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She finds city streets, cafes and the individual traits of people young and old fascinating – details to capture and bring to the characters she creates in her children’s books. Her influences include Henri Matisse, Catarina Sobral and Joohee Yoon. Maryam has a master’s in Fashion Studies from Sapienza University in Rome and a bachelor’s in Graphic Design from Isfahan University of Art in Iran.\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3>Approach\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nWhile most of Maryam’s work is created digitally using Photoshop brushes, she also enjoys working with media as varied as fabric prints and marker pens. Layering of semi-transparent colours is a key part of her creative process, which makes her style unique. 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