Printing & "Unprinting"

305 entries in Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Printing & "Unprinting"
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Unknown The Card and Smoke Trick borrowed handkerchief on glass, card fired with pistol and pips appear on handkerchief, also smoke appears in glass
variation in which blank card in glass becomes printed
Related to 1889 Tricks with Cards 225
Unknown Die wandernden Points No. 32, number card in glass, covered with handkerchief, smoke travels into glass and pips travel onto handkerchief, chemical
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 36
Unknown Die Points auf der Glasplatte No. 11, card becomes blank, points appear on previously examined glass sheet, switch behind table after accidentally dropping wrapped glass sheet
 		1895 Der Kartenkünstler 101
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Eine Spielkarte verwandelt sich in eine Blancokarte card to blank card
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 164
Unknown Die Mohrenwäsche card placed in glass with plate on top and borrowed handkerchief, smoke blown towards glass, smoke appears in glass, card is now blank and its image on the borrowed handkerchief
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 198
Friedrich W. Conradi-Horster Séparation mystérieuse pips vanish from cards (leaving blank cards) and appear on glass sheet
 		1896 Der moderne Kartenkünstler 205
Unknown Die wandernden Kartenpoints selection in glass, borrowed handkerchief on glass, smoke blown onto glass, pips appear on handkerchief and card is now blank, also smoke appears in glass (chemical)
 		Jan. 1896 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 1) 8
Arthur "Dr. Avon" Kollmann, Carl Willmann Röntgenstrahlen-Phantasien image of card appears on white cardboard in card case prop, set-up with three stands and x-ray patter, also an image of spectator's hand appears as x-ray on white cardboard, more variations
 		Apr. 1896 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 2 No. 4) 57
Unknown The Vanishing Pips nine changes into five, then three, then ace, then blank on both sides, Multi Pip Card
 		1897 New Era Card Tricks 260
Friedrich "Fritz" Hügli Eine Gedanken-Photographie spectator writes card on paper, two blank business cards put in box, on one appears image and on other name of selection
 		Dec. 1900 Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 12) 184
Unknown Die Vermehrung der Points Three of Diamonds, point number changes multiple time to Five, Ace, Nine, then blank, using sleight-of-hand as well as multi-pip card and powdered pips
 		Nov. 1904 Der Zauberspiegel (Vol. 4 No. 12) 188
Ralph W. Hull Hull's "Magic Picture Book" Deck "The Ever Changing Deck"
cards are printed on all-backs deck, all-backs/faces spread display, natural bow and every other card reversed
 		1933 More "Eye-Openers" 16
T. Page Wright Blow Transformation spectator blows on card, face now blank and pips are on back
 		1933 Page Wright's Notebook 17
U. F. Grant The Funny Deck card travels back from pocket, leaving behind a blank card, double facer
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 130
Anthony Ross Card Silk Routine corner torn off selection, becomes blank, white silk has card on it, printed corner still fits
 		1937 The Jinx 1-50 (Issue Summer Extra 1937) 216
Harry Blackstone Spirit Cartography selected card appears on initialed "photographic paper"
 		1938 Greater Magic 500
Unknown Reverse Blank Fan
1939 More Card Manipulations (Issue 2) 31
Tom Sellers, Val Evans Forced Prognostico selection appears on blank card
Variations 1940 The Jinx 51-100 (Issue 79) 517
Verne Chesbro The Magician and the Judge a card becomes blank, story presentation
 		1940 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 109) 651
Tom Bowyer "My Card, Sir!" double blank card changes into business card
 		1941 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 131) 752
Frank Stobbart Sympathetic Pips blank card with loose pips placed in envelope, pips arrange themselves onto card to match selection (which for no reason travels to pocket)
 		1941 The Jinx 101-151 (Issue 141) 796
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Magic Imprint card signed on back, card in glass covered with signed handkerchief, card becomes blank and pips appear on handkerchief, also smoke appears in glass
Related toVariations 1942 Prepared Cards and Accessories 11
Jean Hugard, Frederick Braue The Three of Spades writing appears on face of selection
 		1942 Prepared Cards and Accessories 14
Francis Carlyle Carlyle's Card idea by Fred Braue on page 214, see reference, for credit information see also "Informant" reference
Related toVariationsAlso published here 1943 The Phoenix 1-50 (Issue 48) 196
Unknown Blank Deck to Regular Deck reverse fan
 		1943/27 Tarbell Course in Magic — Volume 3 213
Unknown The Flying Pips two pieces of black cardboard are fastend together with rubber bands, with toy pistol pips of selection are shot away and they are correctly arranged between cardboards
 		June 1945 Hugard's Magic Monthly — Volumes I, II, III and IV (Vol. 3 No. 1) 128
Bill Simon Minicam image of card appears on little "photographic paper"
Also published here 1948 The Phoenix 151-200 (Issue 159) 638
Cy Endfield Sub Aqua image of card appears on little "photographic paper"
 		1950 The Phoenix 201 — 250 (Issue 201) 803
Robert Greve Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung blank deck gets faces and backs
 		1951 Hokus Pokus (Vol. 12 No. 3) 16
Francis Carlyle Carlyle's Card printing of a business card
Also published here 1953 Classic Secrets of Magic 50
Cy Endfield Sub Aqua image of card appears on little "photographic paper"
 		1955 Cy Endfield's Entertaining Card Magic — Part II 35
Don Alan A Pretty Sneaky Nudist...Routine
Related to 1956 Pretty Sneaky 19
Bill Simon Minicam image of card appears on little "photographic paper"
