Australian Latte Art Champion Victor Vu shares his baby owl design, part of the family of jungle-inspired pours he presented at the World Latte Art Championship 2024.
A few days before sharing this baby owl latte art design with BeanScene, reigning Australian Latte Art Champion Victor Vu retained his title in the 2025 competition, marking his third win in the ASCA Australian Coffee Championships.
Despite his experience in the competition, he says he was shocked and honoured to win for a second consecutive year.
“It was a privilege to be crowned as a champion for the third time. It’s actually like dreaming,” he says. “When I look back, it was a long journey and I really appreciate everyone and every moment that made me become the one today – become a coffee ambassador. Thanks to all of you.”
Victor says he presented the designs he’d created for the World Latte Art Championships 2024 in Copenhagen.
“All the designs I used were from WLAC24, the set I created for last year and I was hoping it will still inspire the coffee community here in Australia,” he says.
“And I believe, this year I did become a better version of myself while presenting these designs.”
Victor Vu’s baby owl
Step 1
Using a 4oz cup, start mixing the milk with the coffee until the cup is just under half full.
Step 2
From the top centre of the cup, pour a small five-leaf rosetta towards the right-hand side of the cup, then drag a line underneath to form an eyebrow.
Step 3
Turn the cup 180 degrees, then repeat on the other side to form a second eyebrow.
Step 4
Turn the cup back to the starting position. From the top of the left eyebrow, drag a semi-circle along the bottom of the cup to connect the two eyebrows and form a face.
Step 5
Starting with the left-hand side, from the top of the semi-circle, continuously drag a smaller semicircle to the centre and then drag a straight line under the eyebrow. Inside that semicircle, form another smaller semicircle and meet in the corner of the eye.
Step 6
Repeat on the other side to form the second eye.
Step 7
Beneath the eyes, using the dry foam to form a beak in the centre
Step 8
To finish, add two small dots in the centre of the eyes using dry foam.
