A technique that you have to practice in order to produce aces and create many other effects during complete routines.  

In the magician's arsenal, it is very practical to be able to "force" a spectator to take the card you want. Here is one possibility!  

Another technique that will allow you to conceal a card while counting them. You can show four red backs, while a blue back is hidden!  

Something to have at your fingertips! This technique of Arturo Di Ascanio is an indispensable part of the magician's knowledge. Here is the principle: you show four red cards and, when you want, you can make a black card appear!  

A must. This very versatile technique will allow you to create your own effects. It allows you to show eight cards when you only have four.  

An IN-DIS-PEN-SA-BLE technique. In a normal deck of cards, one card is chosen and then lost. Yet you manage to control it to the top of the deck!  

Card Technique: This technique allows a card to be controlled while to the spectator, it is clearly buried in the middle of the deck. The deck is clean at the end of the technique: no break, the deck can be put down and squared on the table.  

Card technique: To give the illusion that the deck is shuffled with an overhand shuffle, but it remains in its starting order. Very convincing!  

Card technique: How to cut the deck with one hand giving the appearance of enormous dexterity, when this sleight of hand is actually rather easy to perform.  

Card Technique: Gives the impression that the entire deck is shuffled, when it is only cut. This false shuffle is very deceptive. It is particularly suitable for tricks using the stacked deck principle. To buy a “Regular Bicycle Rider Deck” click here.  

Basic technique: named after its inventor, Elmer Biddle, this count allows you to count 4 cards, but secretly extract one of them. At the end of the count, spectators will think you've still got four cards in your hand, when in truth you've only got three - the fourth is hidden under the deck. A maelstrom of effects that will leave your audience completely stunned! To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

Card techniques: Dominique Duvivier explains one false cut of his own. The deck appears to be cut while it remains in its original order. To buy a regular deck of cards click here.  

Tabletop technique: the Riffle shuffle. Learn how to properly shuffle a deck on the table.