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Hi im new here and not that good at magic but hopefully thatll change

youv'e come to the right place you are very welcome.

Oops thats me^

what type of magic are you interested in, what have you seen on the telly that inspired you to take up magic.
the basic groups are thease:-
1) closeup:- working with small objects, cards and coins etc on a one to one or small groupe situation.
2) mentalism:- same sort of thing but more slanted to the use of the power of suggestion.
3)street magic:-david blane type magic in outdoor enviroments.
4)kids magic:- magic squarely aimed at kids mostly prop magic and productions.
5)stage magic:-big very expensive very hard work, hard to get into as a novice.

there are varied combinations of thease but this will give us an idea of were your heading.

Welcome, not been here long myself but it seems a very nice forum. Hope you enjoy your stay.

I like street magic like david blaine stuff only not so much the endurance stuff.

So you like the coin and card stuff? One of the best coin books (IMHO) is by Bobo. For gimmicks you may want to consider miracle coin unique, or buying a Raven (do a search as this prop really splits people, some hate it some love it). Good DVDs for cards are the Easy to master card miracle series. You may also find good books in you local library. One very good book is the Complete Course in Magic by Mark Wilson. That book covers a great range of magic and is really good. Another book that has been used a lot is the Royal Road to Card Magic (some pople don't like it though).

You will probably want to learn some basic techniques before buying a lot of expensive props from magic shops. Learn some basic card control and some coin vanishes with regular coins and that should start you off on the right road. Remember to practise each new technique until you can do it smoothly and with natural movements. I have seen many new people to magic that try to learn too much too quickly.

When you practise you may want to either film yourself or be in front of the miror. This lets you see what your audience will see and you will be able see if anything is not going right.

I started with a magic book, a deck of Bike cards and some normal coins. You will be able to do some great effects with just those items and of course you can move on to the more advanced work when you feel you are ready.

Was there one Blaine trick you liked the most?

Hope that helps and welcome to the forum

welcome to the fourm!

stephenmagic wrote:I have seen many new people to magic that try to learn too much too quickly.

Those are very wise words if you're new to it. There’s nothing wrong with acquiring the knowledge as such but don’t let it distract you from practising and becoming proficient the more basic things you learn first. Its far better to be very good at two or three things rather than adequate at ten.

hello and welcome to TM

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far better to be very good at two or three things rather than adequate at ten.

this was my problem.. i was so keen to learn whow all the tricks are done i didnt take the time to learn how to perform them!! now im really concentrating on the basics..... and I feel much more confident showing people now

My favorite is the one were he takes a semi crushed pop/beer can thats empty and makes it into a full un opened one. I dont know how difficult that is but I know its not one to learn first.

do a search for healed and sealed and you will see your suspitions are correct.

hopping halfs (expanded) is a good place to start do a search for this too.