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[Shader1]

Hi,
I'm a 13-years-old-guy, I learned some easy tricks and I learned how to spring and 1 easy color change.

Which tricks should I learn? I have Bicycle and I'll buy a Virtuoso deck, I wanna major in Card tricks, Should I learn more color changes or flourish before to get into card magic?

 

[Gabriel Z.]

Here is a link that might help.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Defenitely royal road to card magic it's what I started with definitely one of my favorites. Karl fulves self working card magic is another great one. If you have money I would highly recommended the card college books by Robert giobbi, they are a must have.

 

[RealityOne]

Don't waste your money on specialty decks, get a 12 pack of Bicycle decks from Costco or Sams.

Also, don't waste your time learning a lot of color changes. Better to learn a bunch of different effects. For a good list, look here:

http://www.robertogiobbi.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10-Best-Card-Tricks-…-.pdf

Giobbi's Card College series is the best starting point if you can afford it. Get the first two books and Card College Light. Then you can get the next three books and Lighter / Lightest. Giobbi's teaching is excellent -- from the explanations, the pictures and the subtleties.

A less expensive route is picking up the classics. They are a little more difficult to learn from because the books were written in the 1940s and 1950s. Also, the presentations are a bit dated. BUT, the effects and sleights are excellent. Those books, in the order I would get them is:

Scarne on Card Tricks
Royal Road to Card Magic
Encyclopedia of Card Tricks
Card Control
Expert Card Technique
The Magic of LePaul​

Two of the books (Scarne and Encyclopedia) have self working effects. Don't skip them. Many self-working effects are easy to perform as a beginner AND allow an experienced performer to perform effects when someone is watching their hands. Good magic is a combination of sleight of hand and self-working principles.

Good luck.

 

[David Brooke]

Learn a couple of forces, a double lift, a colour change, a control, and a couple of flashy productions, and you've got yourself hundreds of tricks right there my friend.