Chapter 05 : Section 02 Pouring a Three-tier Tulip
Hello. Nice to meet you, everyone at Unspecialty Edu
This is onewayElly barista Ji-yu Lee
Today, the time for the Three-tier Tulip has finally come
Three-tier! You have to do the Three-tier to make the One-tier easier
I will show you the dance for the Three-tier Tulip first
We won't try to be good at it. Just follow the movements
Think of it as debuting as a team
You need to start with the mindset that without trying too hard, you'll be able to do the basic latte art
by just following the movement
It's just adding three layer
So, what you will learn from the Three-tier Tulip is
You will learn a braking movement that lightly stops the pitcher
and where you'll place the, as it's three-tier, you'll get to do it three times
so you can practice three times on where it should be placed
I'll show you what we'll be learning today
After we finish the three tiers, we will do the rosetta
They say the highlight of latte art is the rosetta
It will be so much fun. Let's do the three-tier tulip first
You must have watched this a lot in videos
Since there are three layers, the difficulty level are just a little higher
But it's easier than what you see so that's fortunate
Because it's like placing three hearts
It will be the same as practicing the heart three times, right?
Let you see what we are doing today
Since we are placing three, let's fill only 50% starting from today
If it meets in the center, go side to side, roll your shoulders, and stop
Move side to side after 2cm (x2)
Hold it and pass by, then do a half cut
If you do this, it will create three tiers
If I simulate it without anything
Take the posture. Alright, have you found your position?
50%, yes this is not one but three, so reduce it by only 10%
Fill 50% and use the remaining 50% as the drawing space
Mix 50%. Of course, how?
At a height of 7cm, with the size of a 500 won coin
At a height of 7cm, with the size of a 500 won coin, 50%
The amount to fill are the same for both three-tier tulip and rosetta
Alright, fill 50%. They meet. Where? In the center
They meet in the center. If they meet in the center
But this milk falls in the center
Actually, the position where we pour the milk is in the center
The pitcher should be 0.5cm above that
If my art kept getting drawn lower than how I expect
Then I'll move it up by 0.5 to 1cm more
Now, watch again. Fill it up to 50%
The two will meet to start in the center. Starting from the center
If they meet starting from the center, we move our arms side to side and roll our shoulders
When you stop, look at the shape of the hand holding the pitcher
When you stop, just lift it up by 2cm
Lift the pitcher up by only 2cm and back 2cm to move side to side
lift it up again by 2cm and back by 2cm, then side to side
Pass by and half cut
Now there is a stopping motion now
Here, let me write it down for you guys
Because this is your first time
it might feel complicated
but you have to tell your body this
'Hey, this is your first time? Same here'
'Let's start step by step where we memorize the 'lyric' first'
You need cheer yourself up like this
Take your posture, this is like step zero. Posture is step zero
First, fill up to 50%, 50% of stabilization
Start from the 1/2 point of the milk and meet
Why I wrote it like that is, this is the center
then milk would drop like this
then the pitcher will be at the back
So you always have to go down by thinking this is
where the white milk will meet
Meet so the milk can start at the 1/2 point
Move your arm from side to side and roll your shoulders
Lift the pitcher that you were holding by only 2cm up and 2cm back
If you lift the pitcher 2cm up, it's a brake
Lift the pitcher up by 2cm above the tip of the pitcher
Go back by 2cm. Go backwards
Hold it by 2cm up, go back by 2cm, move from side to side while rolling your shoulders
And it's just repeating that three times, that's all
Lift it 2cm above the tip of the spout, and go back 2cm, move it side to side while rolling your shoulders
The 4th and the 3rd step is just repeating it
If you move side to side in step 3, you'll be drawing it till here
So we just need to lift it by 2cm and go back 2cm
If you go back 2cm and move side to side again, this is how it will come out
It will be drawn like this then when you move 2cm back and when you move side to side, it will turn out like this
You moved back and moved side to side
Again, lift it by 2cm up, go back by 2cm and move side to side
