Chapter 08 : Section 01 How to Drag, Draw, and Drop
Hello. Nice to meet you
everyone at Unspecialty Edu, this is onewayElly barista Ji-yu Lee
You all have made it this far
Almost the last step of latte art
It's time for one of the hardest level which includes drawing and drop
It's time for the signature patterns
The signature pattern that I chose today
Is the one that I performed at the national team selection pre match
and it's the Flying Pig pattern
It is a pattern featuring a happy pig
I’ll show you first
and I'll explain it after it
My heart is pounding, finally we came to this pattern, to this lesson
I’ll try this signature pattern in a 10oz cup
This cup I am using is from Loveramics
Which is currently being used in national team selection pre-matches
I’ll try it on this cup
My flying pig pattern includes drawing and drop patterns
Here we go
Fill up the cup first, stabilize
Draw two wings first
It is an air-borne flying pig, so facing the sky
Also the landscape that the pig is facing
Draw the buttocks and hind legs like this
This is the front leg
From the tail
Hind leg, belly, front legs
And, since it is a flying pig, two pig nostrils
Face, ears, and eyes
And from the sky
Do a little drop like this
Like this
Just like this
This pattern is the Flying Pig
It expresses a pig dreaming about flying in the sky
The two wings and this underneath
Is the landscape seen from the sky
This illustrates the clouds
Whilst explaining about the pattern
I’ll also explain about drop and drawing
When it comes to signature patterns
The amount of milk in the pitcher gets very important
I just barely had enough just now
A little more milk should help me gain a little more speed
However you cannot perform drawing if you have too much milk
Something you must understand beforehand
What is drawing and what is drop?
We
Now, for the signature pattern
We're going to do drawings and drop patterns today
In addition
There’s a skill called drag
You may ask, what’s the difference may be
In order to do good handling, we need both the liquid and the froth of the milk
There’s an ideal milk condition for handling
And there’s an ideal milk condition for dragging
Lastly, there’s a milk condition for drawing
As well as a condition for drop
The reason why I put it in this order
Is based on the amount of liquid needed
Handling requires more liquid form of the milk
dragging requires less liquid milk than handling
Drawing requires even less
As we go down the list, the amount of liquid required decreases
In a sense it becomes drier
As we go down it becomes drier
It’s about the liquid percentage
As the liquid decreases
We can carry out these processes
So since handling requires us to wiggle the milk
It doesn’t matter. Now let’s look at the pattern
The pattern I’m drawing is a flying pig
Draw two wings
Looking above from the ground
Prepare to draw the pig by making a base for the body
First, draw the butt and the hind legs
Now the front legs
From here draw a tail and move to
the hind legs, its chubby belly, and the front legs
come up and draw the two nostrils from the front, like this
Also, draw the face
The ears, and rotate the pitcher to draw the eyes
This is a difficult pattern because we are even expressing the clouds in the sky
How do we know the level of difficulty?
Let’s take a look at the number of rosettas
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
There are five rosettas
And we used most of the given blank space
We’re looking at the harmony of the picture
And how much of the space was used
Also, this expresses something
That this is a flying pig
Since we are expressing the art of a flying pig
and here we used skills such as handling of the rosetta
as well as dragging, drawing, and drop
And that is why we can say this is a difficult pattern
The reason why I drew this picture
Is because if you see
These two wings
And the rosetta below here
These five rosettas were done by handling, right?
Because it's handling we do it when there's a bit more liquid
I'm talking about when both the liquid and the froth of the milk is in the mixed state
From where we start drag is
now that this part of the handling is done here
When we draw the butt and the hind legs
That's where we do dragging
And there are times when we could drag to the front legs as well
But if there's not enough milk, you can go into the drawing from the front legs
Because it's all about the amount of the liquid
Then when does the drawing have to start?
From the tail, from here you have to start drawing
Let's use red to mark where the drawing is
The tail, hind legs, belly, front legs
This whole thing is the drawing skill
So for drawing, we start from the tail to the pig's eyes
Here, we need this much liquid for the drawing to be possible
And lastly, what is the drop?
