Pen & Pencil

1,134 entries in Pen & Pencil
500 per page
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Patrik Kuffs Drawing a Blank
  • Mind Stunts
spectator makes drawing with marker that is not working, drawing is duplicated
Inspired byAlso published here Feb. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 2)
93
Max Maven Tele-Pathway
  • Lost Horizons
four things (number, card, word, design) written on billets and sealed in enveloped, all are divined
  • Alternative Labeling
  • Another Alternative
  • Without A Nailwriter
Also published here
  • Precursor No. 30, 1991
 June 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 6)
22
Patrik Kuffs Simplex Chair Mystery
  • Mind Stunts
Inspired by Aug. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 8)
19
Jon Armstrong What If? chosen card predicted, prediction then visually changes into another selection (frixion pen)
 		2011
The Magical Adventures of Jon Armstrong
16
Jon Armstrong I Scream, You Scream... ice cream cone drawn on business card, it melts under flame, frixion pen
 		2011
The Magical Adventures of Jon Armstrong
21
Christoph Borer Ads of this World out of this world with advertising brochures, one have a cross the other a check mark
Related to 2012
Endlose Möglichkeiten
4
Christoph Borer Die Übereinstimmung two spectators select two objects with the same symbol on it
 		2012
Endlose Möglichkeiten
8
Christoph Borer Schamanische Steine two stones are selected which have the same symbol on it
 		2012
Endlose Möglichkeiten
8
Christoph Borer Herzen der Liebe couple selects two heart-stones, they have the same symbol on the back
 		2012
Endlose Möglichkeiten
9
Marked Down pen does not write
 		2012
Prolix (Issue 10)
639
Rafael Baltresca El Cambio Baltresca pen visually changes color as it is pushed through fist, flip stick application
Also published here 2012
El Manuscrito (Vol. 5 No. 22)
700
Jamy Ian Swiss Change in the Pocket amount of change in spectator's pocket predicted by performer in wallet
 		2012
Dichotomies
24
Jamy Ian Swiss Boon Purse Pocket Holder nail writer (or thumb tip) holder, magnetic
 		2012
Dichotomies
27
Jamy Ian Swiss Astrological Prediction newspaper astrology column is cut where spectators want à la Clip Line, top line of cut-off strip is predicted as well as sign and birth date of spectator
Inspired by 2012
Dichotomies
31
David Gabbay Clown Purse pen is removed from tiny purse and replaced, pen gimmick for visual replacement
Related to 2012
Noteworthy
29
Bruce Bernstein Pseudo-Telepathy four spectators get an index card with instructions to think of a name, city etc., performer knows who thinks of what category and also exact thought, dual reality covering parts of index card as basic method, variations in method
  • The Stage Presentation
  • Alternate Stage Presentation (with a different basic method)
  • Variation #2
  • Variation #3
  • Variation #4
  • Variation #5
  • Alternate Handling #1
  • Alternate Handling #2 - Psychometric Presentation
Also published here 2012
Unreal
1
Bruce Bernstein One Of Many lie and truth plot
Also published here
  • Bruce Bernstein's "One Of Many" in "New Invocation" N°36, 1986.
 2012
Unreal
24
Bruce Bernstein Prediction Plus prediction of which spectator divines number, second spectator is used to help and also freely predicted
Also published here 2012
Unreal
42
Bruce Bernstein Just In Case prediction of name of heckler
Also published here 2012
Unreal
51
Bruce Bernstein Mentalist's Insurance Policy prediction of named word in form of an insurance policy
Also published here 2012
Unreal
54
Bruce Bernstein Getting Ahead of Myself mental epic, with insurance where last word is predicted
Also published here 2012
Unreal
55
Bruce Bernstein Breaking the Bank prediction of named amount of money in piggy bank
Also published here 2012
Unreal
85
Bruce Bernstein Let's Try One More Time number written on envelope and spectator tries to divine it, prediction of number of guesses in envelope
Also published here 2012
Unreal
90
Bruce Bernstein Borrowed Princess card groups marked on the fly with nail writer
Also published here 2012
Unreal
131
Bruce Bernstein The Croiset Affair performer's vision is written down in envelope, where he describes a person, people in the audience are eliminated until several people remain and they say what they think the password is, description of person and correct password is found in envelope
  • Sample Prediction for The Croiset Affair
Also published here 2012
Unreal
141
Bruce Bernstein Croiset Revisited performer writes two-digit number on envelope and people start to guess number, one person is correct and he is fully described inside envelope
Also published here 2012
Unreal
143
Bruce Bernstein 21st Century Psychometry pseudo psychometry, envelopes
Also published here 2012
Unreal
163
Bruce Bernstein A Practical Swami Gimmick thumb tip swami, with holdout
Also published here 2012
Unreal
223
Chris Westfall Time Cap cap and pen routine
Also published here 2013
Seventeen Secrets — Volume 2
48
Chris Westfall Time Cap Sharpie cap disappears and reappears back on the marker
Also published here 2013
Calculated Chaos
18
Doug Edwards Wonder Pen-a-Tration pen through bill, handling
Related to
  • Doug Edwards / Tenyo's "The Wandering Hole" 1979 and "Ultimate Shocking Pen" 2003.