If you go back by 2cm again, it will come out like this
And step 6, lift it and pass by and half cut
Actually with 2cm, 2cm is
something I decided so it's easier for you guys
to know how much you have to lift
But if you learn this 2cm technique now
then you just going back, it'll already be 2cm
If you lift it too much at this time, the art won't come out well
So if you ask how much you should lift, it's 2cm
Then it stabilizes by 50%
You have to let the milk meet at the 1/2 point
Move your arm side to side and roll your shoulders
Hold 2cm and back 2cm
Like this, raise your hand by 2cm and go by 2cm, and side to side
Lift 2cm and back 2cm, side to side (x2)
You'll get so used it like a machine
If you look here, we're going to without being scared
pour this whole cup into the pitcher like this
Here's tip, place the bottom of the cup here
and if you pour it from here it won't spill
Fill it in as the same amount of an espresso
If you follow the steps, fill 50%
You have to make sure the milk starts at the center
If the pitcher is in the center, the milk will fall in front of it like this
Then fill 50% again
When the milk falls in the center and meet the crema
Move your arm from side to side, and roll your shoulders
Lift 2cm, back 2cm, move side to side, and roll your shoulders
Lift, pass, and half cut. This is how it goes
And the reason why the art doesn't come out is when you do this for the first time
the speed is too slow
Here, I'll this is without saying anything so
everyone, try singing the 'lyrics'
Like this. Now I'll talk while showing you guys
Fill 50%
Move your arm side to side and roll your shoulders to drop the milk in the center
Lift 2cm and back 2cm, move from side to side (x2)
Lift, pass and half cut
This is how we do it
You've guys seen me do this
Now, let's take a look at how it looks when you know the lyrics
The reason why I show you guys how it is done in the beginning is
When you first see it, you might think it's just a three-tier tulip
But once you hear this rule, you start to see it according to the rule
And how many times you have repeated and sung it to your body
The more you sing it, the more experienced you become
Because you've done it so many times
But the reason you can get it done faster is because this step is so clear
You have to invest time to achieve this
and I want you guys to invest it in the right way
I'm going to 'sing' the steps again
I usually only say the position where the three-tier tulip is placed
But if you set the pitcher too high, the way down becomes too far
Then you can't quickly place it in the desired position
Delayed time means that the rhythm becomes loose
so when I say 'Lift as low as possible' just think of it as lifting about 2cm
So that means there is a 2-2 rule for 3-tiers tulips
Two up, two back. That's the 2-2 rule
2cm up, 2cm back. 2cm up, 2cm back. Like this
And why I keep saying 2cm is
Originally, how you should perceive it
Say for example you leave one layer here
For the first one, we make sure to drop the milk in the center
Then, the picture will be drawn like this
Then, if you ask where the next one starts
The center of the remaining space should be your next starting point
So what you're supposed to do, is see all of the space that's remaining and at the center of that
And when you add another one
The next one, we pour on the center of the space that's left
But people kept lifting it like this trying to see what space is left
So that's why I decided on that 2cm because of the rhythm
Because you can do it in a much faster pace if you do it that way
Now let's try it
The rhythm we have to do is to take your position,
Fill 50% of the cup, pour milk on the center as you move your arm from side to side, roll your shoulders
lift 2cm, back 2cm (X2)
That's how it's done, now let's try it
The 3-tier tulip follows the 2-2 rule
As I said often before,
what you want to do is not to do it perfectly,
but just do it, like, yeah I'll give it a shot
If you try it and it doesn't turn out well, you can just fix the problem
If you worry to much, it'll turn out bad anyway
Now I'll take my position and fill 50% of the cup
I just fill 50%, then what do I do?
I pour the milk into the center and roll my shoulders, arm going side to side
lift 2cm, back 2cm, and move the arm from side to side (x2)
Then lift and pass through, and voila
Don't 'try' to make it look pretty
The only way to make good results is to improve your arm movement
You have to 'befriend' your arm
'We're gonna have to become friends, arm.'
