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- Production Basic Magic Effect - All About ProductionsCreated: 2009-11-07 @ 15:22:06 EST
All of the effects that one can perform in magic boil down to a select few, many of which can be used in combination. Here's information on the production… - Five Balloon Animals You Need to Know for Parties - Balloon Animals …Created: 2009-11-04 @ 05:31:10 EST
If you want to entertain with balloon animals at a party, here are five balloon animals that you need to know how to make. Learn how to make these quickly and effortlessly, and you'll have the basi… - One-Way Magic Decks - All About One-Way Magic DecksCreated: 2009-11-04 @ 05:29:53 EST
Technically not magic cards because they aren't actually gimmicked, one-way decks have designs on the back that are oriented in a single direction. This can be exploited by magicians. … - Easy Magic Tricks With Money and Coins - Easy Money Magic Tricks…Created: 2009-10-31 @ 03:42:05 EDT
Here are easy magic tricks that you can perform with coins and money that are perfect for beginners… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 03:10:53 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 03:09:44 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 03:09:10 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 03:08:41 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 03:08:12 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 03:07:36 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 03:06:48 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 03:06:08 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 03:05:25 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 03:04:46 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 03:02:53 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 03:02:06 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 03:00:46 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 02:59:42 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 02:57:25 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Disneyland Main Street Magic Shop - New Houdini Windows at the Disne…Created: 2009-10-27 @ 02:56:34 EDT Updated: 2009-10-27 @ 02:56:34 EDT
Disneyland's Main Street Magic Shop features new Houdini-themed windows. The new windows seem to cover every aspect of Houdini's career including: escapes, exposure of mediums, his films, King of C… - Flower Balloon Animal - How to Make a Flower Balloon AnimalCreated: 2009-10-26 @ 00:42:37 EDT
This balloon animal is a variation on the basic flower balloon animal. This version offers a bit more detail and is slightly more advanced because it requires the addition of a tulip twist… - Flower Balloon Animal - How to Make a Flower Balloon AnimalCreated: 2009-10-26 @ 00:39:46 EDT
This balloon animal is a variation on the basic flower balloon animal. This version offers a bit more detail and is slightly more advanced because it employs a tulip twist. … - Poodle Balloon Animal - How to Make a Poodle Balloon AnimalCreated: 2009-10-19 @ 01:30:09 EDT Updated: 2009-10-19 @ 01:34:53 EDT
These are instructions for the second half of the poodle balloon animal - version 2. For instructions on how to begin the poodle balloon animal, you'll need to go to follow the instructions in part… - Poodle Balloon Animal - How to Make a Poodle Balloon AnimalCreated: 2009-10-19 @ 01:21:28 EDT Updated: 2009-10-19 @ 01:40:12 EDT
The poodle balloon animal is cute, crowd-pleasing balloon animal that is for those who have experience twisting balloons. This balloon animal is similar to the original poodle but it's more ornate … - Balloon Animals - How to Make Balloon Animals…Created: 2009-10-17 @ 13:55:38 EDT
On this page, you'll learn how to twist a variety of animal balloons… - Magic Cards - An Introduction to Magic CardsCreated: 2009-10-13 @ 04:06:59 EDT
When you perform magic with playing cards, you can either rely on trick magic cards or skill (sleight of hand). Here's an overview of popular magic cards that are available from dealers. … - Force Decks - All About Force DecksCreated: 2009-10-13 @ 03:53:42 EDT Updated: 2009-10-13 @ 03:57:25 EDT
As the name implies, a force deck is a gimmicked deck of magic cards that seemingly gives a spectator a free choice of cards to choose from, but only allows him or her to select one card. Magicians… - Marked Magic Cards - All About Marked Magic CardsCreated: 2009-10-11 @ 15:04:00 EDT
Marked cards are mostly associated with gambling and card cheating, however, magicians sometimes rely on marked magic cards to identify a single card or groups of cards. … - Stripper Deck - All About Stripper Deck Magic CardsCreated: 2009-10-08 @ 03:29:47 EDT Updated: 2009-10-08 @ 03:30:47 EDT
A stripper deck is a trick deck of magic cards that is gimmicked so that any card that's lost in the deck can be immediately found. The gimmicking is fairly subtle so the decks may be examined by s… - Flower Balloon Animal - How to Make a Flower Balloon AnimalCreated: 2009-10-06 @ 01:40:48 EDT
