What products to get?
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Royal road of card magic! Its a book which you can often find at your book store. It teaches all the essential card sleights you need to begin with.
I had the exact same problem when I got into card magic. A lot of different people recommended a lot of different things, and I simply had trouble believing any of them. Here I'm going to simply familiarize you with the system and where to look for what you want.
First off, the world of cards is divided in half, into cardistry (flourishing) and tricks. They are completely different and require different basic moves and skills. I would, however, recommend buying a basic tricks resource before a flourishing one; it's my opinion that the beginnings of cardistry are a little more difficult than those of tricks.
In either area of study, definitley get some resources to learn all the basic moves before going into more specialized tricks and such. In magic I hear a lot about Royal Road to Card Magic and Expert Card Technique. These are both very old books but are practically revered by magicians. They may not be for you, but def check them out. As I dived straight into Dan and Dave's Trilogy (advanced stuff) as a beginner, I don't have a lot of experience with beginner materials. And no, I don't reccomend diving straight into the Trilogy.
For cardistry, there's a helpful page on this site to help you with beginner materials. Click on the link for the cardistry forum on the forums homepage and look for the sticky that says something along the lines of "New to Cardistry?".
Hope this helps!
Kristian
First off, the world of cards is divided in half, into cardistry (flourishing) and tricks. They are completely different and require different basic moves and skills. I would, however, recommend buying a basic tricks resource before a flourishing one; it's my opinion that the beginnings of cardistry are a little more difficult than those of tricks.
In either area of study, definitley get some resources to learn all the basic moves before going into more specialized tricks and such. In magic I hear a lot about Royal Road to Card Magic and Expert Card Technique. These are both very old books but are practically revered by magicians. They may not be for you, but def check them out. As I dived straight into Dan and Dave's Trilogy (advanced stuff) as a beginner, I don't have a lot of experience with beginner materials. And no, I don't reccomend diving straight into the Trilogy.
For cardistry, there's a helpful page on this site to help you with beginner materials. Click on the link for the cardistry forum on the forums homepage and look for the sticky that says something along the lines of "New to Cardistry?".
Hope this helps!
Kristian
Definitely the Royal Road to Card Magic.
//Royal Road to Card Magic- THE Review//
Actually, Card College would probably be a better option, if you have the money to get it.
//Royal Road to Card Magic- THE Review//
Actually, Card College would probably be a better option, if you have the money to get it.
I would also recommed Royal Road to Card magic or Card College.
However, I would suggest also buying a DVD so you can see somebody perform the moves properly.
I would recommend either Crash Course 1 by Ellusionist, Born to Perform by Penguinmagic or Card Fundamentals Vol 1 and 2 in the 1 on 1 section at Theory 11.
I don't think buying random tricks is a good idea for a beginner. These are the sort of things you should buy after you have an understanding of the basics of sleight of hand.
However, I would suggest also buying a DVD so you can see somebody perform the moves properly.
I would recommend either Crash Course 1 by Ellusionist, Born to Perform by Penguinmagic or Card Fundamentals Vol 1 and 2 in the 1 on 1 section at Theory 11.
I don't think buying random tricks is a good idea for a beginner. These are the sort of things you should buy after you have an understanding of the basics of sleight of hand.
penguinmagic.com, mjmmagic.com, ellusionist.com
btw, look for their discount codes on google. example: Search//penguin magic discount code