When you get used to moving your arm and shoulder, that pattern will come out naturally
Now then, we'll try the whole position again
Take your position, fill 50%
Tilt and make it so that the milk falls on the center
Move your arm from side to side, roll shoulders, lift 2cm, back 2cm, and side to side again
Lift by 2, go back 2, side to side, lift, pass, and cut in half
The smoother rhythm you can do this in,
The easier you can make the 3-tier tulip
It can't possibly not be made
But if you really try consciously
Then you hand will become like an eraser, if you try to draw too fast
I'll demonstrate what you can do to not get the the 3-tier tulip
Usually, when the placement is wrong, it'll not come out
or all the art will sink to the edge of the cup
Instead of moving your arm from side to side
your try to move your hand around
Or if you didn't fill 50% of the cup, then the art won't turn out good
There are some people who strangely always end up
filling only 40% every time I tell them to fill 50%
If your art keeps turning out bigger than you wanted,
then it might be that you filled only about 40% the cup
Well, how do you know that?
If your art turns out too big, you can fill 5 to 10% more than what you think is right
If the size of the art is right then you should fill it with that amount everytime
I'll show you what you can do so the art doesn't come out
When you start to think you have to do well and you have to move your arm well
then the general risk of being ruined will increase
It's difficult to repeatedly train yourself if you put feelings to it
Having a set of rules helps you get trained
It's the same as memorizing new passwords after you change it
I can memorize the new password by using it a lot
Or I can memorize the password by thinking about it a lot
It has to be one of those two things
Whether I use my body a lot or 'sing' a lot
Not filling it up to 50%, for example, fill 40
And not pouring in the center but at the back
Then it just comes out like this
By tilting, if you don't think about pouring in the center and going back 2cm
This is how the 3-tier tulip will turn out if you don't follow that steps
So there is a clear reason why you have to follow the steps
Then what is it that we definitely have to follow?
The posture, we can use this posture for everything
And moving the arm from side to side as well as the rolling of the shoulders
These are the two main step that'll be same for everything
If you practice this, you can use that even for rosetta
also when you do the swan pattern so basically everything
Then what changes are there?
The first is that the stabilization amount changes slightly depending on the pattern
The second is starting point, where the milk is first poured
The milk point changed according to the pattern
So that is why the steps are different
But there are some common steps
So the upgrade from this step compared to the previous step is
the stabilization that was 60% has become 50% because there are more drawings
And fortunately, there is no 40%
Usually it's either 50 or 60
So you don't have to worry
It has decreased from 60 to 50
Why? Because one heart has become three
Another thing is, when we try to place the single art in the center
it was placed in the center at the 1/3 point
But because this is a 3-tier tulip, we start from the center
So another change is, from the 1/3 point we now start from the center
Right? And another different step is
Lift 2cm, back 2cm, lift 2cm, back 2cm, lift 2cm, back 2cm
Why do we do that? Because we have to create another heart one after another
There's a reason why we place our arm here
It doesn't make much difference when we move just a bit
But if both are placed here
If both are in the middle, and you lift and pass, this arm will shift toward the back
But because we position ourselves like this
Even if you move it backward, it will still move straight
Lift 2, back 2, lift 2, back 2
So it's not a big deal to move back 4cm
But for example, if I give you one more tip,
Say because you were so nervous
you can't move the pitcher even though in your mind you are but your hand doesn't move
Then in that moment talk to your cup
Tell the cup that this hand is too nervous
So when that hand stops you move back
If that hand stops, move back 2cm, again if this hand stops move back 2cm
So we can move this arm instead. We have two arms after all
Out of two, one just need to move backward
Like lifting it for 2cm and moving back by 2cm with the pitcher
or whether lifting the pitcher by 2cm and moving back 2cm with the cup
It doesn't matter as long as the position is correct
So the only thing that change is the key points. You got that, right?
Then now let's repeat the process with the French press
How many minutes do you heat it for?
