The story behind "Pouyasnap"
In 2014, when I started using Snapchat, rather than messaging functionality, I used its drawing features to draw cartoons on pictures I took. I occasionally used my index finger and a stylus to draw on small a screen. The idea was to bring my colorful imaginations to life by blending illustrations and photography. That's how I started using "Pouyasnap" as my social media name.
Later, I wanted to create more sophisticated and detailed drawings, then I moved on from drawing on Snapchat and started using Adobe Photoshop and Fresco. Through past few years I've been featured in various websites, and media such as NYMag, W Magazine, BlogTo, and CBC Radio.
I'm in Media
New York Mag intelligencer | 2016
Engineer by day, Snapchatter by night, Pouya Sayyedi jokes that his “finger has a sense of humor.” Add him to be impressed by fun drawings most people couldn’t do with a full set of Crayolas, much less a tiny phone screen.
CBC Metro Morning Radio | 2019
Imagine a big, green, friendly dragon wrapped around the giant Christmas tree at the Eaton Centre or a purple octopus with its arm around a boat in Toronto's harbour. These are just a couple of the illustrations created by Toronto artist Pouya Sayyedi.
W Mag Art Issue 2016
Pouya is a master at taking the mundane and giving it serious personality. Any surface is a potential home for his recurring character Haji, and nothing goes faceless. With an arts background and a great sense of humor, Pouya spins some seriously funny stories.