Global Magic
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Ambitious Ink
Michael O'Brien
Special Thanks: Veronica Barragan-O'Brien, David Williamson, Johnathan Kamm, Michael Ammar, David Bonfadini, Lauro Castillo, Bret Pendlebury, Thomas Neal.**Featuring "Sharp This!" by David Bonfadini
Effect: A spectator's signed card is lost into the deck, then continuously rises to the top under impossible conditions. It is revealed that the reason for this is the "Magic Ink" contained in the sharpie. The magician draws a mark on the spectator's shirt then instantly wipes it off to prove the marker is magic! He then visibly peels the spectator's signature off of the card places it into the spectator's hand, then causes it to jump back onto the card. For the climax, a second spectator signs a card, their signature is removed and tossed back onto a card. However, this time, their signature lands on a different card, the FIRST spectator's selected card. The card now has signatures on both sides and can be handed out for examination.
This effect is incredibly visual and the perfect ending for any signed card effect. The moment you remove the signature and hold it between your fingertips, the audience will lose their minds! Combine this with an "anniversary waltz" type effect for a super clean and visual jumping ink effect.
Along with the ink routine, we will take a fun sneak peak at "Sharp This!" by David Bonfadini. This is a gimmick that allows you to draw a mark on any surface, then instantly make the ink mark vanish! Great for pranksters, magicians or anyone who wants an awesome visual effect to add to their show! www.themagicofbonfadini.com
2 Reviews
A good routine, but also very good for anyone who already has an ambitious card routine. This takes a presentation to another level with the anniversary waltz-like element and visually removing the ink. Michael O'Brien always does a good job at instruction. Besides teaching how to build gimmick to remove ink from card, he does a quick overview of several other useful moves. There's a few ways to control a card to the number two position, a bottom shift to lateral palm, a modified top change, and a signature revelation. The signature revelation is fun and could be a color change if modified. Includes an advert to Sharp This, a utility item that would be useful in the context of this routine.
Pittsburgh • Dec 23rd, 2020Amazing routine! As always presented and explained in a way that is easy to follow.
Sweden • Sep 21st, 2016