation styles with other art forms, such as photography or digital media. - **Art in Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate artwork by illustrators like Yukari Terakado into fashion and apparel using advanced printing techniques, such as digital fabric printing or heat transfer. ### Who This Affects Most - **Artificial Intelligence:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop AI algorithms and software tools to assist artists in creating realistic portraits and illustrations. - **Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create interactive dance performances or shows that incorporate live digitally rendered illustrations onto the performance stage. - **Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore collaborations between fashion designers and illustrators to create unique clothing collections inspired by illustrative artwork. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Illustrated Streetwear Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wasted-youth-x-tappei.md) - [Origami-Inspired Porcelain Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saori-matsushita.md) - [Anime Horror-Style Reimaginations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/junji-ito-artwork.md) - [Design-Centric Dynamic Artful Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artful-cake.md) - [Manga-Style Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hisashi-eguchi.md) - [AI Art Transformations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dreamchanted.md) - [Pop Art Legend-Honoring Dolls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keiichi-tanaami-1.md) - [Starry-Eyed Dichroic Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starryeyed-dichroic-sculpture.md) - [Whimsical Spirit Art Shows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anima.md)