 2013
Nukes
81
Doug Edwards A Rose by any Other Number prediction of a name and a flower
 		2013
Nukes
86
Wayne Dobson Sharpie 2 four mini sharpies, spectator uses one, performer divines which one
Inspired by
  • "Sharpie" (Wayne Dobson, WD40)
 2013
More Look No Hands
12
Kazu Katayama Penkerchief
  • Tokyo Workshop
silk pushed in hand with pen, it vanishes, silk reproduced from end of pen
 		Dec. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 12)
51
Rafael Baltresca Desaparición enmangada pen vanish, sleeving
 		2013
El Manuscrito (Vol. 6 No. 23)
740
Rafael Baltresca Desaparición Enmangada retrieving pen from sleeve
 		2013
El Manuscrito (Vol. 6 No. 26)
859
Robert Cassidy The Universal Book Test using borrowed books
  • Variation One (spectator circles word without looking)
  • Variation Two (spectator circles word without looking, prediction)
 		2013
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy — Volume 2: Fundamentals
246
Robert Cassidy 4DT Swami 2006 pieces of information are written down, sealed in envelopes and later divined
 		2013
The Artful Mentalism of Bob Cassidy — Volume 2: Fundamentals
404
Alexander de Cova Der Federgag giant metal spring is shaken out of non-working ballpoint pen
Also published here Aug. 2013
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 9)
18
Tomo Maeda Re-Psychle pen placed inside empty card case starts to move and writes name of selection
 		2013
Japan Ingenious
64
Dr. Stanley Jaks ESP ESP cards selected one has sign on back
Also published here
  • "ESP" in "Sphinx" December, 1952
 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
141
Dr. Stanley Jaks You Cross as I Cross spectator and performer make a cross on a page in a book with the same title, it's the same page
Also published here 2014
The Incredible Dr. Jaks
245
Daniel Madison Sharp Punch Using a Sharpie pen cap as a card punch
 		2014
Placebo
35
Patrick G. Redford Advantageous prediction matches card spectator stops dealing on, multiple outs
  • Variation #1: Nail Writer
  • Variation #2: The bold cross out
  • Variation #3: The Ambiguous Underline
 		2014
Applesauce
67
Alan Shaxon Confabulation with wallet, carbon paper
confabulation type routine with forced instead of free choices
Inspired byAlso published here
  • a marketed effect in the 1970s by Ken Brooke.
