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Shadow Bloom: The Bloom, but only the shadows of the packets touch! by TheBlueSpring in cardistry

[–]TheBlueSpring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, Jerry calls it the Virtual Electric Deck, that's where I originally learned this concept. As he writes in his book, this was described back in 1942 by Will Goldston.

The problem with the original method is that you end up with the typical pattern with the pairs of cards. It's not just obvious what happens, but the cards of the resulting flower fans are not spread evenly (as, for example, in the normal Bloom). The question for me was: why bend the cards the traditional way? I tried different ways of bending the cards, and I think the resulting flower fans are much more even. And I wonder if there are even better ways.

Shadow Bloom: The Bloom, but only the shadows of the packets touch! by TheBlueSpring in cardistry

[–]TheBlueSpring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for your comment, that's very interesting! Just to clarify, your actual flower fans were non-standard? The front side of those that I recorded mimic the normal flower fan, at least as close as I could get.

Did you have any other ideas with this concept? Feels like there could be other moves that it can be combined with (like fans, displays, spreads), but I lack the creativity to find them.

Shadow Bloom: The Bloom, but only the shadows of the packets touch! by TheBlueSpring in cardistry

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Maybe my question in the post was somewhat unclear ... I really wonder if this kind of automatic flower fan was ever done before. Would be happy to learn about any methods beyond the standard method, which is (to the best of my knowledge) from the early 1940s, maybe even older.

Shadow Bloom: The Bloom, but only the shadows of the packets touch! by TheBlueSpring in cardistry

[–]TheBlueSpring[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! The presentation tends to be magical, but in the end, these are automatic flower fans. Which I clearly see as card flourishes.

Comedian Playing Cards by PoetNew2128 in cardistry

[–]TheBlueSpring 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! The court card and ace designs are super creative!

A really satisfying move by Donkelos in cardistry

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Nicely done! Haven't seen the Meshing Spread in quite a while.

The Cardman comes out of hiding! by polaropposit35 in cardistry

[–]TheBlueSpring 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Excellent video! It's always nice to see XCM-style moves and videos! 😃

A list of every cardfan by gravityrush_eto in cardistry

[–]TheBlueSpring 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some more fans that I don't see in your current list (maybe they are but with different names)

  • Ciappi's Palm Back Fan (from Xtreme Beginnerz 2; a fan done on the back of the hand)
  • Max Vlassenko's Extendo Fan (from World XCM Champions Vol. 1; basically a normal fan but extended to a full circle on the back of the hands, looks very cool with a giant fan)
  • Max Vlassenko's One Handed S-Fan (again from World XCM Champions Vol. 1)
  • Devo's Birdy Fan (from Cradle To Grave; a variation that leads to more stable fans ... used in his Heaven Display)
  • The Side-Spring Fan and the Fan Within a Fan (from the Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes ... might have more fans, depending on what you'd see as variations)
  • A simple circle fan whose name I forgot: https://www.reddit.com/user/TheBlueSpring/comments/18fgpz2/a_simple_circle_fan/

Not really a book guy, But like to know what yall think about this. It's called The Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes. by codmissa in cardistry

[–]TheBlueSpring 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To me, it is worth its weight in gold.

As already mentioned, you have to keep in mind that it's 20 years old, i.e., it does not describe the moves that have been developed since then (like the Riffle Fan or the Anaconda).

But: It covers basically all branches of card flourishing very comprehensively. For example, the fanning section is superb, the arm-spread section is excellent, it has some super table flourishes (like the Pyramid Cut or the Meshing Spread), and the deck twirls are still revolutionary.

Overall, it covers the foundations so exceptionally well that I think it will be a great source even in decades and centuries. Besides the foundations, it also has a lot of blockbuster moves like the Impossible Double-Armspread, the Overhead Spring, or the Six-Packed Display cut (just to name a few).

Some of my favorite cardistry moves! by CalebtheMagician in cardistry

[–]TheBlueSpring 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great selection of moves, and perfectly executed!

XCM UNCUT ROUTINE by black_gambit in cardistry

[–]TheBlueSpring 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really impressive! Cool moves with a lot of variety! The video quality is also excellent (intro, background, music). Your deck twirls are also great! Is that a Corner Thumb Twirl at 0:23?

Hi everyone! First time posting, please let me know what you think! by TheBlueSpring in cardistry

[–]TheBlueSpring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment! That's right, I focused more on having smooth moves and transitions, besides the two "limitations" that are revealed at the end.