Chapter 06 : Section 01 Pouring a Rosetta Swan
Hello. Nice to meet you, everyone at Unspecialty Edu
This is onewayElly barista Ji-yu Lee
Today, since we have finished our Rosetta lesson
Now, let's try pouring a beautiful Rosetta swan
Don't be nervous
For Rosetta swan, you only need to draw the neck and head from the Rosetta pattern
It sounds easy, right?
I will try my best to explain it in the easiest way possible
If you're having trouble with the Rosetta swan,
then take a break and practice pouring Rosetta patterns
If you're also struggling with the Rosetta pattern,
try pouring the three-tier tulip
Practicing wiggling from side to side is also very helpful
First, I will show you the Rosetta Swan that we're going to do today
If you concentrate well with me today, the Rosetta Swan will be yours
At first, you'll get chickens, pigeons, and ducks instead
They might look like chickens at first
but they'll become more beautiful over time
Fortunately, the stabilization amount and starting point are the same
When you first watch a pattern video
The first thing to see is where that person puts it and how much stabilization they do before moving on
You need to develop yourself as an observer
Then you can see more
Now, the swan is born from my hand
Let me try it
Fill 50%
The milk pours in the center and the arm wiggle from side to side
Move slightly to the side
Now, draw a curve like this
Wiggle the spout of the pitcher to draw the head
This is how a rosette swan comes out
Can I do this?
Of course. There is a formula
I'll tell you right away
Today, it's the rosette swan
What step is the posture? Step zero
The first step, the stabilization amount is the same, 50%. Fill 50%
You can come closer as the milk will be pouring at the 1/2 point
The second step, it's the same as before, wiggling the arm from side to side and rolling the shoulders
You have to cast a spell on your arm
By saying you have to wiggle from side to side
Next, shoulders. You should say 'Let's roll' like this
Since we've talked a lot to our shoulders
I think it will move better than before
Let's roll like this. How did you do it when you did Rosetta?
If you see 60% of the heart at the bottom
Just keep wiggling side to side until you see this curve
If this shape appears, we used to go to the center in the past
while drawing like this, we went to the center like this
But with the swan, it's in 1 o'clock
If this is 12 o'clock, we need to head to 1pm
We need to go this way so that we can draw the head
So, what we should do is
We were holding the cup like this
While holding the cup
If you draw like this, don't move to the side
If this is the center, here let me show you
This is the center where we originally go to, the center of the north, east, south, and west
Originally, we would end the art here
But just move the cup by 1cm, just 1cm this way
As if this is a signal for the pitcher to go straight ahead
Come close and wiggle your arm from side to side
Move 1cm of the cup while wiggling like this
Wiggle side to side, cup move 1cm while wiggling, and just like before, spout to the rim
So for the first time we're going to practice moving the cup
If you got 60% of a heart
This is a new tip, right?
Moving the cup 1cm to the side
So like as if it's the center of the rosetta
we are going to deceive the pitcher that this is the center
We wiggled side to side in the center like this
but the cup will move now saying this is the center
Then because the cup moved
the pitcher will think of that as straight
So just continue on in that direction
Okay, so then what happens?
Here, while drawing a heart
because the cup moved, you're drawing it here, right?
Now the next step is something you guys are scared of, so what do we do next?
What we need to see is
this is curved like this, right?
the curved area, and this is where you should be looking at
Where that is, where you'll be going down to. If you keep your eyes here
From here to here, you just need to being the spout closer to here
Just look at the point where you're going to go down
Slowly move the spout closer
Because there's no need to go fast
Just slowly move closer
The reason why I emphasize the spout is
Because that's the only way milk comes out
Nothing else needs get closer
When it gets close, what you do next is
This came down like this, right?