We don't have much milk now
Seriously, just barely
So the ones we drop on the sky, these clouds
We call them drop
where we dropped them at a high distance
You can see it, right?
So think of it that you can distinguish this skill based on the percentage
of the liquid content
Now that we wrote this down I'll demonstrate it one more time
While explaining if the current step is the handling,
drag, drawing, or if it's a drop
I want you to pay attention
So this is something you need to know as a basic knowledge
If your art smudges when you want to draw
Then there's a chance you may have too much liquid in your milk
Of course, it can be influenced by temperature as well but fundamentally
the first thing is if there's too much liquid drawing would be impossible
So from now on, it will be very important to use the right amount of milk
Guys, you know that the amount of espresso extraction is also related to liquid, right?
So if something is strangely off
Then there's a chance that there was too much espresso extraction
So don't forget to consider that as well
It's really a helpful tip
Now watch
Hold the posture
I'll fill it up a little more than 50%
First
Handling
Second handling
Because there is still a lot of milk
It's still handling
Because there's still milk, more handling
More handling here, now there's less milk
Even though there's still some liquid, drag. It's drag till here
Now, there's almost no more milk
Drawing, tail, and belly and
Drawing all the way down. Nostrils
Looking from the front
It's just almost only froth now
When there's not much left, drop
And this is what you get
From the butt to the the tail was the drag
If there's a lot of milk, the butt tends to get slightly squashed like this
Since I've explained each step
Handling was done up to here and also here as well
but when it starts to get less defined like here it means that the liquid is almost gone
I'm going to show you guys again but let me add more thing here
The more you go from handling to drop
I said the lower you go, the less
liquid you get
The decreasing of the liquid
could also decrease the speed as well
It's not easy to slow down when there's a lot of milk
But when you follow this order, you don't necessarily go fast as well during drawing
But you have to draw
so depending on how much liquid there is, there's a slight difference in speed
Compared to the one I just drew, I drew it a bit slower
with the previous one
The drop dropped later, too
Why? Because I barely had any milk left
So depending on the amount of the milk, as it decreases
we use these skills according to it is the first thing
And the second thing is, less milk means less speed
So now while thinking about the speed and the rhythm
I'll show you one more time
The cup I'm using is a 10oz cup
So the canvas is much bigger than the usual 8oz cup we use
therefore we can create more patterns using the larger space
You can definitely draw this pattern on a smaller cup too
But I thought it would be better for you guys to get used to using bigger cups
like getting used to the grip so I'll demonstrate it using this 10oz cup
I always pour milk first
Because as soon as you grind the beans
it comes in contact with the air so the beans will start the aging process
I'm going to adjust the amount of the milk to this cup
Here we go
Again, you stabilize
a littler over 50% in this cup
Tilt it and draw two wings first
Because there's a lot of milk
This speed is, handling
I'll quickly spin the cup to maintain the speed
The cup is quite full so we can draw in the middle
We'll use up the remaining milk here
And when there's little milk left we do the drags
Now there's not much milk left, look when I do the drawing,
Keep checking how the drawing is coming out
When the there's froth
with little milk, of course it takes more time
Then while you wait you should check how the drawing is coming out
Also with the drop,
It's much slower than before, right?
I had just the right amount of the milk
Then it surely does slow down
When you hear my explanation, I'll move back to explain
Know that starting from the butt part is what we call a drag
It depends on the amount of liquid content
You see, when we're pouring
Drag, we call drawing the neck of the swan the drag
When we draw the neck we still have some milk, right?
So that level of liquid content is for the drags
Now when we have drawn the swan's head
If we draw the head, lift, and then move on to draw something
Then that becomes a drawing
Then when you finish drawing the swan
And make some drops on the top like clouds
That is dropped, so a drop
That is why it's called the drop technique
Think of it like that
Have I made things clear?