 2014
Alan Shaxon — The Sophisticated Sorcerer
162
Alexander de Cova Eine Anwendung premonition, missing card is additionally predicted on a letter
Also published here Feb. 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 15)
482
Alexander de Cova Tipp zum Daumenschreiber tip
Also published here Feb. 2014
New Avantgarde Magic (Issue 15)
490
Alexander de Cova The Real Premonition Effect with wrist watch face as cue sheet, card predicted in letter in envelope
Also published here Apr. 2014
Scrapbook (Issue 9)
53
Tommy Sköld Sköld Production hands shown empty, pen propelled from sleeve into hand
 		June 2015
Genii (Vol. 78 No. 6)
36
Alexander de Cova Tipp zum Daumenschreiber tip
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
234
Alexander de Cova Der Federgag giant metal spring is shaken out of non-working ballpoint pen
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
244
Alexander de Cova Eine Anwendung premonition, missing card is additionally predicted on a letter
Also published here 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
280
Alexander de Cova Bill in Edding 2015 new finesse
Inspired by 2015
Burners — Vol. 1
283
Ted Karmilovich Target Number performer projects two numbers to the entire audience, then a third number from 1 to 100 is projected and the person who gets it is described in envelope, number written on envelope
  • Basic Presentation
  • Preparation and Presentation
  • Afterthoughts and further Thoughts
Related toVariations 2015
Target Number
5
Ted Karmilovich Target Number Cash Box performer projects two numbers to the entire audience, then a third number from 1 to 100 is projected and the person who gets it is described in envelope, which is locked inside a cash box
  • Cash Box Afterthoughts
 		2015
Target Number
20
Roberto Giobbi Classy Sharpie
2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue Apr 12)
107
Roberto Giobbi Vanishing Anything actually paper and pencil vanished
 		2016
Hidden Agenda (Issue May 17)
141
Christoph Borer Die Reiseprospekte out of this world with travel brochures, one have a cross the other a check mark
Related to 2016
21
30
Christoph Borer Lea cards with tombstones, names written on them, selection was named before trick begun
 		2016
21
110
Andy (The Jerx) Cryptophasia Effect where spectator is apparently your long-lost twin, proven by spectator knowing a secret language only known by twins
 		2016
The Jerx
157
John Hostler ImagineInk word written on business card is divined, card becomes blank and pen does not write afterwards, magnet steal of card
 		2016
Magnum Opossum
27
Jeff Prace Pb
  • Left-Handed
monte routine with mechanical pencils and lead that either rattles inside or not
 		Nov. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 11)
38
Jindai Nishikawa Floating Pencil pencil clings to hand, then floats
 		Nov. 2016
Genii (Vol. 79 No. 11)
42
Alexander de Cova Mini Edding Gag pen shrinks
 		2016
Burners — Vol. 4
249
Alexander de Cova Die Sache mit dem Stift giant pencil or stick from purse frame
 		2016
Burners — Vol. 5
106
Alexander de Cova Riesenedding ideas with a jumbo pen (actually pen holder in shape of pen)
  • Der Stift
  • Die Vergrößerung
  • Die Chop Cup Routine (giant hollow pen as chop cup)
Inspired by 2016
Burners — Vol. 5
194
Rick Maue Maue's Pen humorous demonstration on controlling the spectator's decision
Also published here
  • Rick Maue, Raw, 2008 & The Road, 2010
 2017
The Doors of Deception
89
Sylvia "Zatanna" Marinai T&R Newspaper Test newspaper torn up with spectator, a word circled with a pen and remembered, after restoration it's still circled
 		Apr. 2017
Genii (Vol. 80 No. 4)
65
Anthony Owen, John Lenahan, Chuck Fayne Signed Card Anywhere
VariationsAlso published here 2017
Secrets
72
Áriston Clavada Coincidencia prediction of card and position (between x & y)
 		2017
Hojas Sueltas
86
Asi Wind Catch 23 chair prediction effect without chairs, combined with bank night
Inspired byRelated to 2018
Repertoire
73
Christoph Borer Heinrich Favrod three billet prediction, with different colored pens, story presentation
Also published here 2018
Mentale Notizen
59
Christoph Borer Mirakel-Symbole prediction of a symbol, cards with symbols
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
116
Christoph Borer Die echte Hexe five wooden pawns behind five candles, fire of candle in front of chosen pawn goes out, prediction on pawn
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
120
Christoph Borer Das Feuer bringt es an den Tag gag prediction on paper (all cards), then real prediction remains when lighter is held under paper
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
123
Christoph Borer Der Joker gilt für alles gag prediction on paper (all cards), then real prediction remains when lighter is held under paper, words change to joker
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
126
Christoph Borer Glück mit Gift four bottles, one with poison
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
159
Christoph Borer Der zerbrochene Bleistift pencil breaks
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
182
Christoph Borer Die Wegbrenn-Schrift writing on paper changes from "are you present" to "yes", applying heat
 		2018
Mentale Notizen
187
Kieron Johnson Hot Deck prediction of wrong card on card case visually melts/changes into right one, electronics
 		2018
The Time Traveller
83
Alexander de Cova Tuch in Edding marked bill travels into pen, using Antonio Romero's bill tube pen, different loading strategies
 		2018
Burners — Vol. 6
162
Alberto de Figueiredo Adivinación de la tinta four pens with different colors, one is selected and name of color written on a paper, performer divines color, three phases
Inspired by
  • a routine by Mac King
 2018
Veinticinco
129
Joaquín Navajas La tiza fantasma writing or symbol appears on hand, special ink
Also published here
  • Joaquin Navajas' "La tiza fantasma" and "The Phantom Chalk", both in 1988.
