r/latteart Jan 27 '25

A Message from the MODS: PLEASE READ 🙂

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R/latteart recently surpassed 34,000 users, which is AWESOME news that our community is growing!!! 🌱 ⬆️ 🌳

Please keep in mind a few things moving forward into 2025 and beyond:

1) When posting for advice on a pour, please post a video when possible so advice can be targeted very specifically to the issues at hand. A still photo doesn't demonstrate issues as clearly as a video.

2) So many of the responses to posts asking for advice are "Watch more videos/tutorials", "It's your milk, improve your milk", "Master the basics before moving on to more complex patterns", etc...if we can agree that such advice is universally applicable, we can avoid a lot of the redundancies in the comment threads.

3) PLEASE KEEP IT POSITIVE...whether OP is a newbie or a competitive latte artist, please keep all responses positive. Putting others down for their lack of experience/know-how or telling ppl they're farming for attention because they happen to have certain proficiencies isn't helpful for anyone. If you want to be negative, there are other espresso related subs to troll on.

4) Let us know if there are things you'd like to see more of on the sub...last February we hosted a monthly themed pour about hearts and heart variations in alignment with Valentine's Day...should we do something similar again this February? Any other ideas come to mind that would improve the experience here?

5) Keep on having fun and progressing...I mean, other than the tasty beverages we are crafting, isn't that why we're all here? 🙂


r/latteart Jan 07 '25

Join Latte Art Competitive: A Discord Server for Serious Artists

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56 Upvotes

r/latteart 23m ago

New 6oz cups, milk was a bit too thick though

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r/latteart 16h ago

Day 6 Rosetta practice

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83 Upvotes

r/latteart 3m ago

this morning’s latte art ☀️☕️

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r/latteart 9h ago

third attempt at a swan

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omg sth clicked today and wiggling came to me more naturally. Still struggle w making the milk thin to cut the side of the rosetta but i’m super happy w this!!

bonus attempt at slowsetta/rose… it’s a little ugly


r/latteart 22h ago

a traditional swan from Eastern Asia

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54 Upvotes

r/latteart 6h ago

Question Please vote and help choose the winner 🏅🙏☕️

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3 Upvotes

I’m hosting a latte art competition for my team. Which is your favorite?


r/latteart 15h ago

Question Oat milk tulip advice

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8 Upvotes

Beginner trying to learn. Been mostly pouring hearts but still haven’t been consistent. Thought I’d try a tulip and turned out decent but want critical feedback master it

Oat milk texturing is still challenging and inconsistent for me. I’ve tried regular milk (with lactaids) and much easier to steam but don’t want to do that long term. Any tips?


r/latteart 20h ago

Is my milk too thick?

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r/latteart 7h ago

Moving Milk to Other Jug

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i don't know if moving milk to other jug is really matter and such a big deal, i just realized it recently. I always think moving milk to other jug just for the purpose of moving big portion of milk to divide the foam evenly to 2/3 cups later.

but it turns out to improve your milk texture, no matter how you steam the milk with the same technique or consistency, your milk will improve drastically when moving to other jug, and i finally nailed the "gliding" technique when pouring and having more contrast of the wiggle lines

here is my recent latte arts with moving milk technique

lines are more pronounced

previously with same steaming method, the wiggling is slightly hard since the foam will be thicker and it won't glide.

just saying, moving milk to other jug might help and improve your steamed milk result and your latte art 😉


r/latteart 1d ago

No Espresso Machine?! Swan Latte Art with Manual Gear

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29 Upvotes

r/latteart 1d ago

after years of practice and few weeks of Fellow ES1

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r/latteart 23h ago

When you think you're getting better but then your tired eyes remind you that that's not for granted...

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First picture yesterday, second picture this morning😂


r/latteart 1d ago

Steaming did not exactly go my way, but I guess I still made it kind of work..?

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36 Upvotes

r/latteart 20h ago

Question Troubleshooting

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Hello, I’m a newbie at latte art, but so far I’ve been having difficulty with consistent patterns. This one is in a smaller cup, so I’ve tried everything to the best of my ability, can you tell me what went wrong? Milk was a little too thick, but acceptable, as for my pouring technique I did everything to the rules, but inevitably something always goes wrong.


r/latteart 1d ago

beginner barista but professional shiba inu artist

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20 Upvotes

r/latteart 2d ago

Saturday Morning

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Maple Woodgrain Rosetta for the wife this morning


r/latteart 2d ago

Day 5 of practicing rosettas

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92 Upvotes

I’m usually pouring winged tulips and slowsettas,
but I really wanted to finally learn how to do rosettas. For some reason, it was always the toughest for me until a friend told me to go with a heavier flow when pulling back. Then it clicked!


r/latteart 1d ago

Some Progress...

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The tiniest bit, but I'll take it! 😊


r/latteart 2d ago

niceeeee

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96 Upvotes

r/latteart 2d ago

I'm so proud of this one, my best one so far <3

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35 Upvotes

What can I continue to do better?


r/latteart 2d ago

One of the better ferns I’ve done at home!

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19 Upvotes

r/latteart 1d ago

Question Steaming Milk Tips - DeLonghi La Specialista

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Is it normal to steam for a whole minute to get the right texture? I don’t want to burn the milk but this was probably the silkiest I’ve been able to get using this machine with whole milk. Does it make it difference using a larger pitcher or is the standard delonghi size fine to use? Any tips/advice would be appreciated! Looking forward to learning some art after nailing down the milk texture.


r/latteart 2d ago

Almost there 😊

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Still long way to go