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Jibbi Little of Jibbijug is the 2019 ASCA Pauls Professional Australian Latte Art Champion.
Thirsty camel Jibbi Little shares a latte art design as tricky as getting a camel through the eye of a needle.
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ike how camels keep emergency supplies in the humps on their backs, I’m glad I had this latte art pattern up my sleeve. My tenure as the current Australian Latte Art Champion has received a temporary extension, giving me the opportunity to share another fun design. The camel is an odd-looking animal, with distinctive features like its long and skinny legs, bulbous nose, and, of course, its iconic humps. It’s been called a horse made by committee, meaning people could not agree on anything and kept adding ideas to the animal. This makes it a prime subject for latte art. A large part of this latte art design is just pouring and dragging, which may sound simple, but requires an eye for spacing and a lot of fine control. Pointed humps and short legs are as unappealing on a latte art design as they’d be on a real camel, but put it altogether and I think you’ll be quite impressed with the end result.
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One lone rosetta is used to add a bit of ‘texture’ to the body of the camel. A second, optional rosetta can be poured along the bottom of the design to create the ground. The most difficult part of this design is drawing the neck, head, and ear in a single, smooth, continuous motion. This takes steady hands, strong technique, and a good awareness of space in the cup. It’s difficult to put this step into words, so try to use the images as a guide. While it’s unfortunate the 2020 Australian Latte Art Championship had to be postponed, it has given me and my competitors more time to perfect our designs. I can’t wait to share these when the time is right and we’re gasping over latte art designs and taking endless images once again. If you’ve been looking for a distraction, holding out for a new latte art design to work on, or utterly bored in isolation, hopefully this will be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
