Rise:
A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now
RISE is a love letter to and for Asian Americans--a vivid scrapbook of voices, emotions, and memories from an era in which our culture was forged and transformed, and a way to preserve both the headlines and the intimate conversations that have shaped our community into who we are today. I had the pleasure of contributing to this publication by illustrating a fun comic about the history of boba(bubble tea)
Credits
Direction : Jeff Yang
Design/Illustration : Stephanie Lin
Writing : Clarissa Wang
Publisher : Harper(2022)
Process
I was reached out to by Jeff Yang to work on a comic for this project. Clarissa Wei had written a script that I began bringing to life. The story tells the history of boba through the voice of Clarissa Wei, a Taiwanese American. My process starts with breaking down the script and doing layout for composition with dialogue and text in place. Afterwards, I begin fleshing out the details and finish with color!
Sketches
I start with doing layout drawings based on the script. Everything is rough and I am looking to figure out composition.
I started drawing and fleshing out the details once the composition had been established.