Incredible Close-Up Magic – Gary Ouellet

Incredible Close-Up Magic by Gary Ouellet is a richly illustrated collection of creative close-up magic, featuring a range of visual and audience-focused routines. Known for clear teaching and inventive thinking, Gary Ouellet presents practical material that combines strong effect with memorable presentation.

This 136-page hardbound edition with dust jacket includes over 150 photographs, providing detailed visual instruction throughout. The book contains a selection of striking close-up routines using cards, borrowed objects, and unusual magical premises, offering variety for performers who enjoy distinctive material.

Featured routines include COMPUCARD, in which a deck appears to move in an unusual fluid-like way before revealing a selected card, THE INVISIBLE POKER HAND, a fast visual production of a poker hand, ALL THUMBS, a playful close-up illusion with a borrowed table, and GHOSTWRITER, an imaginative routine involving an invisible typewriter and the surprising appearance of a sheet of paper. Additional routines such as SIGNA-FUSION, BIRDS OF A FEATHER, and CALCULATED MIRACLE expand the book’s range even further.

The material is varied in theme and method, making Incredible Close-Up Magic suitable for performers seeking fresh ideas, visual moments, and practical close-up routines with personality.

You receive with Incredible Close-Up Magic an illustrated collection of inventive close-up effects designed for strong audience reactions and engaging performance.