Moves that create the illusion of a card visually separating from and moving independently of the hand, as if floating or moving on its own.
21 moves in the archive
Isolation made by Jaspas for performances with a close audience, wherein a top view is utilized rather than a front one
Dr Strange is a 2-handed flourish created by Daniel Lin. The flourish has 2 single cards being angeled and then, after one squares up, the other one spins cleanlily towards the deck.
Blue Steel is a cut that involves a packet going through a singular card, with that packet being split in two and landing back into the deck.
Newton's Cradle is a two handed cut created by Hyogo, featured in Industrial Revolution. It invovles a card being held between two packets, with that card undergoing a flick that changes its position rapidly to the top of the first packet. The card is then rapidly flicked back into its original position.
INSO by Joey Cardist and Sergio Roca is an flexible angel-based isolation mixed with huron's flicker. In the move, the angeled card moves rapidly left and right, while the other hand performs synchronously flicker. This motion is visually interesting and helps create an almost surreal sense to the move.
Spatium is a 3-phase isolation reminiscent of Phobos Deimos, although it was created before Phobos Deimos. Original tutorial (reuploaded): https://youtu.be/q_xbaP65ZLs?si=Dtz1uAUB_5So6RI9&t=4677
Tiny Hands is a visual illusion in which a single card is placed against the performer’s palm and gently pushed outward, creating the appearance that the card is floating just above the hand. The effect is typically enhanced by rotating the hand during the display, further reinforcing the illusion of suspension. important For Tiny Hands to function correctly, the performer’s palm must retain a slight amount of moisture to allow the card to adhere subtly to the skin. The creator explains this directly, stating that “to perform Tiny Hands, I use the moisture on the inside of the bottom of my lip.”
Rotation Isolation was created as a complement to the Palm Shift Isolation. The move begins by gripping the center of the card with the thumb and middle finger, which serve as the pivot point. The ring finger is then placed against the card to rotate it in the opposite direction of the hand's movement, creating the illusion of a stationary card.
Palm Shift Isolation is a simple, fundamental isolation flourish that marked the beginning of isolation-based flourishes. A single card is held by its long edge with the fingers while the thumb slides it across the palm. The wrist is then rotated, allowing the fingers to regrip the card along its long edge and return to the starting position, ready to repeat the motion.
Prestige Isolation is a simple isolation flourish that combines a fan with a single isolated card. The move traditionally begins with a fan created using the Side Pressure Fan technique, although a similar final effect can also be achieved with other fans, such as the Thumb Fan. A single card is then extracted from the fan and rotated in the style of the Rotation Isolation. The creator named the move after The Prestige (2006), drawing inspiration from the film's theme of magic.
A vertical card shot that creates the illusion of a card flying upwards.
A simple and fun 2-packet cut that has isolation element in it.
Discovered the move on a video call with Duy & Hung. When Hung randomly said something along the lines of I wish I could spin two cards in one hand. I attempted it and figured out the core mechanics within minutes. Simultaneously felt very blessed to have discovered it and cursed to be obligated to perfect it. I also blame Shiv for pushing me to do the move with packets. Wasted a lot of my time on this detour. As a result, I still have not built an iso routine around Double Barrel. - Daniel Lin
