Water & Oil - Juan Colás

The cleanest “Water and Oil” trick ever.

Unlike most tricks that use gimmicks, with Water and Oil you don't have to rush.

With other tricks, when you're holding a gimmick in your hand, you might be afraid the spectator will notice something... So you rush through the performance or grip it tightly to make sure the gimmick isn’t visible.

With Water and Oil, you achieve a light, carefree touch. The magic happens right under their noses, with cards they’ve touched themselves. It’s very easy to perform, and it’s magical to watch.

At the beginning, you hand the cards to the spectator. They inspect everything.

The phases get progressively more impossible.

You start by shuffling them face down, then face up. No matter how you shuffle them, the black cards separate from the red ones.

By the end, you hold the card in your hand and they shuffle (and unshuffle) without you doing anything.

Juan teaches several handling techniques and variations.

Includes

• Gimmick + tutorial
• Step-by-step guide to make the gimmicks using any deck you have
• Note on basic materials needed for DIY gimmicks (if you’ve made a card gimmick or gaff deck before, you likely already have them)
• High-quality, ready-to-use gimmick included—the best you can buy; recommended even if you plan to craft your own, as it’s useful for many magic routines

Water and Oil transforms a familiar plot into a routine that feels fresh, clean, and impossible.

This is how to perform the Water and Oil trick properly.

Intermediate
Online instructions