Card Sketch BlogEssays and practical guides on card reveals, forces, memorized decks, drawing reveals, and performing magic with a phone — from the makers of Card Sketch, the card reveal app for iPhone and iPad.https://cardsketch.comen-ussupport@cardsketch.com (Javier Orbe)support@cardsketch.com (Javier Orbe)https://cardsketch.com/apple-touch-icon.pngCard Sketch Bloghttps://cardsketch.com/blogHow to Force a Card: A Practical Guide to the Most Useful Skill in Card Magichttps://cardsketch.com/blog/how-to-force-a-cardhttps://cardsketch.com/blog/how-to-force-a-cardWhat a card force is, the classic forces every performer should know — cross-cut, riffle, classic, and psychological — and how a reliable force unlocks any reveal you can imagine.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCard Magicsupport@cardsketch.com (Javier Orbe)Card Reveal Techniques That Audiences Actually Rememberhttps://cardsketch.com/blog/card-reveal-techniqueshttps://cardsketch.com/blog/card-reveal-techniquesFrom classic productions to impossible locations to drawn and digital reveals — a tour of the ways magicians reveal a chosen card, and what makes a reveal land.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCard Magicsupport@cardsketch.com (Javier Orbe)Drawing Reveals in Magic: Why a Sketch Beats a Deck of Cardshttps://cardsketch.com/blog/drawing-reveals-in-magichttps://cardsketch.com/blog/drawing-reveals-in-magicThe history and psychology of the drawing reveal — from mentalism's drawing duplications to modern sketch reveals — and why a hand-drawn image is one of the strongest ways to reveal a card.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCard Magicsupport@cardsketch.com (Javier Orbe)Performing Magic With Your Phone (Without It Looking Like an App)https://cardsketch.com/blog/phone-magic-that-foolshttps://cardsketch.com/blog/phone-magic-that-foolsWhy most phone magic fails, the design and performance principles that make digital effects fool people, and how to handle the inevitable 'it's an app' suspicion.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCard Magicsupport@cardsketch.com (Javier Orbe)Memorized Decks and the Art of the Reveal: A Perfect Pairinghttps://cardsketch.com/blog/memorized-deck-revealshttps://cardsketch.com/blog/memorized-deck-revealsHow a memorized deck like Mnemonica turns free selections into known cards — and why pairing stack work with a strong visual reveal builds the cleanest card magic there is.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCard Magicsupport@cardsketch.com (Javier Orbe)