Now why don't we try this pattern together
I'll try my best to elaborate with the instructions
I think it would be nice to tell yourself
To let's try this
Before when I told you about the rose
I said it is good to use a drawing paper
Why? You need a paper to create same outcomes. I made three cups here
You need to practice with a rule
In order to create identical results
If the rule changes each time, the outcome will differ
So when you see someone's drawing you know that they have their own way of training
The way of drawing, you saw it with me
Knowing the technique is important but you also need to be aware of the order
Why? Because the size of the drawing depends on the drawing order
See, I started with the wings here
Why? I wanted to focus more on expressing the action of flying
And wings are best to draw on the edges
It is difficult to start with the center part
Why? Because the fall is bigger in the center
The bigger the fall the more milk you must use
So I start with the two wings on the side
and drew that as my first pattern
Then
This wing will be number 1, this will be number 2
Then the next thing to draw in the edge is this bottom one here
Then this becomes number 3
After this, the cup is almost full which is why I can start drawing in the middle
Then this becomes number 4
The line that attaches these two wings does not occupy a large part
It just needs to connect these two
And because I have some milk remaining, I have to use the milk somewhere
I drew this with that purpose
That’s when I made this as the final number 5
Next, the hind legs to the butt is number 6
Then the front legs
The front legs is number 7
There are so many steps, right?
Next the tail
From the tail to where? The eyes
Up to the eye is number 8
So the people who saw this pattern for the first time
wondered how this would be drawn
So when I demonstrated at the competition, what people told me was
that they didn't know it was drawn from the tail to the eyes
So, using a very long drawing technique
I acquired a lot of points
So, drawing up to the eyes, this was number 8
Then three drops, you need around three to create a cloud-like feel
Even with two, it becomes like this so it would have a cloud-like feel
I kind of wanted to draw this kind of cloud, so I expressed it with three
These three become the final number 9
Now, then, when I did the previous stage rose class
You need to draw it on canvas for what? to memorize the route first
Is what I said
Then let’s try drawing it together on the paper
I drew it
But it became a huge pig
It doesn’t really matter so now I will cut this out and
I'll attach it to this cup, based on the handle
And for me, if you look here, it’s a dreaming pig
So I closed its eyes, but I can also draw a smile upwards like this
This is a bit optional
When I making this at the time
I wanted to make a story
Because the other one was smiling
So for this one I tried it with the eyes slightly closed
Because making creative patterns is the most difficult
If you are aware of these techniques
It helps with making your own signature patterns
So with this as the final class
I prepared it with the thought that you wouldn't find any class like this where it teaches you up to this
Now, I'll attach it based on the handle
You have to attach it to quickly learn the route
I attached it like this, right?
I attached it like this, and the next step is
Here, in the order I wrote for you, on this paper
With a different colored pen, please write the order one by one
That way, you can draw along while watching
This itself is making the blueprint
Because you‘re making a recipe and following the order
And we also set our posture before
We practiced a lot of handling
And a little bit of moving the cup
So I’m trying to make the most of the canvas by moving the cup more
Using these skills. If you’ve done well this far, you’re done
The world of latte art is yours then
Here, let me show you again up close
I also wrote it down
How? Wing number 1, right?
This number 2, this number 3
And this number 4, number 5
From the butt to the hind legs is number 6, front legs number 7
From the tail is number 8
From the tail comes the front leg
The two nostrils, face, and ears
And if you poke eyes in like this, this is it
The entire thing is number 8, drop is number 9, is what I did
Now, the reason why I have to stick it here, is because right-handers are standard
Then you hold it like this
Hold it like this and see how number 1 is drawn
Because I’m left handed, so based on the handle now
What time is it here?
I’m holding it like this at 8 o’clock and here 10 o’clock, 8 o’clock, 10 o’clock
What I think is the best way to hold a cup for right-handers
Here 4 o’clock
And up here 10 o’clock
Hold it like this at 4 o’clock, 10 o’clock
Draw no.1, draw no.2, draw no.3, no.4, no.5
Then, it would be best to practice doing this from here
The grip, the reason why we decide on this grip is
because we can move easily
But if you hold this like this, you have to rotate way too much
And if you hold it half like this as usual
If you hold half then you have to rotate this way too much like this
If you move it too much
It’s hard to draw this, so it’s much better to go a little to the side to grip on to it
So the first thing to do is to grab this and practice this steps first
And the second thing is to check whether you can memorize the order even after removing this
After that, the next thing to do is to see if you can tilt it when you're practicing with water
Then the french press, and milk, is how you should do it
You can see, right?
