Today, Front Street will share a new basic latte pattern - "Leaves"! This time, the method of the leaf pattern is almost the same as that of the Thousand Layer Heart. Both patterns are formed by swinging the milk vat at a uniform speed to create regular and symmetrical lines. If you have learned the Thousand Layers Heart, then it is equivalent to the leaves being in the bag.
What is the difference in production between leaves and melaleuca hearts?
Of course, judging from the results, Melaleuca Hearts and Leaves are completely different shapes, so we need to pay attention to the differences in the production process of these two patterns.
The first point is that the injection point of the drawing is different. When making mille-feuille latte art, the injection point is close to the 1/4 point on the side of the latte art vat. This can make the whole figure fuller and the figure in the center. When making leaf latte patterns, the injection point is at the center of the liquid surface. If the injection point is the same as the Melaleuca Heart, then the entire leaf pattern will be tilted upward.
The second point is that the leaves have a backward swinging motion, which is opposite to the Melaleuca Heart's motion of staying in place or swinging forward. It is precisely this change in movement that distinguishes the two completely different patterns of leaves and thousand-layer hearts.
Steps for leaf embroidery
Leaves and Melaleuca are embossed graphics, so the milk foam and coffee fat need to be thinner and have good fluidity. For example, whipping milk from 50% full to 60% full milk froth is just right.
First, blend until 6-7% of the cup is full, then inject from the center point, swinging the milk jug rhythmically to draw lines like pulling a thousand-layer heart. Don't move backwards in a hurry at the beginning. Fix the position of the center point and swing back and forth. The left hand holding the coffee cup slowly returns to the cup, allowing the entire shape to flow back to form a wrapping trend.
Then the right hand holding the milk tank slowly swings back at a constant speed. When moving backwards, the mouth of the cylinder can be raised appropriately to prevent milk foam from accumulating together and forming a lump. The height should be controlled between 0.5-1cm. If it is too high, the white milk foam will be washed away, forming a slender and ugly pole.
When you quickly retreat to the edge of the cup, you should start the finishing movement. When finishing, don't rush to lift and pull forward. The correct way is to lower the mouth of the cylinder first, pour out more white milk foam, let the end form the size of a small peach heart, and then raise the mouth of the cylinder to finish forward.
Here are some leaf-specific common mistakes:
The first one did not wait for the embossing to reflow and wrap it up, but moved directly backwards. This made the graphics look top-heavy and unsightly.
The second is that when the swing cylinder retreats, the swing amplitude becomes smaller and smaller, so the backward lines cannot be dispersed, are very narrow, and look heavy on the feet and light on the head, which is not very beautiful.
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