 2019
Monedas Personales Y Más
91
Joaquín Navajas Trans ESP spectator selects an ESP card and draws symbol on the back of performer's hand, symbol appears inside the hand
 		2019
Monedas Personales Y Más
98
Joaquín Navajas Telequinesp chalk on hand starts to move and draws chosen symbol
 		2019
Monedas Personales Y Más
100
Joaquín Navajas Reloj Fantasma circle is drawn on wrist of performer and wrist held by spectator, time is selected and hands appear inside circle to match chosen time, two methods
 		2019
Monedas Personales Y Más
102
Josh Janousky Play Dough pencil through bill
Inspired by
  • Dough (Jay Sankey, 1990)
  • "Two for the Price of One" (Will Dexter's 131 Magic Tricks for Amateurs)
 Feb. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 2)
72
Ben Williams Off Balance
  • Left-Handed (Jeff Prace)
borrowed pen or glasses are balanced impossibly on one finger near the end, thread
 		Oct. 2019
Genii (Vol. 82 No. 10)
60
Steve Spillman Mindreading Goose stuffed goose held by performer writes prediction on paper, it matches number spectator thought of (1-100), lots of gags including goose urinating, how to construct goose that writes by itself and felt-tip marker thumbwriter
 		2019
Magic is My Weed
79
Ben Hart Pen Through Note Ideas
2020
The Darkest Corners
181
Rhys "Morgan" Jones, Robert "West" Tay Explaining Misdirection carrot, shoe and waistcoat travel across stage between two performers
  • Carrot/Pen Gimmick
  • Copy of Mr Morgan's Waistcoat Front
 		2020
Parlour Tricks
191
Space Force spectator holds hands out, distance and imaginary object predicted, using measuring tape
 		2020
Magic for BLM
4
Pierre Barry Thoughts Are Colorful one of three different-colored pencils is placed in a matchbox, performer divines the color
 		Mar. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 3)
76
Ted Karmilovich Target Number Spectator Force spectators name numbers, the one who get closest to performer's number is chosen
 		2020
As Above, So Below
9
Mike Pisciotta Proustian Omens stop trick using a falling Telekinetic Pen/Timber as stopping sign
 		2020
As Above, So Below
31
Jeramy Neugin Demon Trap eye drawing changes so that a red devil appears in the pupil, frixion pen
 		June 2021
Genii (Vol. 84 No. 6)
79
Moritz Mueller Der verschwundene Stift vanishing and reappearing pen
 		2021
Ransom Notes
54
Jeremiah Zuo Unable To Recap routine with cap and pen, both vanish at the end
Inspired by July 2021
The Disclaimer (Vol. 1 No. 4)
87
Lionel Gallardo Aparición del rotulador, de detrás de la oreja del espectador production of pen, behind spectator's ear
 		2021
Mi(s)directa Magia Vol. I
114
Jordan Rosenberg Sharp Tech paddle trick with sharpie marker, writing grows and shrinks
 		July 2022
Genii (Vol. 85 No. 7)
70
Patrik Kuffs Drawing a Blank spectator makes drawing with marker that is not working, drawing is duplicated
Inspired byAlso published here Oct. 2022
The Hermit (Vol. 1 No. 10)
478
Max Malini Self-Printing Business Card white business card prints itself, light-sensitive ink
 		2022
Max Malini
28
Alex Boyer Cap No Cap Sharpie cap put on other end of pen during writing, spectator cannot pull it off to re-cap the pen, but performer can
 		2022
Conundrum (Issue 1)
18
Nick Diffatte Double Date coin in cardboard coin holder, any date named, it is predicted on the coin (holder)
Related to 2022
Offbeat
135
Dean Dill X-ceptionally Puzzling optical illusion presentation for John Cornelius's Pen Through Bill
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
16
Michael Eaton Magiclip clip of pen is broken off and restored
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
35
Ryan Swigert Trans-Mentally Challenged color forced, performer takes out different pens and divines the one with the wrong color, but only cap is wrong and it writes in correct color
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
43
Gaston Quieto Campana Bolante "Bell Ball", steel ball from ballpoint pen, small bell pushed into ball bearing, ball now sounds like a bell, see p. 115 for credit correction
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
113
Rune Klan Pensive
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
122
