Here is the Senor Mardo work on the Cups & Balls, considered by many to be a true classic & necessary for anyone interested in performing the cups.
A 34 page booklet offering a complete analysis of the manipulation, routining, and presentation of this classic effect.
Passes, Palms, Loading, Baby Chicks, Liquid Loads, Mechanical Cups, Special Tables, Patter, Wardrobe, Music, Lighting, 3 full routines with standard cups, a full routine with tumblers, the Homing Ball (ball & cone), Three Shell Game, a Sponge Ball Routine, and Mardo's own Chinese Cups and Balls Routine are also included.
Marvin Hardy - Balloon Magic, The Complete Guide to Balloon Tying
Welcome to the fascinating world of Balloon Magic!
With this introductory book, and a little practice, you'll soon be able to create colorful, lively balloon figures with Qualatex 260Qs to delight and entertain people of all ages---including yourself. The 260Q balloon has long been popular with balloon entertainers as well as clowns because it can be used to make a wide variety of figures. It's the first balloon that comes to mind when you think of balloon figure tying.
Start with the best balloons: Qualatex.
The Qualatex 260Q balloon is a versatile, high-quality balloon that measures about 2 inches across and 60 inches long when inflated. The Balloon Magic 260Q Figures book is your step-by-step guide to the art of turning these balloons into gifts for children (and the young-at-heart),
party favors and decorations, accents for arrangements, and storytelling
and teaching aids.
This book is designed for beginners as well as experienced balloon artists. Those who are new to the art can easily follow its directions. It's divided into sections, with each section building on the skills and techniques taught in the previous sections. So it's important to start at the beginning, working your way through the sections and building on learned techniques.
Practice, practice, practice. Now you're ready for the fun. Of course, you must practice, but that's part of the Fun too. Before you know it, you'll be creating all of the Figures in this book-as well as many of your own.
The Squish Vanish created a sensation when it was first released on Youtube.
No Pulls.
No thumbtip.
No hook coin.
No spit.
No sticky tape.
No thread.
No magnets.
No sleeves.
No topit.
No dropping.
No lapping.
No kidding.
You will learn the Squish Vanish as well as these other mysteries…
Create the illusion of a coin folding up inside a borrowed bill and vanishing.
Create the illusion of a coin vanishing in a flash of fire.
Create the illusion of a coin defying the laws of gravity.
Create the illusion of a coin changing elements.
Create the illusion of a coin visually softening like molten lava.
…and much more!!!
This ebook also includes video files to help you learn every detail of this concept as well as how to apply it to different effects. The Squish Vanish is really only the tip of the iceburg. You will learn this fantastic vanish and ELEVEN other routines and ideas. Squish isn’t just an amazing vanish…dozens of other effects are possible.