Also published here 1956 The Best in Magic 146
Bert Allerton The Aspirin Box photograph of selected card appears on miniature card, includes a neat way to write a name
Related toVariations 1958 The Close-Up Magician 62
Unknown Nudist-Deck
1962 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil II 12
Paul Morris The Camera Coin coin between two double blank cards vanishes and leaves behind print, print becomes silver confetti
 		1966 The New Modern Coin Magic 423
Harry Lorayne, Bob Hummer Mental Photography blank deck, spectator thinks of any card and goes through some dealing procedure, thought of card appears, all others blank, card index
Variations 1967 Deck-Sterity 105
Peter Kane The Blank Thought Deck blank deck, spectator thinks of any card, performer removes a blank card, all cards get faces and isolated card is thought-of one
Variations 1967 A Card Session with Peter Kane 1
Aldini Gedankendrucken nudist deck variations
Methode 1: Das Rasputin-Spiel
Methode 2: Aldinis Spielkarten-Presse (named card is printed)
Also published here
  • "Rough Stuff" (Al Aldini & Joe Berg)
 1967 Enzyklopädie der Rauh-Glatt-Kartentricks — Teil III 23
Edward Marlo Marlo's Wild Card one red-backed AS, blue-backed blank cards, condition reverses (red-backed blank card and blue aces), two methods
Variations 1968 Expert Card Conjuring 120
Edward Marlo Wild Selections three blank cards change to three selections one by one
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 125
Edward Marlo Transmutation double blank card becomes selection, selection becomes double blank, seven methods
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 134
Edward Marlo Borrowed Transmutation double blank card becomes selection, selection becomes double blank
 		1968 Expert Card Conjuring 139
Alton Sharpe, Billy McComb Blank Surprise all cards become blank except selection
 		1969 Expert Card Mysteries 141
Edward Marlo Blank Thought any named card appears in otherwise blank deck, with two variations
Variations 1969 Expert Card Mysteries 189
Karl Fulves Example 15 blank card is inserted in card packet, it becomes a card according to spectator's wishes (more or less), gray code and faro
Related to 1969 Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Gray Codes) 21
Karl Fulves In The Beginning blank card is inserted in deck, it becomes a card according to spectator's wishes, gray code and faro, see also reference for further references, for set-up correction see page 56
Related to 1969 Epilogue (Issue 6) 44
Bruce Cervon Printout three blank cards are printed to match selection, see also Peter Bailey's idea of combining it with Roy Walton's Three Card Monte Routine (Devil's Playthings) on page 64
Related to 1969 Epilogue (Issue 7) 54
Aldini ESP-GONE Selected ESP card in packet of five ESP cards turns blank
 		1969 Roughingly Yours 20
Aldini Aldini's Nature Deck Mental Photography Deck type of routine, blank deck prints and unprints
 		1969 Roughingly Yours 31
Aldini Super Nudist Deck Nudist Deck, but can show deck to have faces and backs without riffling, but by just spreading
Inspired by
  • "Nudist Deck" (R. W. Hull)
 1969 Roughingly Yours 43
William Zavis Beginning Again odd-backed blank card is inserted in deck, it becomes a card according to spectator's wishes, gray code and faro, full-deck version
Related to 1970 Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement) 62
Karl Fulves The Interrogation Technique packet of blank cards is faro shuffled, one printed card is then seen which matches what the spectator wanted (color, odd/even,...)
Related to 1970 Faro & Riffle Technique (Issue Second Supplement) 66
Allan Ackerman On Kane's Blank Thought Deck blank deck, spectator thinks of any card, performer removes a blank card, all cards get faces and isolated card is thought-of one
Inspired by 1970 Magic Mafia Effects 1
Alan Shaxon Ultimate Nudist Deck
Inspired by
  • Edward Victor's "The New Nudist Deck" in "My Best Card Trick" by Harry Baron
 1970 My Kind of Magic 19
Harry Lorayne The Magic Eraser deck in new pack order, card named, its face vanishes leaving a blank card, see also Ibidem No. 5, 1956 ("Negative Miracle")
 		1971 Reputation-Makers 42
Edward Marlo Those Wild, Wild Aces one red-backed AS, four blue-backed blank cards, condition reverses (red-backed blank card and all four blue aces), two methods
Inspired by 1971 Those Wild, Wild Aces 1
Edward Marlo The Wild Deck "Bonus Effect", four aces removed from deck and changed to blank cards, then whole deck becomes blank
 		1971 Those Wild, Wild Aces 5
Gaylord E. Hill The Touch of White Magic! picture of selection appears on one of four blank cards
 		1971 The Compleat Magick — Volume I (Issue 21) 103
David Bornstein El Blanco four blank cards get faces
 		1972 Epilogue (Issue 16) 143
Karl Fulves Instant Printing blank card between jokers transforms into named ace, several approaches, including ace with three different indices
 		1972 Mexican Monte 30
Brother John Hamman Out Of Print two selections on table turn blank on both sides as they are repeatably turn over and back to normal, same with full deck
Also published here Summer 1972 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 5-8 (Vol. 7 No. 7th Folio) 536
Shigeo Takagi Blank Card Routine five blank cards change to match prediction
Variations 1972 Lecture Notes of Shigeo Takagi 10
Earl Keyser Faro Again with rough-smooth
Inspired by 1973 Epilogue (Issue 17) 159
Karl Fulves Mark Of The Reader selection becomes blank, performer divines selection
Related to 1973 Notes From Underground 31
Roy Walton Imprint blank cards become duplicates of selection
 		1974 Epilogue (Issue 21) 197
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Trick #4 backs change from red to blue, cards become blank and back to normal
Also published here
  • in "Random Conceptions with Cards" (ca. 1930)
 Sep. 1974 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 9 No. 11) 789
