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I'm 16 and have always been interested in magic but have started taken it more seriously in the past year, and now my GCSE's are finished and I have a lot of free time I have began learning a bit more seriously.

At the moment I am reading "The Royal Road to Card Magic", however despite the quality of the book I do know a lot of the techniques described already (through random YouTube videos) but I will keep reading until the end to ensure I know everything perfectly and to a high standard.

I guess other than this being just a "hello" I'm sort of asking what should my next step be? I've been looking into the "Card College" books, but a google search hasn't brought them up in too many places so I'm not too sure where is best to get it (or if this is the best book to get).

Sorry for the monster first post.

Welcome to TM

Hi Lewis, Mark Wilsons Complete Course in Magic is a great book which will give you an exellent start.

Welcome to TM

Hi Welcome to TM.
Have Fun.

Never really like Card College - there is a lot to get through, which I don't think is helpful to someone just starting out.

Here are my recommendations,
Bill Tarr's - Now You See It, Now You Don't
Both books by Nick Einhorn - not all cards, but god quality material, if you know how to use it.

as for DVDs I have like Daryl's sets, and learnt a lot of them, when I was starting.
Ed.

I like books that teach hand sleights and techniques first and foremost before going into how they are used in tricks.

Also Jing what content is covered in the Einhorn books? Card, coins, random objects? Or more focusing on performance etc.

Anyway, thank you for the warm welcome and advice.

Hi Lewis. If you have your basic sleights down and are confident with them, then you may enjoy Expert Card Technique and Bobo's Modern Coin Magic. Both books follow the format you mentioned and teach a wealth of sleights before moving on to applying them to effects. Both books are exellent and are very important if sleight of hand is your thing.

jim

jim ferguson wrote:Hi Lewis. If you have your basic sleights down and are confident with them, then you may enjoy Expert Card Technique and Bobo's Modern Coin Magic. Both books follow the format you mentioned and teach a wealth of sleights before moving on to applying them to effects. Both books are exellent and are very important if sleight of hand is your thing.

jim

Well, I can do double lifts, the erdanese colour change as well as the very basics but I'm still a definite novice.

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