 Among his art instructors, Ivanov influenced Pejman the most by inspiring him to use the techniques of old masters such as Michelangelo and Raphael.Employing these techniques, Pejman blends them with impressionistic colors to achieve a classical but yet contemporary style.Pejman's style from the late 1980s onward can be characterized as Romantic Realism or Neo Romantic Realism, which is a style based on Classical Realism.