Roy Walton Offset Aces four blank cards become aces when Ace of Spades is introduced
 		1975 Card Cavalcade 3 56
Karl Fulves Blank to Blank card becomes blank
 		1975 Methods with Cards — Part 3 213
Ken Krenzel Incredible Card Tunnel double blank card
 		1975 New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 7) 1
Stewart Judah Jack's Gone fan of three cards shown, center card turns over, then changes to blank card, see also p. 856
Inspired by
  • "The Bashful Queen" (Joe Berg)
Related to 		Winter 1975 The Pallbearers Review Vol. 9-10 (Vol. 10 No. 10th Folio (Part Two)) 851
Roger Smith The Chicago Opening Blank Chicago Opener type routine in which odd-backed card becomes blank as finale
 		1975 Smith's Mini-Lecture Notes No. 1 3
Michael Boden Boden's Wild Card Routine eight blank cards become duplicates of selection
Also published here 1975 Cards and Cases 6
Karl Fulves Jumping Spot Variation card becomes blank
 		1976 Epilogue (Issue Special No 5) 300
Jon Racherbaumer Blankwave blank deck shown, spectator stabs blank card next to a card which changes into named card, then they all are printed
Variations 1976 Kabbala — Volume 3 (Vol. 3 No. 9) 115
Michael Boden Boden's Wild Card Routine brief
Also published here 1976 Second Lecture 14
Karl Fulves Carte Blanche cards become blank
 		1977 Packet Switches (Part Five) 322
Jerry Mentzer, Bill Okal Variation on "All the Same" three blank cards transform to selections
 		1977 Card Cavalcade Four 10
Frank Garcia Factory Rejects blank cards are printed
 		1977 Wildcard Miracles 71
Frank Garcia, Fred Kaps Something Special wild card with signatures on blank cards
 		1977 Wildcard Miracles 87
Flip Hallema Transfo Transpo blank card turns into selected card
 		Mar./Apr. 1977 Pabular (Vol. 3 No. 7&8) 377
Jean Faré New Blank Thought Handling Handling of "Blank Thought" by Ed Marlo - freely named card appears in blank deck, then disappears
Inspired by 1977 Card Tricks, French Style 9
Karl Fulves Stop At Nothing selection shuffled back and number named, there appears a blank card and selection is gone
 		1977 Impromptu Holdouts 42
Karl Fulves The $30 TV Set gag message appears on blank card
 		1977 The Magic Book 145
Allan Ackerman Easy Off Pips at the end the card is blank and vanishes, gaffed
Inspired by 1978 Here's My Card 13
Philip T. Goldstein Prints Charming three cards, hand acts as a printing press
 		1978 Notions 6
Philip T. Goldstein Flushing five blank cards are printed on both sides, royal flush
Related to 1978 The Phil Goldstein Convention Lecture 3
Philip T. Goldstein Flushing five blank cards are printed on both sides, royal flush
 		1978 A Transatlantic Lecture 2
David Britland Instant Printing four blank cards printed, different versions
1. Two by Two
2. All together
3. A Spanner in the Works (face pips are accidentally printed on back)
Inspired by
  • Peter Kane's "Blank Amazement"
 1978 Trick Card Trickery 4
Jerry K. Hartman Lost Face Four Jokers turn blank one by one
Inspired by
  • "5 Card Polka" (Phil Goldstein, marketed)
 1978 Loose Ends 29
Jerry K. Hartman Ghost Right Blank card stabbed into deck between two cards, the names of the two cards appear written on the blank face
 		1978 Loose Ends 43
Jerry K. Hartman Betricks and Between Card placed between two Jokers turns blank, card placed aside previously is now the card
Inspired by 1978 Loose Ends 56
Jerry K. Hartman Bold Over Four Jokers, two change backs, two become blank
Inspired by 1978 Loose Ends 63
Roger Smith The Five Card Bonus Stunner Ace through Five reverse one by one, one put in pocket, other four become blank cards and pocketed is blank also
Inspired byRelated to 1978 The Ultimate Card Book No. 4 11
Stephen Tucker The Polaroid Wallet card is plastic inside plastic wallet, picture of performer and miniature of selection appear on card, camera presentation
 		1978 Close Up Sorcercy 7
Unknown Der Kartenvertreter patter for nudist deck
 		Dec. 1978 Intermagic (Vol. 5 No. 4) 130
Richard Kaufman Snapshot photography presentation, using "negatives" (think Black Tiger)
 		1979 CardMagic 132
Bob Hamilton For Nudists Only presentation for nudist pack
 		Dec. 1979 Pabular (Vol. 5 No. 12) 768
Philip T. Goldstein Lassie with four aces, all cards are blank as a climax
Also published here 1979 Snow 3
Walt Lees Four Blank Cards four blank cards are printed on both sides, four Kings
Related to 1980 The Immaculate Card Magic of Walt Lees 13
Richard Kaufman The Ultimate Invisible Assembly using only the four Aces and a blank card, at the end all Aces turn blank, different handlings, see reference for credit information
Related to 1980 New Stars of Magic (Vol. 1 No. 12) 1
Karl Fulves Notes By Karl Fulves camera card presentation, blank card or joker "develops" into selection
Inspired by 1980 The Chronicles (Issue 28) 1343
David Lederman Holaroid packet trick
 		Sep. 1981 Apocalypse Vol. 1-5 (Vol. 4 No. 9) 536
Philip T. Goldstein Printing History four blank cards, four times one King among three blanks, then four Kings
Also published here 1981 Spell-Binder (Vol. 1 No. 6) 105
Jon Racherbaumer Drawing a Blank tips on the reverse fan
 		1982 Card Finesse 58
Philip T. Goldstein Prints Charming three cards, hand acts as a printing press
 		1982 shuffled lecture 5
Stephen Tucker Eraser Blazer four kings are produced then deck turns white and kings too, face of selection appears on eraser
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer)) 30
Ron Massey "All-Backs" - An Introduction to a Card Routine with all blank phase
 		1982 Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. Special #1 (Summer)) 46
Unknown Instant Cards some blank cards are printed
 		1982 Packet Tricks 60
Peter Kane The Nudest Nudist Deck with card case transformation kicker
  • Printing the Card Case
 		1982 Kane 130
Ken Beale The Ken Beale Display showing apparently all 4 sides of two blank cards while hiding one surface
 		1983 The Collected Almanac (Vol. 2 No. 16) 153