The flower balloon animal is a cute, crowd-pleasing balloon animal/sculpture. Note that this lesson is the first of two parts. Here I teach you how to make the petals of the flowers. In part two, y… - Flower Balloon Animal - How to Make a Flower Balloon AnimalCreated: 2009-10-06 @ 01:29:20 EDT Updated: 2009-10-06 @ 01:37:38 EDT
The flower balloon animal is a cute, crowd-pleasing balloon animal/sculpture. This lesson is the second of two parts. Here I teach you how to make and add the stem of the flower. … - Should Magicians Ever Put Spectators in Danger?…Created: 2009-10-02 @ 01:35:23 EDT
Are there performance situations where a magician can justifiably place a spectator in danger of being injured? My answer is an emphatic "no" and here's why. … - Should Magicians Ever Put Spectators in Danger?Created: 2009-10-02 @ 01:31:35 EDT Updated: 2009-10-02 @ 01:37:58 EDT
Are there performance situations where a magician can justifiably place a spectator in danger of being injured? My answer is an emphatic "no" and here's why. … - Poodle Balloon Animal - How to Make a Poodle Balloon AnimalCreated: 2009-09-24 @ 00:50:19 EDT
The poodle balloon animal is cute, crowd-pleasing balloon animal that is for those who have experience twisting balloons. … - Making a Poodle Balloon Animal - How to Make a Poodle Balloon AnimalCreated: 2009-09-22 @ 03:03:53 EDT
These instructions are the second half of the basic poodle balloon animal. For instructions on how to begin the poodle balloon animal, you’ll need to go to part one. … - The Bubble for Balloon Animals - Balloon Animal BubbleCreated: 2009-09-15 @ 02:25:08 EDT
The bubble is a finishing twist that is typically used as a cool detail in a poodle balloon animal as well as in balloon hats. … - World?s Greatest Easy Card Trick - Best Easy Card Magic TrickCreated: 2009-09-10 @ 01:52:36 EDT
I've looked at a lot of easy card tricks and I think that this one is the best. I've never seen it published anywhere, but I learned it when I was about nine. I've showed and taught this one to lot… - Las Vegas Magic Shows - Reviews of Magic Shows in Las Vegas…Created: 2009-09-09 @ 03:59:24 EDT
If Las Vegas is the magic capital of the world, here's where you can read reviews about the hottest shows in town… - Easy Magic Tricks for Kids - Learn Easy Magic Tricks…Created: 2009-09-07 @ 03:00:40 EDT
If you want to learn easy magic tricks, you've come to right place… - Learn Bar BetsCreated: 2009-09-05 @ 05:39:01 EDT
Bar bets are a genre of magic. They are tricks that challenge others so they just can't win. Have fun with these… - Easy Magic Trick Vanishing a Coin - Vanishing a CoinCreated: 2009-09-02 @ 03:52:48 EDT
In this easy trick, you make a coin vanish right before spectators' eyes. … - Recalling Doug Henning - Famous MagicianCreated: 2009-08-30 @ 00:31:55 EDT
I recall Doug Henning after reading John Harrison's excellent "Spellbound: The Wonder-filled Life of Doug Henning."… - Call Out Card Trick - Learn an Easy Magic Card TrickCreated: 2009-08-26 @ 02:08:35 EDT
Here's an unusual card trick that is notable because you somehow find a spectator's card without touching the cards. The spectator does all of the work for you… - Silk - Silk MagicCreated: 2009-08-23 @ 01:13:00 EDT
"Silk" is a term that magicians use to refer to a handkerchief - typically, made of silk. … - Famous Magicians - All About Famous MagiciansCreated: 2009-08-21 @ 01:55:11 EDT Updated: 2009-08-21 @ 02:04:24 EDT
Copperfield? Blaine? Angel? Want to learn information about the best known magicians? Here's information on famous magicians as well as links to key stories… - Vanish - Basic Effect in Magic The VanishCreated: 2009-08-19 @ 02:27:55 EDT
All of the effects that one can perform in magic can boil down to a select few, many of which can be used in combination. Here's information on the vanish. … - Tales From the Table - Restaurant MagicCreated: 2009-08-17 @ 00:35:22 EDT
My magic becomes a part of a man's proposal to his girlfriend. … - Halloween Magic Tricks - Easy Magic Tricks for HalloweenCreated: 2009-08-12 @ 02:56:13 EDT
How about some eerie and spooky magic tricks for Halloween? All of the tricks here are easy to learn and perform and use everyday items found around the house… - Free Magic Tricks - All About Free Magic Tricks for BeginnersCreated: 2009-08-10 @ 02:26:34 EDT
Want to learn free magic tricks that are easy to learn and perform for your friends? With just a deck of cards and other household items, you have lots of magic options. Among the many free magic t… - The Magic Tube Trick - Learn How to Perform the Magic Tube TrickCreated: 2009-08-08 @ 21:24:43 EDT
Here's a trick that's as much a craft project as it is a magic trick. You show an empty tube and then magically produce items such as ribbons or silk handkerchiefs. This one is a particularly good … - Choosing Tricks - How to Choose TricksCreated: 2009-08-03 @ 01:09:45 EDT Updated: 2009-08-03 @ 01:20:12 EDT
