How to Hold a Cup for Latte Art

Latte Art Cup Rotation Techniques

In this section, we will discuss with you how to hold a cup correctly during latte art. What are the nuances in relation to the handle? How much do we close our review? We will also analyze the convenience of rotation and rotation of the cup in more complex drawings. It is important to immediately learn how to hold the cup correctly, so that you do not have to relearn later. After all, relearning is always much more difficult. In addition, latte art will work better if you take the cup right away. 

The first point, the pen. Where it is located and how best to keep it. Take it by the handle or by the bottom of the cup-it's up to you. If you are, for example, left-handed, then you should take the cup only by the bottom, because if you take the cup by the handle, the drawing will be directed in the opposite direction from the guest. Left-handed people hold the cup so that the handle faces away from them. If you can't hold the handle this way, turn your hand out. So you only need to hold the cup by the bottom.

For right-handers, there are two options. As already described in the articles earlier, the first: for the handle, but-the main nuance-where the handle looks.

 The most common mistake is that children draw so that the drawing is not perpendicular to the handle. To get it right, you need to hold the cup so that the handle is pointed directly at you. It doesn't matter if you're holding the handle or the bottom. 

Next, we draw parallel to ourselves. For basic drawings, the position of the hand on the cup does not matter, since there is no rotation of the cup, which is often used in complex latte art. The main thing is not to take on the guest zone.

Hints for complex drawings

‍The next point is for advanced baristas who want to draw complex drawings. Where should the thumb be placed on the cup to make it easy to rotate it? In most drawings, it is best to put your thumb under the handle. If you are right-handed, then on the right under the handle, if left-handed-on the left, everything is simple. Things to consider. If a right-handed person places his thumb to the left of the handle, then when the handle rotates, it will rest on it and it will be difficult to turn the cup properly.

In the beginning, it will be hard to get used to this, but for more complex latte art, you will have to adjust. To simplify the task, it is better to immediately accustom yourself to such a grip. Sometimes you have to wrap your hand in such a way that the entire hand and forearm move. This approach is best avoided whenever possible. All movement should go only on the fingers. Yes, there are drawings when the hand is rotated 360 degrees. Here you will have to move the brush, but if this is possible, it is better to do without it. All complex drawings are primarily performed by rotating the cup.