I have to confess a lot of things, related to magic and otherwise. But when it comes to card magic, I am prepared to admit that to me…
1) illustrations are much clearer and thus much more helpful in understanding and learning a move than photographs and
2) it’s fun to compare the personal style and techniques of magic’s great illustrators.
By the way, a fine book which celebrates the art and artists in and around magic is Chuck Romano‘s The Art of Deception from 1997. This tome inspired me to go-a-hunting for a dozen exemplified card illustrations and challenge you to find out from which well-known books and authors on card magic they originated.
So here is the first one from the not too distant past. Take a guess or rush to the better part of your magic book shelf.
(To be continued)
This one’s not for the sissies out there. Not for the beginners and not for the googelists. It takes balls of sponge and nerves of stiff rope to get through this challenge. Are you a man or a wimp? Magician or mentalist? Playful silk waver or bold razor blade swallower?
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