Now then, let's check the orders
while I draw them again
So when normally practicing for patterns like this
I would sometimes draw the no.3 first
and sometimes draw no.2 first
so depending on which one comes out more aesthetically pleasing
Is how I would determine the orders
So normally if I see a new pattern
I would try to see which order
the pattern starts
And from that the next thing I would check is
if I was to hold the cup like this
would it be more convenient and comfortable
The more difficult the pattern, if you do the preliminary work first
It will be much easier to approach
Moreover, this has complicated routes, right?
Then, to check if I can draw along the routes
Drawing it on paper will help you memorize it the fastest
Patterns with drawings will bleed if you draw too slowly
Because this is limited by time anyways. Here, watch
Check how I'm holding the handles
You draw the two wings first
A little over 50%, and from 10 o’clock here
One wing
Two wings, my hand
it doesn't look uncomfortable when it rotates
Number 3
And number 4
Number 5
Number 6
In the front, number 7
Now there’s barely any milk left
Number 8, from the tail to the hind legs, belly, front legs
And split both nostrils and ears
Turn and poke in the eyes
Up to the dreaming eyes, drop them from a height
Two times, gather these three together like this to make them look like bubbles
This sequence should be memorized first
So I highly recommend practicing holding an empty cup
Once this movement becomes more comfortable while holding the cup
Hold an empty cup
Seeing if this is possible also works as a very good effect
You may have the sequence memorized
But you may think you know the order of the drawing and you're used to it but
your froth may look a bit off
Drawing is a technique of dragging along
the dried and glossy froth
Moving along like this
And what that means is that the froth is
nice and bouncy
That it has a lot of small particles so that means because it doesn't have any large particles
Even if there are too much froth it will bleed
Why? Because this is a pattern that is drawn for a longer time than the Rosetta
So, it’s basically a pattern that takes longer
If too much air bubbles are added
As time goes on, they gain strength among themselves
So, because air tend to rise up to the top
When drawing, the air can spread further as it meets the surface
The first part is like that
So if the froth is too thick there's a chance it won't work
But we don’t make it too thin either
If your art bleeds
If you're wondering why yours bleed
The first thing to check is reduce the froth
And you have to make sure to check
the sound of your steam wand when injecting air if it's making this sound
But instead if it's making sound like this
Then your froth could be a little rough
So try reducing the amount of your froth
If it doesn’t work even after reducing it
Then what should you do?
Check if you are not steaming with too little milk
There’s nothing to lose, so try increasing the amount of milk when you steam
This would the second thing to check
Then the third, maybe the milk is too hot
Maybe you couldn’t keep up with it?
Don’t make the milk too hot
Just a little more than warm
Try lowering
the milk temperature from what you usually do
So that'll be the third thing
The fourth, is the crema from freshly roasted beans?
Isn’t there too much gas?
If there is too much crema
I have explained back-flushing beforehand, but if that doesn’t work
extract it in this shot glass like this one
And just before you draw it, when the steam is done, we'll just pour this onto the cup
Then, as this glides in the edges of the shot glass it'll help filter it
and as the espresso moves it'll help blow away some gas
So therefore you need to check if there is too much crema
If it is, then move your espresso
So don't forget to check this one as well
There is a lot to check in this checklist isn't there?
If you don't think it's because of the amount of the crema
Then what could it be?
