In the magician's arsenal, it is very practical to be able to "force" a spectator to take the card you want. Here is one possibility!  

Another technique that will allow you to conceal a card while counting them. You can show four red backs, while a blue back is hidden!  

Something to have at your fingertips! This technique of Arturo Di Ascanio is an indispensable part of the magician's knowledge. Here is the principle: you show four red cards and, when you want, you can make a black card appear!  

A must. This very versatile technique will allow you to create your own effects. It allows you to show eight cards when you only have four.  

Basic Technique: How to hold the deck in such a way that you can control it perfectly. This technique is complementary to the Biddle grip, which explains how to hold the deck with the other hand.  

A coin appears in the hand of a member of the audience and is transformed into a jumbo coin ! With explanation of the Spider Vanish, the Utility Switch, and an easy practical method to produce a jumbo coin. To buy: - some half-dollar coins click here. - jumbo coins click here.  

A complete course for beginners, amateurs and professionals. Designed for anyone who wants to improve their skills or simply discover one of the most popular magic specialties. A Little Trick and Then They're Gone: A routine in which a coin and a pen alternately disappear and reappear thanks to excellent misdirection (with an explanation of the Finger Palm and a False Transfer). To buy some half-dollar coins click here.  

The magician shows 6 coins. He takes 3 in each hand. The coins mysteriously travel from one hand to the other: they disappear in one and gather together in the other. Optionally, we explain the Han Ping Chien technique.  To buy some Eisenhower dollars click here.   

The overhand shuffle is one of the easiest and most common ways to shuffle a deck of cards. It’s an excellent shuffle for magicians, because laymen are already familiar with it and it allows you to do some excellent controls and false shuffles while shuffling the deck this way. Ariel Frailich explains the techniques used, various applications (controls, stock shuffles, false total shuffles, etc.), as well as several tricks in this video, which is divided into five episodes. To buy an ordinary deck of cards  click here.  

A complete course for beginners, amateurs and professionals. Designed for anyone who wants to improve their skills or simply discover one of the most popular magic specialties. The Wallet Pen: A coin disappears and re-appears several times from a pen cap! (with explanation of the Classic palm and Classic palm Vanish). To buy some half-dollar coins click here.  

John Bannon explains his variation on Stuart Gordon's double lift technique. To buy an ordinary deck of cards  click here.   

In the magician's arsenal, it is very practical to be able to "force" a spectator to take the card you want. Here's how you can force FOUR cards using the Hindu shuffle. To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

You put a coin inside your hand, and it disappears. Although the technique is easy to do, it is very effective! To buy some half-dollar coins click here.  

Coin technique: The Classic palm is one of the main techniques of coin magic. It involves concealing a coin in the palm. To buy some half-dollar coins click here.  

3 copper coins in the right hand will escape ONE BY ONE to join 3 Chinese coins in the left hand. Both palms will be open at each trip... which is perfectly impossible! An extraordinary principle will allow you to create this completely brilliant illusion. And on top of that... it's EASY to do!!! Even NO GIMMICK! A dream for you and your audience.  

Spellbound is one of the great classics in coin magic. A half dollar turns into a Chinese coin and vice versa; the effect is repeated several times. Both hands look completely empty throughout the routine. Only regular coins, no gimmick. Visual and clean!