Then smoothly
draw a U shape facing the side
Down, U, up
Just draw the U shape like this
Rotate your arm and draw a heart, then move 1cm, wiggle to the side
Smoothly down and up, this
The shape that it creates when you go down and up
is a U shape like this
But people don't draw it like this,
how they actually draw at the start is
they would draw it in a V shape like this
or draw something like this
So that's why it doesn't turn out like a swan
Coming it down from here, why we call it U is
just like a U shaped pin, you go up this way
And why we draw the head is
After coming here, going down, coming up like this
You might wonder why we're
going down then up
That's because we came down all the way here while keeping our eyes here
then lifting it up from the small U
and coming up to the tip of the art you already drew
and next to it, 1cm next to it
When you wiggle the spout, the head will pop out
But just listening to this,
It might be hard to imagine
Let me demonstrate this with water
Please try this at home with some water first
Tilt, center and wiggle from side to side
Move to the side and wiggle
The water stream comes closer to the surface
then back to normal height when coming up from the U shape
Then wiggle next to it like this
If you draw it like this you'll get the swan
Let’s try again
Alright, fill up 50%
Tilt, and in the center wiggle from side to side
Moving 1cm to the side of the heart, down, up
short wiggle, lift, and pass
The short wiggle is great to for the head
because it makes a great circle
That's why we do a short wiggle in the end
Because if you just pour it, too much milk will pour out
So if you look in here
By just drawing a heart up to here
you move to the side and wiggle it straight up
Just keeping your eyes here
If it was on the opposite side, it would’ve been here, right?
Go down and up, and draw a U-shape
then next to it if you do a short wiggle here it'll curl up like this
Now, let me bring some milk
I will show you as slowly as possible
So with the swan, please memorize the steps first
And try simulating it in your mind
Just try practicing the wiggle
right in front of your eyes with the water first
As it goes down slightly, the milk stream gradually gets shorter
Then, at the curve of the U, it will gradually go up again
When you look at the arm with that movement
The whole arm moves up and down like this
If you look at my arm from the front, it goes into a U shape
The entire arm based on the spout
moves down and up together
So it's not using your wrist
or pushing your milk to it
Let me demonstrate that for you again
Instead of a rosetta, move the cup by 1cm to the side
down, up and a short wiggle
These motions are newly added to our step
So of course it’s going to be awkward, so you might keep making mistakes
But do not worry, just go down and up slowly
The reason why I express it that way is because the bottom part is curved
So, it goes down and up like this
It's not a V shape
Don’t ever think about pouring more milk in
Move the cup by 1cm to the side
Then just keep your eyes on the spot where you'll have to go down to
You need to make a U shape to there
If you move too fast, the milk won't float on the surface
so that's why I’m describing it in this way
because if we just quickly go down and up
the milk won't float on the surface and it's just you only doing the motion
Because what we need to do is 'paint' the surface of the crema with the milk
'Painting' on top of the crema with milk froth that contains air
that's what we need to do
Let me try drawing it as smoothly as possible once
Take the posture
Fill 50%
They meet in the center
Wiggle side to side, roll shoulders, move the cup slightly to the side
Looking at the spot you'll go down to, go down and up
Short wiggle, lift, pass and half cut
I did it as slowly as possible just now
So instead of this, it goes more in down and up rhythm
But even though I did it slower than usual it still works
This part becomes thicker because I poured closer to the surface
but if I poured in the same distance, it would have become thinner
After going down, it comes up again by 0.1-0.2cm
This part gradually becomes thinner
But most people who struggle with the swan pattern
They would quickly move down and just pour so much milk here
with so much milk it causes the line to become thicker
So really think 'painting' the milk instead of pouring
Because what we are doing is just 'painting' it, you don't have to use so much milk, can you see?