Edward Marlo All Blank Wild Card regular cards are made to change blank on both sides, examinable
 		1983 Marlo's Plus Package 1
Edward Marlo Second Routine regular cards change to blank and back to regular
 		1983 Marlo's Plus Package 14
Edward Marlo Simplex All Blanks several cards change to blank
 		1983 Marlo's Plus Package 19
Karl Fulves Blank Brainwave thirteen double-blank cards shown, Diamond value named, it appears and has back, no method
 		1983 Worknotes On Brainwave 109
Karl Fulves Sand Trap ideas posed as a problem:
  • small packet counted, quarter card appears within packet, on next count half card, and so on until full card
  • also in reverse as vanish
  • cannibals
  • quarters assemble and restore
  • progressive unprinting (Sam Schwartz)
Variations 1983 Bob Ostin's New Submarine Card 39
Michael Powers Thought Photography two blank cards are signed on the back, their faces become two previous selections
 		1983 Powerful Magic 33
Barry Stevenson The Leeds Miracle blank deck, one of the blank cards changes into named card
 		Nov. 1984 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 11) 985
Walt Maddison Twist and Show five double backed cards get faces and then become blank
 		Nov. 1984 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 7 No. 11) 990
Philip T. Goldstein Short Circuit four blank cards transform into selection
Related to Feb. 1984 Pabular (Vol. 8 No. 4) 1201
Mike Bornstein The Photostatic Dollar Bill copying a part of a bill on a blank card
 		1984 More Money Magic of Mike Bornstein 15
Paul Harris Blue Tattoo changing back color of deck one by one
Variations 1984 Close-up Seductions 87
Paul Harris Bleached Blonde a Queen is "bleached" blank and changed back to a queen, no gaffs
Variations 1984 Close-up Seductions 117
Steve Beam The Human Printing Press printing of a business card, also business card gag, variation of paddle move
Inspired byRelated to 1984 The Trapdoor — Volume One (Issue 3) 47
Jerry Sadowitz An Unpacket Trick four cards chosen, they are the four Fours, then they become blank cards, then they become Ace through Four of mixed suits, other three Fours are reversed in deck
 		1984 Contemporary Card Magic 12
Larry West It Would Have Been One Hell of a Trick deck shown blank, card named, two blank cards taken, they transpose and are shown to be printed
 		1984 (ca.) Magic of my Friends 4
Geoffrey Latta, Jamy Ian Swiss Point Blank face card is transformed (picking off the pip), deck becomes blank and normal again
VariationsAlso published here 1985 The New York Magic Symposium — Collection 4 104
Dick Christian Transequential printing and pip moving
 		Nov. 1985 Apocalypse Vol. 6-10 (Vol. 8 No. 11) 1137
Louis Falanga The Tahoe Deck printing blank faces
 		1985 Lake Tahoe Card Magic 22
Martin Lewis Snowbird Three blank cards print to match randomly chosen card, then all change into a four of a kind
 		1985 Martin's Miracles 49
Martin Lewis Specdeck Markings on back of card appear when special spectacles are worn
 		1985 Martin's Miracles 71
Martin Lewis Rabbit Test Rabbits appear on blank cards
 		1985 Martin's Miracles 90
Albert Goshman Nudist Deck deck with no faces or backs have faces and backs appear and disappear.
 		1985 Magic By Gosh 91
Unknown The Mystic Star No. 72, two blank cards, a star appears on one visibly when held against light
Also published here
  • "The Mystic Star" (Great Magicians' Tricks, Will Goldston, 1931)
 1985 Self-Working Paper Magic 127
Ben Harris Instant Ink deck shown blank, blank card progressively transforms into picture card (Apparition), faces appear and backs change color
Related to 1985 Out Of His Mind! 31
Edward Marlo Not So Obvious three blank cards change into Kings, then Aces
 		1986 Thirty Five Years Later 51
Bert Allerton, Eugene Burger The Bert Allerton Aspirin Tin Routine photograph of selected card appears on miniature card
Related to 1987 The Performance of Close-Up Magic 23
John C. Wagner Factory Misprints four blank cards are printed one by one
Inspired by
  • Peter Kane's "Blank Amazement"
Also published here 		1987 The Commercial Magic of J.C. Wagner 113
Dave Walker Vision Test four cards, first all Ace of Hearts, then Queens of Clubs, then all blank
 		1987 Riffling the Pasteboards — Again! 11
Philip T. Goldstein Public Image cards are sandwiched between two double-blank cards one by one and become blank as well, then whole deck becomes blank
Inspired by
  • "The Image Takers" (Justin Higham, Precursor XIV, Jan. 1987)
Related toVariations 		1987 Inside Out (Issue 2) 13
Jamy Ian Swiss, Geoffrey Latta Point Blank face card is transformed (picking off the pip), deck becomes blank and normal again
Also published here 1987 An Interesting Application of That Principle 38
Bruce Cervon Print Out three blank cards are printed to match selection
 		1988 The Cervon File 215
Darwin Ortiz The Lucky Deck blank Deck gets Faces
 		1988 Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table 120
José Carroll Red and Black full act, cards turn blank (pips fall off), red and black gloves change to white
Also published here 1988 52 Lovers 89
Justin Higham Extended Image Takers some cards get blank, then whole deck as well
Inspired by Apr. 1988 Inside Out (Issue 4) 16
Brother John Hamman Out of Print two cards become blank, then whole deck, then normal again
Also published here 1989 The Secrets of Brother John Hamman 208
Sam Schwartz Torn Up card torn in quarters vanishes, on a blank card in packet of blanks the card reappears a quarter at a time
Inspired by 1989 And a Packet of Cards 51
Karl Fulves Stamp Collector the same stamp stamps different cards on blank cards, posed as problem
 		1989 Prototype 48
Bruce Cervon Take Me to Your Printer two selections, four blank cards, they change into duplicates of one selection when it is added to packet, then selection changes to second selection
  • Variation
 		1989 The Black & White Trick 143
Philip T. Goldstein Lassie with four aces, all cards are blank as a climax
