Tricks: Close-Up Magic

The Champagne Supernova breathes new life into a classic close up illusion.

Matthew Wright has been secretly working on this effect for ten years and is finally ready to share it with the magic world.

An easy-to-do miracle that allows you to push a Sharpie pen straight through the middle of a borrowed signed coin....

Ever thought about doing "Cigarette Through Coin"? This is THE version to perform. It has it all: visual, surprising, and utterly clean. The advent of flash paper and keys (as prongs) elevate this trick into a strange and wonderful performance piece. If you perform in bars or outdoor settings in which borrowing a cigarette is possible, you...

"I hate gum tricks, but I love this one. I'm fooled." - Justin Flom

Nothing is more organic, spontaneous, or surprising to spectators than taking an ordinary object and creating a miracle. That's exactly what you'll learn to do on Kevin Li's Cohesive. Here you'll learn the secrets behind a series...

"Coin Thru Nose is the most believable yet incredible piece of geek magic you can do!"
- Anton James

Are you ready for something truly shocking. A coin is marked for identification, paced on the tongue, swallowed, and moments later, to your audiences shock and delight, the coin is pulled right out of your nose! First Tyler...

Visual magic is only memorable when your spectator gets to keep a physical reminder of the impossible moment.

Imagine you fold a corner of a signed bill, and the corner slowly crawls across the bill at your command. The corner will fuss wherever you want on the bill, then it can be immediately hand out to spectator as a souvenir.

*Gimmick...

From the creative minds behind Apple2iPhone, prepare to DAZZLE your audience with DAZZLER! A revolutionary iPhone APP (available at APPSTORE.COM/DAZZLER), used in conjunction with a specially designed gimmick, DAZZLER will turn any iPhone into a close-up flash device!

Now you can add that extra kicker to your performance WITHOUT...

Cause coins, a dollar bill and a key to appear... beneath four NAMED cards!

This routine is an ideal, formal close-up effect. Simple in plot and filled with opportunities to interact with your audience, you make four simple wagers. You remove a card and table it, and then ask someone to guess which card it is. First you bet small:...

Finding new and interesting revelations for chosen playing cards is a challenge to be overcome by magicians far and wide.

Finding a way to perform a revelation using borrowed objects that are both natural and memorable is another important piece of the puzzle.

DEVIL'S MARK solves both problems and gives your spectator...

The Domino Effect combines some of the most powerful elements in magic into one incredible routine. The magic is visual, it happens with every day objects, and it happens in the spectator's hands.

No matter where you go, sugar packets are everywhere. From the most casual diner to the most upscale restaurant, people are drinking...

Technology has such an intimate relationship with people in this day and age.

People practically live off their phone.

Enlarge by SansMinds Creative Lab is a commercial effect that's designed to surprise people with what they believe they already know about technology.

It's easy to do, practical, and...

A good piece of magic is magic that looks totally impossible. Modern magic is visual - people are amazed when they can actually see magic happening instantly. At those times, they are stunned in silence by what has just happened. Welcome to FIVE IN A HOLE, which achieves BOTH of these objectives: magic that looks absolutely impossible,...

Lennart Green created a sensation when he first introduced Figurine to the magic world. It is an amazing demonstration of magical origami. A piece of paper is folded and sculpted into a perfect miniature statue, a figurine. It is one of the most intriguing close-up effects for years and makes for an amazing talking point in any performance....

"This is one of the most versatile close-up magic props I've ever created. Everybody wants to examine the marker. Some people laugh. Some are shocked. But it always gets a strong reaction." - Jay Sankey

Comes complete with:

• 56-minute instructional DVD
• Very special Sharpie brand marker (each hand-crafted...

Bigblindmedia presents

Steve Rowe's GUMFOUNDED

A gob smacking, organic card reveal on your packet of chewing gum!

Comes with special gimmicks to make your special packet of gum*, wrappers for individual sticks of gum (and downloadable artwork files to print your own). *Provide your own normal packet...

A totally SELF - WORKING GUM VANISH that happens in your SPECTATOR'S HANDS!

The ingenious secret stuff fits inside a REAL PACK of Trident gum.

You hand your full pack of Trident gum to a special someone. All twelve pieces of GUM are FULLY VISIBLE.

She slowly closes her fingers around...

What's real magic to you?

To us, it's magic you can do with everyday objects.

It needs to be visual and it needs to look like it's totally unintended.

Gumbelievable is our pet effect that we do day in and day out in casual settings.

A visual effect that's light and breaks the ice.

Check...

After being in development for over 8 years, Danny Weiser is finally ready to share his best kept secret... HYBRID.

HYBRID is the first of its kind to surface in the magic community. Imagine being able to borrow a dollar bill and have it signed by the spectator on both the front AND the back. Punch a hole in the bill...

We honestly feel that good magic is magic that solves a problem.

Modern magic is visual -- people can not only see the magic happen, but it also visually puzzles them in a way where their minds simply can't process the logic.

Hole in One does all of this. It's super easy to do, and waits in your wallet until...

The Effect: A borrowed item that bears a barcode is used for this effect. It can be a borrowed item or a spectators item. A random card is selected by the spectator. The magician takes the borrowed item and slowly moves his hand over the barcode.

Visually, the numbers transform into the name of the chosen card.

While card tricks are a staple with many magicians out there, spectators want more than card tricks. However, when you need more than a stereotypical card trick, try picking up an everyday object like a gum pack and let Tom Elderfield show you how you can turn that ordinary pack of gum into a carnival of gum magic.

On this DVD you're...

Lucko is an incredible close-up miracle which shows a freely chosen number hidden inside a magic square -- all part of a lottery-style scratch card!
With no complicated math or memory work, Lucko is incredibly easy to do and leaves an amazing souvenir for your spectator. There are no forces needed (within normal magic...

Many gum tricks have been sweeping the magic scene lately, and Stungum is definitely the leader of the pack! With this trick, not only can you conjure up sticks of gum from thin air, but all sorts of strange things might appear and disappear from your handy handmade gum pack. The only limit is your imagination! What makes Stungum...

The Fantasma Magic Mind Bending Spoon is an amazing effect in which a solid spoon seems to bend in the magicians fingertips. It comes with an instructional DVD and carrying case as well as a bonus effect!

Almost everyone carries a mobile phone these days. Most people probably know more about their phone than their family. What if you can manipulate the beloved phone for a brief moment?

SansMinds Creative Lab is proud to present you the first of its kind. A phone manipulation effect that has never been done before. Moving Home...

A magical puzzle where a dollar bill turns inside-out while being held by an audience member.

You show a US $1 bill with a window cut out. You let a spectator hold the bill with George Washington facing her as you peek through the window.

You then fold the bill so the famed symbol of the pyramid with the eye can be seen through...