So here's the culmination, the payoff in my series on how to choose tricks for your act. After talking about how to consider audience, venue and more, here's how all of my essays apply to a new tri… - Turtle Balloon Animal - How to Make a Turtle Balloon AnimalCreated: 2009-07-31 @ 02:19:32 EDT
Here's a turtle balloon that you can make that's complete with its shell… - Rising Card - How to Perform Rising CardCreated: 2009-07-28 @ 01:32:11 EDT
If you like the classic rising card effectwhere a spectator selects a card and then loses it in the deck and the card mysteriously rises up, here's yet another version. … - Should You Choose Tricks That You Like?Created: 2009-07-26 @ 03:36:43 EDT
Should you learn and perform tricks that once impressed you. Maybe or maybe not. Here's why. … - Harry Potter - Biography of Harry PotterCreated: 2009-07-21 @ 03:04:41 EDT
Harry Potter, the fictional star of the immensely popular J.K. Rowling books and resulting Warner Brothers movies, is perhaps the most famous magician in the world. … - Learn How to Make a Balloon Sword - How to Make a Balloon SwordCreated: 2009-07-19 @ 01:03:27 EDT
Want to learn how to make a balloon sword? Here are a collection of balloon swords that you can make. And we teach all of the techniques that you'll need to know. … - How to Make a Sword Balloon Animal - Learn to Make a Sword Balloon A…Created: 2009-07-19 @ 01:00:34 EDT
Here's another sword balloon animal variation. This one creates a sword that resembles Excalibur. … - How to Make a Hummingbird Balloon Animal - Learn to Make a Hummingbi…Created: 2009-07-15 @ 04:50:26 EDT
Here's a simple balloon animal in the shape of a hummingbird. … - Dog Balloon Animal - How to Make a Dog Balloon AnimalUpdated: 2009-10-26 @ 00:47:32 EDT
Here's how to twist a dog animal balloon. The dog balloon is a fundamental sculpture in the art of balloon twisting and balloon animals. Many animals balloons such as the deer and giraffe are varia… - Learn MagicUpdated: 2009-09-22 @ 14:42:46 EDT
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 With Coins and Money - all About Easy Magic Tricks…Updated: 2009-09-22 @ 02:34:43 EDT
Here are easy magic tricks that you can perform with coins and money that are perfect for beginners. … - Magic Coin Routine - Beginner's Magic Coin Routine…Updated: 2009-09-22 @ 02:32:23 EDT
If you've been studying the many easy coin tricks on this site, how about stringing them together into a single magic routine? To perform this routine, there's some work ahead of time. Also, you'll… - Book Review: Devious Deceptions by Steve SkompUpdated: 2009-09-22 @ 01:57:46 EDT
The aptly named "Devious Deceptions," a 65-page, comb-bound book, offers a wealth of varied, visual and entertaining effects-mostly of the close-up variety. This collection of winners, fr… - Trick Review: Michael Mode's NUN!Updated: 2009-09-22 @ 01:54:42 EDT
NUN! is a fast and hilarious routine that works as a fun interlude between tricks. … - The Best and Worst of 2005Updated: 2009-09-22 @ 01:52:35 EDT
The New Year is always a time of lists and it's no different here at magic.about.com. In addition to setting magic resolutions, it's always fun to look back. Here's some of the best and worst in th… - Magic Resolutions for the New YearUpdated: 2009-09-22 @ 01:48:56 EDT
This New Year's eve, as you vow to spend more time with family and friends, lose weight, exercise, make serious financial decisions or take on new ventures, don't forget to include your art of magi… - DVD Review: Classic CarneyUpdated: 2009-09-22 @ 01:44:37 EDT
This version of John Carney's excellent instructional video on DVD offers some solid close-up effects. The strongest are the three-phase card in napkin routine, a fun triumph style effect and an ou… - Interview with Joaquin AyalaUpdated: 2009-09-22 @ 01:43:32 EDT
Joaquin Ayala, Mexico's famous illusionist and master of theatrical magic, has made multiple TV appearances, headlined in Vegas and is now touring with his production of "Magic Passion." … - Basic Twists for Balloon Animals - Balloon Animal Twists…Updated: 2009-09-17 @ 03:09:05 EDT
Here are the basic twists that you need to know to make balloon animals… - The Best Easy Magic Card Tricks - All About Easy Magic Card Tricks…Updated: 2009-09-12 @ 04:25:37 EDT
With just a deck of cards, you have lots of magic options. Among the many card tricks that we have explained in our library of easy tricks, here are our favorites… - Easy Magic Tricks: The Film Prediction - Easy Magic Tricks With Pred…Updated: 2009-09-10 @ 15:25:23 EDT
You ask several people to name a movie. Each is written on a slip of paper, folded and thrown it into a bowl. You write the name of one of the films on a final slip and set the prediction in plain … - Must Reads: Essential Articles and Resources about MagicUpdated: 2009-09-08 @ 02:22:22 EDT