I'm new here and have a few questions

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Rasengan

Mar 27, 2008
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Hey,
I'm quite new to card magic and have some questions about it.
What cards should I use while doing tricks? 100% plastic or some bicycle? and what cards do you use?
What are the basic moves like double lift... that I should be able to do?
What are sleights?
What are some beginner tricks?
 
2ndDeal

2ndDeal

Dec 28, 2007
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Rasengan said:
Hey,
I'm quite new to card magic and have some questions about it.
What cards should I use while doing tricks? 100% plastic or some bicycle? and what cards do you use?
What are the basic moves like double lift... that I should be able to do?
What are sleights?
What are some beginner tricks?
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I recommend you to use any United States Playing Card Company produced deck. Many people around here will start to say that some deck is better than other, but the differences aren't that big.

Sleights are the secret moves to do magic. There is much more in magic, than just sleights.

I recommend that you buy vol. 1 of Card College (it's a book series). It teaches you basic sleights, and some beginner-friendly tricks, and it also answers most of the questions that will rise as you progress in magic.
 
Farrell

Farrell

Aug 31, 2007
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1. Bicycles are practically the best cards but overall it is about personal preference.
2. There are to many basic moves to list, the most common are controls and forces.
3. Sleights are maneuvers the same as moves.
4. Again, to many to list.

I'd recommend checking out the Royal Road to Card Magic book.
(http://www.amazon.com/Royal-Road-Card-Magic/dp/0486408434)
It's a very cheap and very resourceful book for beginners.
 
Deryn

Deryn

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Sep 4, 2007
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Goodness, well first of all welcome to T11 and the world of magic. You certainly have a lot of questions

To me, cards... there are so many cards out there.. regular, special, custom, color variants... just stick with Bicycle decks.. I'm willing to bet, 100% of magicians out there use or have used Bikes in their lives.

Basic moves can be learned in any good card magic book. Go to the bookstore or library. There are also plenty of DVD's on the market to get you started... "Royal Road to Card Magic"

You pretty much said "sleights" and "beginner tricks" in the same breath and I'll tell you sleights are not at all beginner.

Start slow, acquire a knack for everything.. after that, you'll get there.

Take your time and don't get discouraged.
 
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Rasengan

Mar 27, 2008
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Ok, thanks for the good reply.
But are these bicycle black cards plastic or only plastic coated?
and are 100% plastic cards good for tricks?
 
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Rmana

Feb 28, 2008
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For a beginner DVD, I suggest Oz Pearlman's "Born To Perform". It has a lot of good basic moves and some impressive beginner level tricks.

As for cards, if you get standard Bicycles it's good to learn with those. When I was first learning I was using really old cards which made it hard for me to pick some stuff up. Try learning with a relatively fresh pack... Another deck that's commonly available that you might want try are "Bee" decks. They're the same price as Bikes, and IMHO, feel a bit better. But they don't have borders which makes some things not look right at first. And finally, if you can find them and they aren't too expensive to you, look for "Tally Ho" cards. I've never known someone who did magic that didn't like them. They aren't too expensive. Maybe a dollar more than bikes depending on where you are.

Check your town for Your Local Brick and Mortar Magic Shop and maybe they can help you out...
 
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Rasengan

Mar 27, 2008
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I live in quite small country, Estonia, and here isn't everything available. I can get one bee deck, then there are also those tally ho poker decks.
oh and there's one tricking book translated to estonian from Bob Longe. anyone knows about that book, is it worth?
 
Farrell

Farrell

Aug 31, 2007
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Tally Ho's are definitely the way to go, the fact they are the only ones you can get is a bonus.
 
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Manitoba-Amateur

Feb 20, 2008
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Portage la Prairie Manitoba
I would say get a pack of both bridge and poker size cards. You may encounter some moves that require your fingers to move the way they don't want to or your hand to move a strange way. When you practice with bridge it makes it easier (smaller size) to get comfortable with the move. once comfortable, you can move on to the poker size. When performing use poker. If you only want to buy one pack for now buy the poker size. If a move seems difficult you can practice with a quarter or even half the pack.

I know it's already been said but royal road to card magic is the way to go. If you got the cash and you're a visual learner, try the dvd's. If you can learn from books get the book... it's about 60 bucks cheaper... at least in Canada.
Enjoy!
 
Morphweasel

Morphweasel

Dec 8, 2007
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Hi Rasengan,

Welcome to the wonderful world of card magic :p
As said before, go for the Tally Ho cards. They are definately worth the money! I actually started with bridge size cards myself, because they don't sell USPCCo's cards in the Netherlands, and most of the non-brand cards are bridge size here.
Anyway, I think it is good to just get any cheap deck you can find, just to practice with. You can then use the Tally's to perform with, once you get the hang out of it. Especially when you are doing some hard sleights or fancy ways to shuffle cards for example (flourishes), your cards will be killed before you know it. I actually killed an entire deck, just to practice card springing and riffle shuffeling. So if I were you, I would buy a cheap bridge size deck and that more expensive deck of Tally Ho's.

Also, there are many things to start with for a beginner. Most of Ellusionist's dvds are for beginners actually. As said before, Penguin Magic's Born to Perform is a great dvd, but maybe a bit too hard for a beginner. You should check that one out once you know the basics. Also, Theory11 itself sells some beginner tricks. Check out the 1-on-1 section and look for Aaron Fisher's card fundamentals.

Good luck buddy, and let us know if you have any more questions ;)

~Morphweasel
 
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illusionist14

Oct 21, 2007
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I would recomend something like OZ pearlmans born to perform dvd. Start off with some basics, then move on to some single trick dvds, which have some sleights a little harder.
 
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Aos

Mar 6, 2008
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Um, I would recommend staying as far away from oz pearlman and brad christian as possible. I find them to be bad magicians, the latter being the worst of the two. The best thing you can do is figure out who is a very very good card magician and listen to what he has to say. You don't want to be taught by somebody who is still learning.
 
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Rasengan

Mar 27, 2008
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But what these sleights actually are, I haven't got that yet?

And is there a name for card manipulation? I wanna learn few stuff about that.
 
2ndDeal

2ndDeal

Dec 28, 2007
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Rasengan said:
But what these sleights actually are, I haven't got that yet?

And is there a name for card manipulation? I wanna learn few stuff about that.
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Sleight means a secret manouver that makes magic tricks happen. There are numerous different sleights that archieve different things.

Card Manipulation is a form of stage magic. IMagician produces playing cards from thin air. Check out Ineski's Talent act from media section.
 
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