Kazuki Yamamoto may only be 26 years old, but his latte creations at Japan's Osaka cafe 10g have made him famous on the internet.
The barista began working in a Tokyo café when he was 20, and initially experimented with making leaves out of steamed milk, he told Business Insider in an email.
One day, a friend challenged him to try drawing an anime character in the foam. After his initial success, Yamamoto realized his talent and expanded to elaborate designs that he began to post to his Twitter account.
Yamamoto now has more than 100,000 followers, and the young barista updates his account frequently with illustrations of cartoon characters, actors, musicians, and landscapes.
And in case you thought the coffee would be cold by the time it gets to the customers, Yamamoto assures us that each creation takes him at most four minutes to complete, and that the drinks are still hot when served to patrons.
Kazuki Yamamoto started with simple leaves, but after a friend encouraged him he began "drawing" cartoon characters.
He excels in 3D latte art where he uses the foam to create his designs.
Here's Stitch from Lilo & Stitch looking up at you from your cup.
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