Also published here 1989 A Phil Goldstein Collection 25
Philip T. Goldstein Overdose two blank cards with question marks on them print themselves into two selections
 		1989 A Phil Goldstein Collection 43
Peps Zoller Kartendrucken am Stammtisch card printing routine with humorous presentation and gag cards (Fifteen of Diamonds, Three and a Half of Clubs, Fifty-Two on One)
 		Oct. 1989 Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1) 34
Jay Sankey Wild Thing selection turns over in deck, between two cards and inside out when folded, Jumping Gems with a folded playing card
 		1990 100% Sankey 13
Philip T. Goldstein Lassie with four aces, all cards are blank as a climax
Also published here 1990 Focus 62
Philip T. Goldstein Printing History four blank cards, four times one King among three blanks, then four Kings
Also published here 1990 Focus 68
Jean Garance Eine zauberhafte Bedruckung three blank cards become backs and faces and turn blank again
 		1990 Jean Garance 21
Ben Harris Click Click Click some blank cards change into three selections
Inspired by 1990 Mad Fax and other Mysteries 1
Michael Powers Photo Surrealism four blank faced cards change one by one into the first selection, then all at once into the second selection
 		1990 Top Secret Stuff 57
Michael Powers Unexpected Development performer cuts to four blank cards, they print to the Aces
 		1990 Top Secret Stuff 78
Bob Farmer Headhunter seven blank cards and Jack of Hearts, Jack travels from packet to packet, repeated twice, then all blank cards become Jacks of Hearts
 		1990 Headhunter 1
Shigeo Takagi The Wild Blanks five blank cards, one is signed by performer and signature transfers to other cards
Inspired by 1990 The Amazing Miracles of Shigeo Takagi 24
Jamy Ian Swiss, Geoffrey Latta Point Blank face card is transformed (picking off the pip), deck becomes blank and normal again
Also published here 1990 Thaumatolatry II 9
Alex Elmsley The Four Blanks blank cards get faces
 		1991 The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1 242
Sveroni Der radfahrende Joker und die Münze joker on card vanishes, then complete card, then a card shrinks and a coin transforms into a jumbo coin
 		1991 Sveroni Original 37
Tony Cachadiña The Nudist Deck special design for gaffed deck
 		1991 Lecture Notes 1
Unknown The Pressure Fan also as reverse fan and for printing a blank deck
 		1991 Page Wright's Manuscript 146
Jonathan Townsend Transferink actually ink transfers from normal to blank card
 		Jan. 1992 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 15 No. 1) 2027
Justin Higham Blankjack
Apr. 1992 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 15 No. 4) 2060
William A. Morales Spot Remover using blank cards with spots which travel around
 		July 1992 Apocalypse Vol. 11-15 (Vol. 15 No. 7) 2089
Jack Carpenter Jack's Backs four double backed cards are printed, ungaffed
 		1992 Modus Operandi 45
Steve Ronson Spectral Image selection placed between two transparent sheets, all put on mirror, image of selection seen in mirror through sheet, vanishes again, card now blank, dotted transparent sheet (Ton Onosaka)
 		1992 New Stars of Magic (Vol. 2 No. 5) 1
Philip T. Goldstein Prints RE: Gent packet printing, four kings
 		1992 The Minotaur (Vol. 4 No. 1) 6
Unknown Instant Credit blank cards print credit card faces and backs
 		1992 Magic with Credit Cards 67
Bob Filips Presentation for Instant Credit printing credit cards from blank cards
 		1992 Magic with Credit Cards 72
Helmut "Kalanag" Schreiber Cartas Nudistas as shown to Ascanio by Kalanag in 1949
Also published here 1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 3 153
Arturo de Ascanio Cartas Nudistas
Also published here 1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 4 56
Arturo de Ascanio Azul, Rojo, Blanco (Análisis de una Construcción) all backs, normal, color changing back and nudist deck as climax
Also published here 1992 La Magia de Ascanio — Vol. 5 125
Muneo Yokoi Wild Wild Wild Wild Four blank cards change to four Fives
 		1993 Volum 5 Lecture Note 10
Muneo Yokoi Pointer Deck Arrow suddenly appears printed on the selected card's face, pointing to the index
 		1993 Volum 5 Lecture Note 13
Tenkai Matsuura そろいました (Almost) Words appear on side of deck, matching selected card's name
 		1993 Volum 5 Lecture Note 35
Philip T. Goldstein Prink four blank cards printed with Jokers one by one
 		1993 Card File 109
Philip T. Goldstein Prink II four blank cards printed with Jokers one by one
 		1993 Card File 110
Justin Higham Blankjack six blank cards change to three blackjack hands
 		1993 Expansions 8
Justin Higham Blank And You'll Miss It packet trick with blank cards
Variations 1993 Expansions 24
Gene Maze Wild Card Nos. 1 & 2 No. 1: front and backs change
No. 2: routine with three selections
 		1994 Gene Maze And The Art Of Bottom Dealing 158
Alexander de Cova Blank Thought Surprise blank deck, spectator thinks of any card, performer removes a blank card and it becomes named card in mirror
Inspired by 1994 Secrets No. 1 26
Paul Gertner The Peter Pan Trick "(The Shadow Cards)"
packet trick in which three cards turn blank and back
 		1994 Steel and Silver 110
Joel Givens Super Duper instant camera, with case, blank card gets face of chosen card, both are signed
 		1994 The Minotaur (Vol. 6 No. 2) 10
Philip T. Goldstein Kartendruck four blank cards, four times one King among three blanks, then four Kings
Also published here July 1994 Intermagic (Vol. 18 No. 4&5) 170
Darwin Ortiz Museum Piece
1995 Cardshark 103
Unknown The Reverse One-handed Fan with blank application
 		1995 Card College — Volume 1 182
Van McGee Sticking Together pictures of four coins on four cards travel on one card à la matrix
Inspired byRelated to 1995 The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 55) 1018
Tom Craven Joking Queens four blank cards, some change into a queen, then all change into jokers