If you’ve extracted the crema and swirled it to loosen the surface a bit
It could cause a bit of bleeding when dark crema and steamed milk meet
If you ask why
That's because if the crema is dark it tends to contain more oil
so when the oil and the milk meet it can cause a bit of bleeding and smudging
Swirl the espresso once
I wrote this down because of the amount of the crema
Try swirling your espresso
This also helps
Okay, if it still bleeds
And you just don't know why
You need to try not to delay the overall drawing time
I want you to draw smoothly to the end with a consistent rhythm
The speed of the drawing the pattern is what may cause bleeding
So as a basic, you have 6 things to check
Also, another thing for bleeding, is when you are drawing, and if the the pitcher is too close
so close where it touches even the sides of the spout
then it tends to pour more milk out
So you need to check if you're pouring way too far or too close
For example, if you poured at a specific height but the art bled
Then you need try going down lower or going up higher
You just need to try two more times to find out
And it still bleeds
What would the eighth one be?
It seems like we go most of them
But what it is, I already explained it when we did the rose
But when you are drawing with the spout
and you draw facing straight like this
it creates a great space for the milk to come out
So you’re not drawing facing straight like this
but instead, you need to think that you're drawing with the side
You need to move to the sideway
so it doesn't pour just the liquid but a well mixed of the liquid and the froth of the milk
Pull the spout
slightly sideways
This can help bleed a little less
You should never speed up when drawing
If you do it quickly, the drawing will be cut off
This is a different problem from bleeding, but if you go quickly when drawing
The picture may come out all broken or clumped
So on the floor, as I always say
I tell you ‘is there is an observer inside’
You have to see whether the line is coming out to adjust the height
Or if its going too fast, or not too fast, but in the beginning it is right to memorize the movement
Why? because movements must be memorized to be observed
But if you try to draw it without memorizing the movements
You just do it
You're just pouring like whatever
So that's why if you're going to do that I always mention for you to practice stimulating it without anything
then on the paper then water and
with the French press
Why? Because if you can’t observe it, it is meaningless
Pull sideways and adjust to the speed
Okay let me show you one more time
because you didn't check if I moved my pitcher sideways last time
I'm sure most of you guys didn't notice it
When you drag, it doesn’t make a big difference because of the milk
But for drawing, you need to pull sideways like this
It’s not like a
random swoosh like this
Why? Because there isn’t much milk
The froth is more sticky, right?
So now you have to check when I draw what speed and what shape
my pitcher is moving
The reason I'm telling you all this right now is
because I want you all to observe this and become good observers
who could also become a better supervisor for yourself
You can think that the meaning of wanting to draw well
is the same as observing well
Even for me, if I don't follow what I wrote down
This doesn’t come out perfectly
It's because I realized that through practice
Is how I can share it with you all
If you look here, I also swirled my espresso
I'm going to swirl it
Then
Check the speed I'm mixing
Let’s start with number 1
Number 1
Number 2
Look at the speed going to number 3
Number 3
Number 4
Number 5
The drag went straight forward but this one is sideways
Now, look from the tail
The pitcher is moving to the sideways
It goes to the side
And it goes up and sideways
It comes down only one time from the ears
When I come down, the eyes slightly bled
There's a bit of bleeding compare to the first pattern
Here, look at it like this
Then, when I dragged them all along, I dragged them sideways
So, this is another tip to draw thinly
If you go straight forward, it can come out very thick
This can become a really good tip
So don't forget that and really remember it
This is a tip you can’t get anywhere else
If you look at it like this
Probably when I first
introduced you guys to the signature pattern lesson today
and showed you the first flying pig
You probably was less observant than the final flying pig I drew for you
After looking at the first flying pig now and listening to the explanation and steps
And after hearing some examples as well
You'll probably seeing a lot more than you did the first time
So the more I try to see all this as I practice
The more my experience builds, so of course there is no choice but to grow
Please don’t think that you have to finish this all in one day
You have to learn this is how you see
This is how you should start practicing
So if you master all the previous classes
Then you can make my own unique pattern
by applying a variety of skills, and to be able to focus this part
is because you paid attention to the previous classes
And this is why you've made it this far
And that's why I had the chance to provide you with these steps
Guys, this is never easy
And I'm also very grateful that you've come this far
How was today?
Don’t try to draw it too well but how about
just giving it a go? I will be cheering for you
You got this!