Michael Eaton Flashstick pen vanishes in flash of fire
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
134
Michel Huot Baby Prediction baby gag with celebrity, name of celebrity is then shown on back
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
142
Nathan Kranzo Sharp! broken pencil tip is sharpened with fingers
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
168
Mark Aspiazu Ink Then Clink pen dropped onto table where it changes into four coins
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
171
Rune Klan Impromptu Hit Man with coin/pen transformations
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
281
Rune Klan Flipstick Pen to Coin
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
282
Gregg Webb String & Pencil pencil dangling from string moves pendulum like
Inspired by
  • Bob McAllister idea with knife and shoelace
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2005
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 1)
402
Eric Leclerc Psychic Bic pending a pen
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Feb. 2008
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
704
Rafael Baltresca Bic Flip pen visually changes color as it is pushed through fist, flip stick application
Also published here 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
830
Nicholas Uusi Vision Penetration pencil through bill, for credit correction to "Puncture" see reference
Related toAlso published here
  • MAGIC, July 2009
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
874
Calen Morelli Pen-etrate Again pen visibly penetrates water bottle
Also published here
  • MAGIC, Apr. 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
938
Jeff Prace Erasable Marker logo on sharpie marker fades and comes back
Also published here
  • MAGIC, May 2010
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
945
Brandon Williams Expertalk: Brandon Williams on Flip Hallema's Stick Move flipstick handling, against body
Also published here
  • MAGIC, July 2012
 2022
Talk About Tricks (Issue 2)
1130
Jean-Pierre Vallarino Card or Money signed selection visually changes into dollar bill, bill placed into clip of pen and changes back to card with a twist of the pen
 		2022
Vallarino
221
Chris Beason Oar Revelation pen spins between fingers for revelation of writing after showing it empty with paddle move
 		Feb. 2023
Genii (Vol. 86 No. 2)
67
Kyle Leon Ten-Star Prediction spectator stops at a card, it is predicted on folded business card in paper clip, Frixion pen, index on card case
Inspired by
  • Al Koran's "Five Star Prediction"
Variations 		Apr. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 4)
734
Pen Behind Ear Vanish
May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
785
Rune Klan Flipstick Pen to Coin flipstick against knee, coin bounces up
Related to May 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 5)
787
Kyle Leon All Star Prediction spectator stops at a card, it is predicted on folded business card in paper clip, Frixion pen, index on card case (twenty-five outs)
Inspired by Dec. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 12)
1140
Markus Gabriel Gedankenblitz spectator thinks of number, performer doodles around on a business card, writing changes into named number in flash of fire, friXion pen
 		2023
Misdirection
76
Markus Gabriel Carpie routine with paper carton and pen for MC, pen and cap appear, vanish, ...
 		2023
Misdirection
79
Flip Stick Verschwinden pen vanish
 		2023
Misdirection
81
Sleeving
2023
Misdirection
83
Flip Stick Erscheinen pen production
 		2023
Misdirection
84
Patrik Kuffs Billiard Mastery in Two Acts
  • Act One (spectator writes down a number up to fifteen, deck distributed face up on pool table, balls shot and in another deck is an odd-backed card that matches the card that ends up under the billiard ball with the chosen number)
  • Act Two (now spectator shoots balls and performer has written number, the card on the pool table nearest the ball of that number is odd-backed)
Inspired by
  • Invisible Deck presentation by Eddie Fields
 Jan. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 1)
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