In this video , we will show you how to pour a basic latter art design the heart , and I believe it's the most fundamental latter art pattern to learn .
So let's start with that one .
The base of a nicely poured heart is a perfectly steamed milk .
If you're just starting with latte art and you didn't steam milk before , you can watch our previous video , where we went through milk steaming step by step .
Today we'll go through all the tiny hand movements , axis , tilting speed and more .
I'll share with you some tips that help me to survive all my barista weekends when I poured hundreds of cappuccinos , flat whites and lattes as a bonus .
In the end , we'll share with you how you can train latter out without wasting milk and coffee .
Now that you have pulled an espresso chart and the milk is perfectly steamed without any large bubbles , pouring has basically two faces .
Face number one , mixing the milk with the espresso face number two pouring the designer .
It all looks very cool and easy , but it reminds me a lot of learning how to play a guitar .
All hand positions and small movements are easier to do when you train them separately and in slow motion .
That would be a key advice if you're just starting with a lot of art .
The slower the training , the stronger it is getting the so called muscle memory .
Try to be very conscious of what you do , how you hold things and how you pour Phase one .
Mixing the milk with the espresso .
As Lance Hendrick from Oni Coffee said , Think of the espresso base .
As of cannabis , you want to stretch the cannabis all over the cup so the paint can hold on it .
By mixing the espresso with a drop of milk , we create a much more stable surface for the latter design .
We're filling up approximately one third to half of the cup with milk and mixing it all together .
We're doing so because the espresso behaves like an oil liquid .
If we just pour straight on top of the espresso , the milk pattern won't hold its shape , and the design would lack contrast .
Very important .
When we pour , we need to hit the espresso hard so the milk touches the bottom of the cup and goes back to the surface and mixes with the all around .
This is how to do it .
Hold the cup in your less dominant hand .
You can hold it in your palm like this or you can preferably Hold it by the handle .
The handler should be right in front of your chest pointing to you this way .
You make sure that the final design is perfectly symmetric and when you put it on the table , it faces the customer .
Now you're gonna tilt the cup with the espresso by 30 to 40 degrees towards the spout .
You want to see the liquid almost touching the edge of the cup .
As you can see , the espresso now sits both between the wall and on the bottom of the cup .
We create more depth in the liquid , which is very important for the first pour .
Now we're gonna take the picture with the milk .
Grab the picture by your dominant hand , you can grab a picture like this .
You can grab it at the bottom or you can grab it by the handle .
It doesn't matter to find your way in a position where you feel in control .
You want to be able to steadily control the flow of the milk .
Hold the pitcher .
Tilt the cup towards the spout , twist the wrist with the pitcher and pour rather aggressively along the vertical axis straight to the point where the cup is tilted .
Move from side to side or around the cup .
That helps you to mix the milk with the espresso properly .
Fill approximately half of the cup by pouring along the vertical axis .
Turn the cup back into the horizontal position and swell with the milk and espresso .
We're doing that to get rid of the colour of the crema , which disrupts the contrast of the design .
You can also use a spoon to mix the coffee with the milk .
If you struggle with the hand movement , I still like to use the spoon as it is very effective .
When you get good at swilling motion , you can start doing it simultaneously while pouring , but that is more advanced .
Now we've stretched the canvas and we're ready to paint .
In phase two .
We are literally almost touching the surface of the coffee with the spout .
Bottom of the picture goes up and all around .
Phase two .
The pitcher is touching the rim of the cup .
Very important the tip of the spout is in the middle of the cup , the whole time following the vertical axis as it falls glued to it .
Now we need to paint the design on our canvas .
To do that , we're adding a new motion , and that is wiggling .
You can do it with your elbow like this , or you can do it with your wrist being loose like this .
A small chip for wiggling when you train the motion with just the water and the cup , soon you'll get the feeling into your hands .
Ice on the tip of the spout .
The spout is inside the cup , nearly touching the coffee .
Now start wiggling with the jug from left to right .
Stay at the vertical axis .
Stay in the middle of the cup .
Make sure you don't travel with the pitcher As you're filling up the cup .
Start tilting the cup back to its horizontal position .
Take your time .
Make your life easier .
There is no need to rush this part .
The cup is full .
Raise the pitch up and cut through .
Make sure you rise up at least 10 centimetres .
A common mistake is cutting through the design too low where the stream is too thick and it destroys the pattern .
You need a thin stream of milk , and for that you need height again .
Let's show it again with milk and in slow motion .
Swallow with the jug .
Destroy all visible bubbles .
Tilt the cup towards the spout 30 to 40 degrees .
Phase one .
Pour quickly under the espresso along the vertical axis .
Start and finish in the centre .
Fill the cup to the half .
Mix the base .
Cannabis is ready .
Phase two .
Go down with the spout .
Lower edge , touching the cup tip of the spout , almost touching the coffee .
Stay at the axis .
Wiggle from left to right .
Maintain the same speed .
Do not rush the level of the cup to horizontal position as it's getting full .
Stay in the middle .
The cup is full .
Raise the picture about 15 centimetres up .
Cut the design in half .
The heart is done .
Result .
Unified texture .
No visible bubbles .
Symmetric design .
Shiny surface .
A high contrast .
No blurry parts .
Taste wise .
Delicious bonus round .
I didn't want to scare you in the beginning of the video , but it takes a while before being able to pour a design like that the purpose of this video was sharing a shortcut with you to a great result .
Now , just two more tips for the training itself .
Instead of using milk , fill the picture with the cold water and add a drop of detergent .
Steam it as you would steam the milk instead of a shot of espresso , you can use diluted cacao powder , which is much cheaper .
The result might be more bubbly or not .
Perfect .
Don't worry about that .
These tips are here to help you with your movements and muscle memory and to eliminate waste .
What do you think ?
Did you find this video helpful ?
Did you find something that doesn't work for you ?
Perhaps you have some tips on how to pour out , too .
Let us know in the comments .
In the next video , we will look at pouring specific LA designs like Rosetta or a tulip .
Have a great day and I'll see you in the next video