Learn Magic
By Wayne Kawamoto, About.com Guide to Magic & Illusion
If you are just starting out in magic, here's where you can find easy beginning tricks and read tips on learning and performing magic. You'll soon be amazing your family and friends.
Easy Magic Tricks
Our library offers easy magic tricks that anyone can learn and perform for their friends. All of the tricks use everyday, common, household materials and require no complicated sleight-of-hand. We also offer clear, step-by-step instructions.
- The Best of the Easy Tricks
- The Levitating Ring
- Easy Magic: Mind Reading & Predictions
- Vanishing Toothpick
- The Necklace
Easy Card Tricks
Everyone likes tricks with playing cards. Here's where you can learn easy card tricks as well as basic card handling. Soon, you'll be fooling your friends.
- Beginning Magic Technique: The Basic Card Shuffle
- Beginning Magic Technique: A Shuffle and Bridge
- The Pivot Cut
- Basic Magic Technique: The One-Hand Cut
Magic Demonstrations
Here are demonstrations of easy tricks that are good ones to purchase for beginning magicians. In addition to being great tricks, we make sure that they are reasonably priced. All are available from your local magic dealer.
- The Five Best Magic Tricks for Serious Beginners
- The Five Best Magic Tricks for Kids
- The Coin Slide
- Cups & Balls
Magic 101
If you're just starting out in magic, here you can find tips and advice on learning and performing magic, developing an act, shopping for magic props and more.
I hope that this provides the starting point for your magic aspirations.