But now, I'll show you two reasons why it doesn't workout for you
The first one is when you only wiggle the pitcher
Even though we just have one extra step to it
some of you still might have trouble
So the first reason is, you probably aren't following the
down and up rhythm but instead move in a much faster motion
The second reason is when you draw the neck and head
some would just pour the milk
When you pour the milk, the neck of the swan will look like a log
Depending on the distance of the pitcher, you'll get a thick or thin line
Because we are already rolling our shoulders when we're wiggling our pitcher
The rest 10-20% of the milk wouldn't have a problem coming out without tilting that much
But if you tilt it to force it out, it'll be way too excessive
So it will be more scary rather than looking smooth
because it feels like it fills up faster
So the first reason why you don't get the swan is probably because you are moving too fast
It's basically just moving the pitcher
instead of 'painting' the milk froth on top of the espresso
You'll probably be moving the pitcher in a faster speed
You'll see it when you see my demonstration
On why I keep emphasizing the rhythm when you go down and up
Because at first everyone tend to draw it in such a rough and fast way
when the swan should be drawn very elegantly
Okay, watch. Mixing up to 50% is fine
Milk in the center, wiggle side to side, roll the shouldes
and it moved well to the side
But I pour it like this all of sudden
Then the line becomes thinner
But I still managed to make a swan, right?
But the faster I go, the thinner it gets
The smoother I go, the thicker it gets
But let’s say you want to do it thin here
So it's not about going fast
If you were to lift your pitcher here it'll result into thinner line
But this speed is too risky
You won’t be able to draw the same
Now let's move on to the next reason on why it doesn't work, and that is
You feel the need to pour more milk
and by pouring more milk to it
You're freaking out because the cups is getting filled up quickly
and all the while you get this weird-looking swan
Here I'll show you
Even I'm scared to attempt this, because it might overflow
When there's about 10% to 20% milk left
Using the wrist, using the back of the hand
It's rare for the hand to tilt like this
Even when we draw the head, we quickly do a short wiggle
to get the milk froth on the surface
Just to get some froth to it
Now, let's see how the neck will turn out by pouring extra milk to it
In the world of latte art, swan is one of the pattern
that really boosts your qualification as a barista
Because it shows that you have a skill to handle the milk better
This time, I’m going to use more milk when drawing the neck
Milk in the center, wiggle side to side, move the cup a bit to the side
And now say if I'm pouring extra milk here
and here too
It ends up looking like this
So if you use more milk, the neck will turn out very thick
Can you see it?
So you might as well let the milk flow down like this with the rhythm
as gently moving the milk like this will be enough
If you question yourself if you're doing the right thing
Try giving more milk than usual
then try giving less milk than usual
Also, try drawing quicker than you think
Then you will see the difference
And try the three things I just mentioned with a French press
as it will be much more helpful
That’s why it fills up to the top if you use more milk
But if you look at these, they're all
flat, not like this full
So it just means you added too much froth in this one
And if you draw it too quickly the art will collide like this
Because the base of the drawing moves
That is why you have to go down and up in a smooth way while giving a short wiggle to the side
It's good to practice this rhythm
Okay, so for the swan, if you look here
Move slightly to the side and draw a U shape
Moving 1cm to the side of the cup and looking down at the down point
Move 1cm aside, wiggle side to side, reaching it to the rim
If you do this, the wing is done
Drawing a U shape, gradually bring the spout closer while looking at the point where it will go down
From here, I will summarize again
Step 4 is moving 1cm to the side of the cup
We are finally practicing moving the cup
1cm to the side, wiggle side to side, and to the rim
And the wiggling side to side, spout to the rim step
is something you have already done for the top part of the rosetta
That's the skill we used when drawing the top part of the rosetta. Here
But because the cup was moved 1cm to the side
it became creating the wings for the swan instead because of this motion
And then next, when it's drawn like this
You keep your eyes here
You just look at the spot where you have to move down to
and in this rhythm, go down and then up
like this, draw a long U shape
Next to the U shape, which is here
But it's not a upright U shape
Because of the wing, it's a U shape that looks like this
