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Updated 09:27, Tuesday August 28, 2007

A new art form seems to have taken coffee drinkers around the world by storm.

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Latte lovers have been getting creative, turning their froth into weird and wonderful masterpieces.

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Here's one that is out of this world!

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These creations can take as little as 20 seconds to make - that's no snail's pace.

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This Japanese coffee artist has created a whole menagerie.

Picture by Haruhiro Nozoki, Tokyo

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Another frothy farmyard!

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Starting with a blank canvas of milky foam, the creator then builds up the image on the surface.

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Here's one that must have needed a steady hand. But surely, drinking it would spoil this very satisfying design.

Lee Jae Youp, New Zealand

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The craze started in Manhattan but has now spread as far as Israel.

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Anything and everything seems to have made it into the coffee cup.

Alexey Karmanov, Israel

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These fish are swimming in a sea of coffee.

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Calm waters for this little boat.

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An imaginative coffee design could cheer up a rainy day.

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Cappucino: More colourful than your average coffee.

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The possibilities are endless - and practise makes perfect.

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This barista seems to have included chocolate sauce in his design.

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Stuck for ideas for Valentines Day? It may be several months off yet but this idea is well worth keeping in mind.

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The craze has taken off in Japan, where some clever person came up with this design.

Picture By Shigeru Tateishi, Tokyo

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And this is one cat that really got the cream!

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The bear necessity is a good imagination.

Picture By Shigeru Tateishi, Tokyo