 		1995 The Minotaur (Vol. 7 No. 4) 4
Unknown Laser Printing No. 33, X drawn on Joker transfers to a Two
 		1995 Self-Working Close-up Card Magic 62
David Acer Cartes Blanches three blank cards print into three-of-a-kind, then fourth card prints to complete the quartet and it is the selection
 		1995 Natural Selections 28
Paul Harris Blue Tattoo (revised) changing back color of deck one by one
Inspired by 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Seductions) 173
Paul Harris Bleached Blackjack (revised from Bleached Blond) to create blackjack a six is "bleached" blank and an ace printed instead, no gaffs
Inspired byRelated to 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Seductions) 197
Bill Kalush Bill Kalush's Open Setup for Paul Harris' "Bleached Blackjack"
Related to 1996 The Art of Astonishment — Book 3 (Issue Close-up Seductions) 200
Michael Skinner The Mental Photography Deck Nudist Deck routine
 		1996 Classic Sampler 31
Dominique Duvivier Chameleon Chameleon cards, cards transform as per Universal Card plot, but start printing magician's fingers on it
 		1996 Magie Duvivier 117
Dominique Duvivier The Duvivier Deck Freely named card is only card printed in blank deck (along with another card that the magician previously took out)
 		1996 Magie Duvivier 128
Dominique Duvivier Print a Bit Three blank cards print to match selections, then whole deck turns blank
 		1996 Magie Duvivier 166
Michael Kaminskas Fully Developed camera card, two stages of developmement
 		1996 Miracle Material 39
Jon Racherbaumer Wishes, Kickers, And The Real Work cards become blank as kicker
Inspired by 1996 Facsimile (Issue 4) 27
James Swain The Blank Deck cards become blank except selection, then back to normal, Nudist deck
 		1996 Miracles with Cards 60
Philip T. Goldstein Depositive five cards four with a printed quarter and one blank, quarters vanish and as a surprise a dollar bill appears on fifth card
 		1996 The Minotaur (Vol. 8 No. 2) 7
Curtis Kam Move to the Front of the Glass signed card travels to face of deck that is in glass with handkerchief cover, repeat, card appears in stages (blank, faded, ...), SBS
Variations 1996 Professional Close-up of Curtis Kam 64
David Regal Mystic Poker spectator draws card on blank card
 		May 1997 Apocalypse Vol. 16-20 (Vol. 20 No. 5) 2785
Nick Trost Generic Deck Version Variation on "The Five-Ace Poker Hand" with blank cards
Inspired by 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 27
Nick Trost, Al Thatcher Flim-Flam Blank cards print, to three Tens, then change to three Aces to match previously tabled Ace
Inspired by 1997 The Card Magic of Nick Trost 213
Peter Duffie, Alan Alan We Can Work It Out Two cards selected and lost, thirteen cards of the suit matching the first spectator's card is placed in pocket. Card is extracted from pocket, but revealed to be second spectator's card. Deck then turns blank except first spectator's card.
Inspired by
  • "Paleface Cards" (Horace Bennett, marketed by REPRO Magic, 1970s)
 1997 Effortless Card Magic 35
Peter Duffie Weird Image Name of card freely cut to appears on the back of another card that previously had no markings
Inspired by 1997 Effortless Card Magic 76
Christian Scherer Spektraldruck blank deck turns into normal deck
 		1997 Karten à la carte 140
Richard Bartram, Jr. The Congregation pictures of four coins on four cards travel on one card à la matrix, then coins become real
Related to 1997 Trephine 60
Thomas Fraps, Helge Thun Instant Camera Card deck is used as an instant camera card, blank card (picture) turns into selected card
Also published here 1998 The Book 48
Joshua Jay, Chad Long Written Favorite Two card transposition between magician and spectator's favorite card, and "Your Favorite Card" magically appears on the back of spectator's card (initial sequence inspired by Chad Long)
VariationsAlso published here 1998 A Teen's Routines 28
Peter Duffie Delirium six blank cards are printed
Inspired by
  • "Blackjack" (Peter Duffie, marketed trick)
 1998 Five Times Five — Scotland 48
Gene Elmo Ein magisches Foto card signed on back, rolled up, silk pushed through, silk has card image printed on it and card is now blank
Inspired by 1998 Intermagic (Vol. 22 No. 1) 18
Guy Hollingworth Blank Indicator three Kings turn blank, fourth one into selected card, Quartet gimmick
 		1999 Quartet 17
Guy Hollingworth Reset Blanks all cards turn blank, Quartet gimmick
 		1999 Quartet 31
David Regal The Half Deal Doing a half deal - only deal off the face layer of a card as a transparent card, leaving a blank card, then print it back
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 97
David Regal Mystic Poker Spectator draws any royal flush card on a blank card, four other blank cards print to complete the royal flush
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 105
David Regal Pipped Off Knock off the pips of the Ten of Diamonds to get a blank card
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 126
David Regal The Deja Vu Deck Card chosen from blank deck transforms into freely named card
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 233
David Regal Photo Finish Handling of Mental Photography Deck
 		1999 Close-Up & Personal 239
David Acer Printed Matter three chosen cards in row on table, blank-faced deck shown, three blank cards print into duplicates of selections, then whole deck prints into duplicates of thirds selection
 		1999 Natural Selections — Volume II 136
Theodore DeLand "Papel Blanco" No. 16, four cards change to blank cards, see "General note" on p. 140 for credit
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 135
Ellis Stanyon Chromatic Cards No. 22, blank cards in envelope, normal cards in hat, then blank cards in hat and normal cards in envelope
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 138
Ellis Stanyon The Vanishing Pips No. 28, Nine of Diamonds changes to Five, Three, Ace, then blank, back seen, hinged multi-pip card
