Coffee Art Stencils

"While many agree that making a good cup of espresso coffee is an art within itself, 'coffee art', also known as 'latte art', refers to creative patterns made from the velvety milk foam skillfully poured into a rich crema-crowned espresso coffee."

Coffee/Latte Art is essentially an endless endeavour of creative expression, which can be created by various methods (explained in more detail below) including;

* Free-Pouring
* Needle Etching
* Coffee/Latte art stencils

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Coffee and/or Latte Art is created by:
(i) “FREE-POURING”: Is a skillful style of “free-pouring” velvety smooth steamed/foamed milk into a “perfect shot” of crema-crowned espresso coffee. The person pouring has a practiced hand (and wrist!) that masterfully creates an attractive pattern or design on the surface of the resulting latte or cappuccino.
Coffee/latte art can be particularly difficult to create consistently, due to the demanding conditions required of both the espresso shot and milk texture.
This method however is limited by the experience of the barista (coffee-making individual) and the professional quality of the espresso machine. Free-pouring coffee/latte art is a critical skill which can take years to master. A barista is like a “Gretzky” doing the same thing over and over again until he finally becomes an expert coffee/latte artist!

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(ii) EASY “NEEDLE ETCHING”: Is a form of Latte art which can be created or embellished by simply “drawing” or "etching" the espresso coffee throughout the top layers of the velvetly milk foam. It’s certainly not the pro barista "free pouring" style but it is an easy alternative to creating stunning coffee art if “free-pouring” is too difficult for you.
Coffee art animation created from the Coffee Art Book by Daniel Benmayor