Lance Cpl. Jaden Maxwell performs a flourish with a deck of playing cards.

In modern times card magic is associated with the creation of illusions with a deck (or packet) of playing cards. Card magic is commonplace in magic performances, especially in close up magic or parlor magic and street magic. Download high resolution version (800x1203, 128 KB)A card trick performed by Lance Cpl. ... Download high resolution version (800x1203, 128 KB)A card trick performed by Lance Cpl. ... Some typical modern playing cards. ... An illusion is a distortion of a sensory perception. ... Set of 52 playing cards Some typical Anglo-American playing cards. ... Harry Houdini one of the greatest names in magic history. ... In film, a close-up is a shot that is closely zoomed in on a person or object. ... We dont have an article called Parlor magic Start this article Search for Parlor magic in. ... Street magic is a term used to describe a style of demonstrating magic illusions where the magician performs in a public space for an unsuspecting audience (such as on a sidewalk) rather than on a stage or within the context of traditional magic performances. ...

Playing cards became popular with magicians in the last century or so as they were props which were inexpensive, versatile and easily manipulated. Although magicians have created and presented myriad illusions with cards ( sometimes referred to as card tricks), they are generally considered to be built upon perhaps a hundred or so basic principles and techniques. Presentation and context (including what is sometimes referred to as patter) account for much of the variations. Patter is a glib rapid speech, that accompanies and comments some actions, e. ...

Card magic in one form or another must date from the time playing cards became commonly known towards the second half of the fourteenth century - this pre-history is largely undocumented however. One may surmise from the practice of how other everyday objects have been pressed into the service of conjurers across cultures and ages that card magic developed spontaneously and in parallell in different parts of the world if not always synchronously. It is however, in comparison with say sleight of hand magic in general, by several millennia a relatively new form of magic. Sleight-of-hand, also known as legerdemain, is a technique of close-up magic in which small items are concealed in and around the performers hands, sometimes by the use of misdirection, to enhance the illusion being performed. ...

Notable card practitioners

Main article: list of magicians This is a list of magicians, illusionists, escapologists, and other practitioners of stage magic. ...

Magician aladin creating a giant card fan during a performance of card magic

• Allan Ackerman
• aladin
• Michael Ammar
• Charles Bertram
• David Blaine
• "Cardini" (Richard Pitchford)
• S.W. Erdnase
• Lennart Green
• Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser
• Robert Houdin
• Ricky Jay
• Simon Lovell
• Ed Marlo
• Jeff McBride
• Darwin Ortiz
• John Scarne
• Juan Tamariz
• Dai Vernon

Image File history File links Aladinbocgiantcardfanweb. ... Image File history File links Aladinbocgiantcardfanweb. ... aladin is a British based but internationally active conceptual artist and virtuoso magician active since the early 1990s and with a cult following worldwide. ... Allan Ackerman is one of the worlds foremost experts at sleight-of-hand magic with playing cards. ... aladin is a British based but internationally active conceptual artist and virtuoso magician active since the early 1990s and with a cult following worldwide. ... One of Americas best-known close-up magicians, Michael Ammar is famous within the worldwide magical community as a producer of numerous books and videos teaching various magic tricks and routines. ... Charles Bertram (1723 - 1765), English literary impostor, was born in London, the son of a silk dyer. ... David Blaine (born David Blaine White on April 4, 1973), is an American illusionist and stunt performer born in Brooklyn, New York City. ... Richard Cardini Pitchford (1895-1973) was a master magician whose career spanned almost half a century. ... S.W. Erdnase is the author of Expert at the Card Table, a classic resource on some of the most important techniques in card magic. ... Lennart Green, born: 25 December, 1941: is more than just a world champion close-up/card magician. ... Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser (1806 – 1875) was a Viennese clark in the Financial Department and magician best known for his clever conjuring inventions and refined sleight of hand skills. ... Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, (December 6, 1805 - 1871) was a French magician, born in Blois, France, where he also died. ... Ricky Jay (born Richard Potash in Brooklyn, New York, 1948) is a Jewish-American actor, professional sleight-of-hand artist, and an expert on the history of magic and entertainment. ... Simon Lovell is a British comedy magician and card magic expert. ... Ed Marlo (born Edward Malkowski in Chicago, Illinois, October 10, 1913 - November 7, 1991) was a legendary cardician. ... Jeff McBride is an American magician. ... Darwin Ortiz (born 1948) is an authority on gambling and card manipulation. ... Orlando Carmelo Scarnecchia was born March 4, 1903, in Steubenville, Ohio and at some point anglicized his name to John Scarne (pronounced /skArni/, like SCAR knee, by rhotic speakers). ... Juan Tamariz is a famous Spanish magician. ... Dai Vernon (born David Frederick Wingfield Verner June 11, 1894 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - died 1992 in Hollywood, California) was a Canadian magician. ...

See also

• Sleight of hand
• Trick deck
• Card marking

Sleight-of-hand, also known as legerdemain, is a technique of close-up magic in which small items are concealed in and around the performers hands, sometimes by the use of misdirection, to enhance the illusion being performed. ... A trick deck is a specially constructed deck of cards which can be used by magicians to do a certain types of card magic tricks. ... Card marking is the process of altering playing cards such that the suit, rank or both are only apparent to the person marking the cards or potentially another conspirator. ...

External links

• FReaKYcards.com - Excellent web-based card trick.
• Card Tricks at Card Trick Central
• Card-trick.com - includes history, free tricks and links.
• Famous Internet Card Trick
• Practice Not Included - Includes card tricks and methods (password protected)
• card-trick.net - learn card tricks for free with photo and video.
• Magic card trick
• Film loop of card magician aladin manipulating cards