So you can draw the head here
If you draw it upright you can't draw the head here
Because it's slightly a slanted U
Next to it, for the swan's head, do a short wiggle
Short wiggle with the spout
Then draw the head, we draw a circle
Then from here again we distance it, pass
see the tip then half cut
That's where that step goes
And that is why before when we were doing the rosetta
I asked you to look at the tip
and do a half cut
Draw the head, lift, pass and half cut
So that's all you need to memorize
to master the rosetta swan
Here just add this part from the rosetta step
go down and up
Move 1cm of the cup, go down and up
This is the only extra motion you need to add
Now I'll show you multiple time using the French press
But first for you guys, stimulate the movements without anything in your hand
Then after that practice it with the water
From now on, you have to use the French press a lot
Because you need to practice to control it
If you practice with the milk because it's such a waste
you try so hard to do it better and it doesn't help
So, first, have enough practice using the French press
Now, I've heated the milk for the swan for 1 minute and 30 seconds
Now I will show you multiple time using the French press
Repetition of movement, repetition of the same movement, this is really important
And rather than doing it differently every time
Because when you do it the same way, you can create latte art like a stamp
Plunge it for 8 times, push it down and repeat in this rhythm
Now when we open it, we see this glossy milk froth
It's the result of my labor
And it's such a good ingredient that can be reused
So there is nothing better than using this when we practice
swan pattern or any difficult as there's less waste
Hold the posture like this and mix in 50%
Make the milk and the cup meet in the center
Arm wiggling side to side, shoulders rolling
Move 1cm to the side, down and up, short wiggle
Lift, pass and cut in half
I'll show you guys again
Watch closely as I repeat
Please observe with the eyes of an observer
How high I'm mixing it from and how much
Where I start, and when I move my arm and shoulders
How I move the cup, and how I use the pitcher to make a circle
Like this. One more time
Repeatedly watching this can also be very helpful
Pour it in the center, wiggle, roll shoulders
Move the cup to the side, go down and up, short wiggle, just like this
The way I move the cup to the side is
holding it like this, then moving it only this much
But you may try moving it a lot
There's no need for that
Usually, it goes up here
but if you look at the hand shape, it's really just this much. That's all
You wiggle from the center and say you move this much
then you'll end up drawing it like this
This went too much to the side. You can see that, right?
So just a little to the side. It just doesn't have to be in the center
You really gotta use your French press a lot
So that way, look at this, it comes out looking exactly the same
So you have to make twins
That means you are practicing it the same exact method
The question of are you practicing it in the same exact way every time
is the key point in latte art
At first, you may want to draw a swan
But you get strange ducks
Even weird chicken-like creatures
But what should we always do? You have to cheer yourself on
for trying the swan pattern
At least through this lesson
You are challenging yourself to the swan, right?
Having clear rules is the best
You should get familiar with these rules
When you aren't sure what you should be doing
if the rules is clear, then it is wise for you to
invest your time on that
Seriously just casually practice going down and up
and that short wiggle
If you want to master the swan pattern
Then practice moving 1cm to the side and down, up, short wiggle
1cm to the side, wiggle, spout to the rim
down, up and short wiggle
But the biggest difference in swan is,
Like how I'm holding my posture right now
down, up and short wiggle
The reason why I go down and up in such a smooth way is
Because I go down and up lightly with the whole arm
You don't have to bend or anything like this
The whole thing goes down and comes up together
Like playing the violin
and I don't even know anything about the violin
But the bow is straight right?
You have to make it like that
Just like I mentioned in the previous lesson
The reason why you need to think of this like a golf club
Is because you can't move this separately
Moving separately is only for cutting
You should only use your joint when you are cutting
Keep your wrist still when you go down
Just remember to go down, up, and short wiggle
If it's hard to do the short wiggle here, just do it with this part of the arm
You should learn how to use your body
Not just to make a good drawing today, it won't last long
You have to practice this to absorb it
for tomorrow, next week, and a month later
Go down, go up, then short wiggle
Please keep that in mind
See you in the next class