On an average for 1 minute 30 seconds but if it's too cold, for 2 minutes
As this is milk was in the fridge I'm going to heat it for 2 minutes
Heat one cup and inject air 8 times, plunging from above
Plunge it in and move it 20 times. Stop
The standard of whether it's a good or a bad froth is
depends on whether the milk has that glossiness on the top
Everyone, this class is for the 3-tier tulip
Now it's how well we'll recite the formula for the three-tier tulip
Fill 50% and let the milk drop in the center
Move your arm from side to side and roll your shoulders
Lift 2, back 2, and move from side to side (x2)
Lift, pass, and cut in half, just like this
We only move our left and right shoulders, nothing else
Let's try again
50%, tilt, milk in the center, move the arm from side to side, roll shoulders,
Lift 2, back 2, and move the arm from side to side, roll shoulders
Lift 2, back 2, and move the arm side to side
Lift, pass and cut in half
This time, I'll go a little slower
Fill 50 at a height of 7cm
In the center, side to side and roll the shoulders
Lift 2, back 2, and wiggle to the sides
If you stand the cup like this, there is no space to pour the milk
You need to tilt it to see the back
The fundamental principle of the tilting of the cup
is to make the drawing area larger
So I'll show what it'll look like if
we don't tilt the cup
If you fill 50%, tilt the cup less, and draw something in the center
It can come out blurry and the pattern is drawn at the top like this
It comes out like this, on the top
Just because we didn't tilt the cup
If you tilt it, the drawing area becomes much bigger
Let me show you up close
After mixing, when you start that first drop
It was fine after the side to side wiggle
If you lift it about 2cm, it's waiting here
so it can start right away
But there are people who would lift it this much
Lift this much and bring it down again,
If you lift this much and bring it down again,
milk will sink into the bottom before floating again
so instead of this movement being connected
It feels more like stepping on the brakes too hard of the car
and turning off the engine
So you can think of the pitcher being in a waiting state
telling the pitcher that it needs to wait
So it needs to be in a waiting state when we lift it by 2cm. Watch
Wiggle side to side, 2cm (x2)
Wiggle side to side, like this
This is how it is
What we're learning today is the 3-tier tulip
It's already the 3-tier tulip
If you're stressed when making the 3-tier tulip, and it doesn't come out well
Then try the layered heart instead
The heart is easier than the three-tier, so it will come out better
But one more thing. Look
For one heart, fill 60% and place it at 1/3 point
For the 3-tier tulip, fill 50% and place it in the center
The reason for filling 60% is because the picture is smaller
Since 3-tier tulip is bigger, fill it up to 50%
And that's the only thing that has been added
Wiggling the arm from side to side and rolling the shoulders are the same
We're just practicing stepping on that brake by lifting it 2cm
But if that 2cm is making it more confusing for you
Lift the spout a little and back 2cm (x2)
you can remember it like this as well
The main goal is when I draw my art
why I ask you guys to move without any material is
If I move my arm as I draw
It doesn't move a lot. Watch
I will show you how the arm moves
Mix, fill up to 50%, get closer
I do not move that much, right?
All I do is lift like this and move like this
Try it
People tend to move in big movements like this
But having big movements like this
means that liquids can be in danger
So, the reason why I set these rules is
so we can practice moving only as much as necessary
So you get those amazing layers art
by moving less
This is because you have to move less for the milk to move more
But if the movement is too big
it's basically using all the energy on the movement rather than on the milk
So, by trying not to move too much
we memorizing the 'lyrics' and wiggle our arm from side to side
Wiggle from side to side and roll the shoulders (x2)
Keep repeating it to yourself like this so your body can relax
Try not to be too strict with yourself, just follow the steps
Because your body can get a little confused
try to calm it down and recite the steps, like fill 50%, place the milk in the center
Wiggle it from side to side, roll the shoulders
Pause for a moment, we're going to push the milk three times
So like this, keep repeating the steps to yourself
You have to be nicer with yourself rather than getting annoyed with yourself to achieve that good latte art
You know what I mean, right?
When your body does something new, it always stiffens. Which is so natural
If you suddenly tell me to go ride a horse
My whole body will stiffen up
And if you try to do something you haven't done before, your body feels awkward, right?
So, because this is something new
Think of the body stiffening as something natural
so while comforting and cheering your body on
write down the rules and make it clear what steps you should be following
You just need to invest today to learn the movements we learned today
If you invest today, then the 3-tier tulip will be yours, for real
Even when I teach the 3-tier tulip to students, they all get it on that day
So, what's next?
I will see you guys on the next lesson for rosetta
Good luck today!