Price$30.00
Media TypeTrick, Online Instructions, Gimmick(s)
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedDec 28, 2021
TWISTER
Danny Weiser
Vortex Magic
(Based on 1 review)
TURN YOUR SHARPIE PEN IN TO A SHAR-PEI DOG!
The COOLEST trick ever devised with a Sharpie Pen. At anytime in your performance you take (or borrow) a Sharpie and instantly twist it in to a balloon animal shaped dog!
This dog has been created especially for this trick and made to Danny's exact measurements and weight making this super easy to perform. If you use a SHARPIE in your act you will WANT TO ADD THIS!
"Now this...This is my kind of magic. TAKE MY MONEY!"
- Bizzaro
"I really dig it!! Wish I'd thought of it ..."
- Matt Johnson
"The BEST trick EVER with a Sharpie Pen!!!..."
- Paul Romhany
Danny's performance : "People ask me if I make balloon animals. I'm afraid I don't BUT I do something way better." Danny then takes the Sharpie pen he's been using throughout his show and visibly twists it at his fingertips making it in to a balloon dog. For those really special moments when he really wants to create a lasting impression Danny will leave the dog with the spectator.
INCLUDED:Shar-pei balloon dog made from Resin.Download tutorial
Reviews
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Overview
1 "balloon doggy" looking Sharpie, 22 minutes of tutorials, $30 bucks, and 1 Twister Magic Review.Is it gem or is it rubble? Stay tuned to find out.
Effect
You twist your Sharpie marker into a balloon doggy.Method
A variety of methods can accomplish this. They range from secret hook ups to sleight of hand to a super simple method that is exactly how I would perform this.All of the techniques are old and time tested. I think it's obvious that you have two things in play, a Sharpie, and the "Shar Pei." It's just a matter of managing them properly. See above.
Product Quality
This little guy is very well made and should last a long time. The only weird thing was that as soon as I took the doggy out of the package, the Sharpie clip came right off. I then realized that it appears to be removable. I was able to snap it right back in, but just be careful. I'm not sure how likely it is to pop off and get lost.The training is well-ish done. It's a combination of a couple of different people teaching you, none of whom is Danny Weiser, the creator of the effect.
You do get, however, Ryan Joyce, Matthew Johnson, and Paul Rohmany. Paul is sort of the host who pieces together footage from Matthew and Ryan. Then he ends with his own thoughts and handling.
Mainly we learn a technique from Ryan, and not so much a routine or any detailed effect. Just a couple of techniques to deal with the Sharpie.
Matthew's segment appears to be the result of someone sending him a gimmick and asking him what he thinks of it. He teaches his handling idea he came up with.
Then cut back to Paul and he gives a couple of handling ideas. It's one of his ideas that I think is the most practical and that I would definitely use if I did this effect.
The overall tutorial wasn't quite as thorough as I think it should have been. For example, palm a doggy is a bit tricky, and even a few minor pointers on how to hold it would have been helpful.
They filmed this at the height of the lockdowns and so there wasn't a possibility to get any real-world performances which is forgivable due to the state of the world back in those days.
But the tutorial could have been overall a little better structured with a few more details here and there.
But overall, pretty solid, and you should relatively easily get what you need from it.
Ad Copy Integrity
Claim: "Danny then takes the Sharpie pen he's been using throughout his show and visibly twists it at his fingertips making it in to a balloon dog."I would have liked to see Danny's handling of the above in the tutorial. After all, claiming to "visibly twist" is seems to be a solid selling point and a reason one might purchase this.
We got Matthew's "twisting" handling which appears to have been something he came up with on his own independent of Danny. While it does appear that the performer is twisting the Sharpie, I'm not sure how "visual" it is.
I don't know if Danny's is the same as Matthew's just independently created, or if Danny's is totally different. Either way, it doesn't appear that we got, in the tutorial, the description above from the ad copy.
Final Thoughts
- Effect: Cute. Surprising.
- Method: Easy. Practical.
- Product Quality: Above Average.
- Ad Copy Integrity: Solid.
The doggy is well made, cute and a nice surprise to slip into your act. If you like the effect and / or the prop (as seen in the video), you'll be happy with your purchase.
Final Verdict:
4 Stars with a Stone Status of gem.