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 173
Evans Brown The Chosen Card Is Found Printed on a Plain Card Placed in a Glass Tumbler No. 52, "Spirit Print Card Trick", celluloid with card printed on it, not seen in glass, later covers blank card
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 186
Karl Fulves Over Exposed four queens in envelope, two card selected, those turn over and become blank
 		2000 Lost Vampire Secrets 212
Oliver Erens Pressing On four blanks change to four aces one by one, only front
 		2000 Concertos for Pasteboard 35
Carlhorst Meier, Stephan Kirschbaum Thumb Print invisible ink thumb print on three cards, name of selection appears on the blank cards
 		2000 Concertos for Pasteboard 119
Michael Boden Boden's Wild Card Routine eight blank cards become duplicates of selection, new handling
Also published here 2000 Card File Two 144
Helge Thun, Thomas Fraps Instant Camera Card deck is used as an instant camera card, blank card (picture) turns into selected card
Also published here 2000 Faustdick hinterm Schlitzohr 3
Aldo Colombini Printing Ahead four blank cards, on one a back appears and on one the face of selection, then they fuse together
 		2000 Standing Room Only 7
Don Alan Pretty-Sneaky Nudist Deck
Related to 2000 In a Class by Himself — The Legacy of Don Alan 169
David Regal Compounding A Lie nine cards from deck
  • Version One - Red-handed (odd-backed)
  • Version Two - Nothing but the Truth (other cards blank)
 		2002 Constant Fooling 2 12
John Carney Mercurial Cards face card changes a few times, deck becomes all backs, blank and normal again
 		2002 The Book of Secrets 180
Jackie McClements Barely Naked deck printing routine, only stranger blank card required
 		2004 A Lecture 9
Dave Campbell Irish Poker Hand five blank cards change into Aces, story presentation
Also published here
  • The Crimp #15
 2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 207
Dave Campbell Beyond Belief card chosen, five double-blank cards shown, one exchange with selection and the blank cards become duplicates of selection, then blank again
 		2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 223
Dave Campbell Teleportation signed card put in four-card packet of blank cards, it vanishes and appears under tabled jumbo card, repeat, then blank cards change into duplicates of selection
Also published here 2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 229
Dave Campbell Highly Sensitized Cards five cards chosen, five blank cards printed to match
 		2004 The Dave Campbell Legacy 249
Ron Frost Don't Blink Applications Two applications
Related to 2004 After The Force 90
Ron Frost Spellology II Small packet spelling trick, two cards are spelled two amongst five cards, the other three are shown to be blank
 		2004 After The Force 108
Ron Frost Bar Code Baffler Some weird packet trick involving bar codes on the back of playing cards, change into pictures of drinks, find selection
 		2004 After The Force 121
Peter Duffie Wildlife eight blank cards become Kings and Queens
  • The Four Suitors
  • Wedding Preparation
  • The Big Day or Till Death Us Do Part
Also published here
  • "Wildlife" (Peter Duffie, Solo, 1986)
 2004 Subtle Miracles 9
Peter Duffie Point Blank Assembly four Kings and three blank cards, one by one, then instant phase, then all become blank cards
  • The General Assembly
  • Instant Recall
  • The Final Conflict
  • Notes by David Britland
Related toAlso published here
  • "Point Blank Assembly" (Peter Duffie, Duet, 1984)
 2004 Subtle Miracles 21
Peter Duffie Restless Ace to Four of Spaces and four blank cards, blank cards become duplicates of Spade cards, then all blank
Also published here
  • "Restless" (Peter Duffie, Double Indemnity, 1988)
 2004 Subtle Miracles 92
Peter Duffie All Clear selection lost, two halves, top cards exchanged, they match and are Kings, repeat with other two Kings, the Kings then become blank except selection, rest of deck blank as well
Inspired byVariations 2004 Subtle Miracles 101
David Britland All Clear - An Alternative Handling selection lost, two halves, top cards exchanged, they match and are Kings, repeat with other two Kings, the Kings then become blank except selection, rest of deck blank as well
Inspired by 2004 Subtle Miracles 104
Jack Parker Fade Change only in e-book version on accompanying CD
card changes into blank card, visible
 		2006 Dominatricks 39
Steve Beam Face Off all cards but selection become blank, then deck is normal again
 		2006 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 7 58
John C. Wagner Factory Misprints - Basic Handling four blank cards are printed one by one
  • The Convincing Cleanup
Inspired by
  • "Blankety-Blank" (Peter Kane)
VariationsAlso published here 		2006 Factory Misprints 3
Joe McGreavy Back to the Beginning cards become blank again
Inspired by 2006 Factory Misprints 10
Peter Kougasian A Backward Card Trick named card is only face in blank deck
 		2007 Best of Friends — Volume III 436
David Solomon Blank Jazz Aces cards become blank at end
 		2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 160
David Solomon Blank Thought blank card appears in sandwich which then becomes selection
Inspired byRelated to
  • "Club Sandwich" (Andrew Normansell)
VariationsAlso published here 		2007 The Wisdom of Solomon 169
David Solomon Blank Thought blank card appears in sandwich which then becomes selection
Also published here 2007 Solomon's Notes 1
Curtis Kam Move to the Front of the Glass simplified handling, signed card travels to face of deck that is in glass with handkerchief cover, repeat, card appears in stages (blank, faded, ...), SBS
Inspired by 2007 By All Means 28
Homer Liwag All Fogged Up card appears on blank card in stages, multiple color changes
 		2008 The Rice Papers 15
Robert E. Neale The Five Gifts of Life Five different objects in hand, four are removed and placed in pocket, last object vanishes from hand.

