The King Thing
Adam Elbaum gives us wonderfully detailed touches on a favorite effect, that will win you points as you present elevated card magic.
In Practice
Articles focused on rehearsal, technique, scripting, and craft development.
In Practice
Inventing Magic With Justin Willman: Belt Melt
Blake Vogt invites his old friend Justin Willman to join him in the inventing challenge. Their playful antics wind up being a really strong parlor piece!
In Practice
Tony Chang Vanishes a Dime
“You know, a lot of times when people see a magic trick, they think it is a puzzle. But the more important question is, can a puzzle be magic? I’m going to show you an optical illusion, it’s like a puzzle. And I’m going to make it magical. This might sound the same, but it’s actually different.”
In Practice
Tony Chang Vanishes a Dime
“You know, a lot of times when people see a magic trick, they think it is a puzzle. But the more important question is, can a puzzle be magic? I’m going to show you an optical illusion, it’s like a puzzle. And I’m going to make it magical. This might sound the same, but it’s actually different.”
In Practice
Patrick Page’s Continuous Do As I Do
The routine was superb for its clarity and repetition. The trick seemed to defy any explanation. Yet it only required a double lift!
In Practice
Inventing Magic With Jay Sankey: Candles & Zip Ties
Blake brings on Canadian magician Jay Sankey to play around with the secret package that they mailed to each other.
Magicana
Unknown Vernon
Are there enough superlatives to be tossed in Dai Vernon’s direction? The answer is no. I had the pleasure of sitting with The Professor on many occasions and each and every time I learned something new.
In Practice
1 - 3 + 2 = 0
The magician comes on stage and reflects: “It is possible to define magic as the eruption of the impossible into reality. But also, we could think of it as a reality within another reality, like a bubble within which other rules prevail. For example...”
In Practice
Ambitious Card
Adam Elbaum demonstrates simple yet subtle technique that makes it appear as though the selected card “pops” to the top of the deck before you reveal it.
In Practice
Inventing Magic With Dan White: Gaffed Blindfold
Can they do it again? Invent a trick in an hour? Yup. And it's a creative, useful gimmick that you may find particularly handy to know about.
Magicana
The Elusive Coins to Glass
R. Paul Wilson’s unconventional handling for a classic coins-to-glass routine. A smart, pretty, elegant effect.
In Practice
Inventing Magic With Daniel Garcia: The Ring-Ceipt
In under an hour Blake Vogt and Daniel Garcia kick off the first episode of Inventing Magic. can they do it? Can they actually invent a trick un under an hour?
In Practice
Fan Collectors aka “The Trick I Would Show Ray Kosby”
A sleight-of-hand marvel that is a joy to watch, and to learn! Find out why it's also trick Rodríguez “would show Ray Kosby.”