Has packet trick variation where the last card becomes blank
 		2008 This Is Not a Book 8
Robert E. Neale Countermanded three cards blank on both sides, messages appear on two of them
Also published here 2008 This Is Not a Book 77
Robert E. Neale In Memoriam Packet of blank cards with picture on one of them. Picture changes before turning blank
 		2008 This Is Not a Book 82
Robert E. Neale We Are Dead Two cards shown blank on both sides, placed together, a message appears on it
 		2008 This Is Not a Book 122
Robert E. Neale Taking the Fifth Show two double blank cards with numbers on each side, numbered one to four. Sudden appearance of a whisky bottle picture on one of the cards
Related to
  • "Out of the Fifth Dimension" (Ed Mellon, marketed, 1960)
 2008 This Is Not a Book 132
Arturo de Ascanio, Helmut "Kalanag" Schreiber The Nudist Deck two versions
  • Nudist Cards - The 1949 Version (shown by Kalanag)
  • Nudist Cards - The 1956 Version
  • Nudist Cards - Latest Version
Also published here 2008 The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic 229
Arturo de Ascanio Blue, Red, White: A Constructional Study all backs, normal, color changing back and nudist deck as climax
Also published here 2008 The Magic of Ascanio — More Studies of Card Magic 251
Jim Steinmeyer The Time Traveller "Three Tricks with The Crystal Card"
card is signed, then signature vanishes, card becomes blank, then signature reappears on blank card
 		July 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 7 Special Genii Supplement) 2
Robert E. Neale Countermanded three cards blank on both sides, messages appear on two of them
Also published here Oct. 2008 Genii (Vol. 71 No. 10) 29
Helder Guimarães Three Progressive Choices (or "The trick I would perform to José Quesoyyo, Miguel Ajo and Woody Aragon")
3 cards chosen and found in different ways, faces become blank in the end
Inspired by 2008 (ca.) Don't Xerox Lecture Notes 23
Oliver Meech Cardboard Birthday Cake Candle flame drawn on back of playing card disappears after blowing on card
 		2009 The Plot Thickens 14
Oliver Meech Unwritten Spectator signs on business card with pen, but signature disappears and pen cap becomes stuck on pen
 		2009 The Plot Thickens 60
Karl Fulves Blankety Blank "Color Erase"
card with open cut-outs, put on deck, it becomes blank, then it changes into named Two value
 		2009 Xtra Credit (Issue 3) 12
David Solomon Blank Thought blank card appears in sandwich which then becomes selection
Also published here 2009 Solomon's Notes 23
Trevor Lewis Nudist Deck
2009 Routines Matter 115
John Guastaferro Truth in Advertising spectator selects only printed card in blank deck, then back of selection changes and blank-printed-situation reverses
 		2010 One Degree 3
Roberto Giobbi Card Change in Wallet blank card in wallet changes into selection
 		2010 Secret Agenda (Issue Sep 5) 267
Oliver Meech Cartoon Camera Business card acts as camera, takes picture to reveal spectator's card
 		2010 Plot Twists 14
Tom Stone White Lies classic one-ahead trick with blank cards on which writing appears with ashes rubbed on
 		2011 Maelstrom 39
Helder Guimarães Three Progressive Choices three cards chosen and found in different ways, faces become blank in the end
 		2011 Reflections 83
Woody Aragón The Transparent Travelling Spots pips on selected card move to transparent card
 		2011 A Book in English 213
Jamy Ian Swiss, Geoffrey Latta Point Blank face card is transformed (picking off the pip), deck becomes blank and normal again
Also published here 2011 A Visit to Spain 6
John Born Mathematical 3-Card Monte Revisited Three cards freely chosen, one is selected, three cards moved around, magician divines selection. Includes surprise finish of three cards becoming blank
Inspired by 2012 Seeking the Bridge 104
William P. Miesel A Clean Nudist first blank, then backs on both sides then normal deck, using two blank cards
Inspired by
  • Bill Dunn's "The Non-Nudist Nudist Deck" in "The Close-Up Magic of Ray Mertz... and Friends"
 2012 The F.F.F.F. Book 195
Patrick Lehnen InkOgnito signature is taken off the card and replaced finally the card and the deck turn into blank cards and back to a normal deck again, blank card
 		2013 Lecture Notes 19
Steven Hamilton, Vic Allen Blank Jaks card chosen and signed, four double-blank cards, on one appears a 52-on-1 card, the signed selection on another, whole deck blank-faced then
Inspired by 2013 The Magic of Steven Hamilton 102
Tom Gagnon Flexible Turnover Move printing application
Inspired by 2013 Too Hot for the Devil 121
Steve Beam Blankety Blank Blank (both sides) deck used to create a playing card. That card is removed from the pocket and it appears (prints) in the deck.
 		2015 Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 10 225
Alex Ng 幽冥鬼手 (Spirit Ghost Hand) Little hand appears to emerge from creepy photo of doll, hand grabs a coin placed on hand, coin later appears printed on the photograph
 		2015 In the Mind of Dr. Alex 1
Ryan Plunkett Pac-Man Sam Pacman drawn on card jumps from card to card, swallowing pellets. Ghost appears, then selection travels to card box.
Inspired by
  • "Stickman Sam" (Mark Mason, released with JB Magic, 2006)
Variations 		2016 Some Assembly Required 33
Justin Purcell Ms. Pac-Man Card to wallet ending for Pac-Man Sam with streamlined handling
Inspired by 2016 Some Assembly Required 42
Roberto Giobbi Carte Blanche Prediction blank paper as prediction, deck blank as well, prediction appears, selection is only proper card
Inspired by 2016 Hidden Agenda (Issue Oct 10) 291
John Hostler The Rauschenberg Effect ambitious card, then Triumph and all cards become blank except selection
 		2016 Magnum Opossum 47
Jamy Ian Swiss, Geoffrey Latta Point Blank face card is transformed (picking off the pip), deck becomes blank and normal again
Also published here 2016 It's Another Interesting Application Of That Principle 19
Bob Farmer The Bammo Oblivion Deck freely named card becomes double-blank card in deck, other three cards of same value are there
Related toVariations 2017 The Bammo Gaffus Maximus 51
Bob Farmer The 25% Oblivion Deck almost freely named card becomes double-blank card in deck, other three cards of same value are there
Inspired by 2017 The Bammo Gaffus Maximus 70
Harapan Ong Blank in the Bin four Jokers become blank one by one and then change back
 		2018 Principia 161
Xiaobo Zhou 消失的女神 (Vanishing Lady) Three phase Restless Lady, ending with Queen changing into blank card
Inspired by 2018 Enthusiasm 20
David Solomon Blank Thought Revisited with two selections, sandwiched blank card changes into named selection
Inspired by 2018 Solomon's Secrets 18
José Carroll Red and Black full act, cards turn blank (pips fall off), red and black gloves change to white
Also published here 2019 52 Lovers — Through the Looking-Glass 144
Peter Gröning Bit by Bit card signed on back, covered with envelope, face of card fades to blank in two stages, then vanishes, and reappears in envelope, apparition
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 37
Peter Gröning Fade In odd-backed blank card is signed on back, it changes into previously selected card in stages, apparition
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 44
Peter Gröning Face Off card signed on both sides and put in cased deck, blank odd-backed card signed on back, its face changes into selection in stages, then signature appears, cased card is now blank-faced, apparition
 		2020 Resigned to Miracles 53