Tutorial: Flicker

Hey guys, Huron here. =)
I’d like to teach you one of my signature card flourishes.

It’s a one card twirl called “Flicker”.

When Flicker and Firefly was released in our 2007 video “Style“, it started a whole trend of one and two card flourishes and variations of what was in that video.
That trend has since developed into an entire genre of its own, and now more than ever, we are receiving countless emails from people requesting to learn our original work on the subject.

After much discussion, we decided to head to the studio to create a tutorial detailing both the technical aspect of the flourish, as well as the stylistic and dynamic aspect of performing the flourish.

Flicker is definitely one of my most treasured and favorite card flourishes because of how beautiful it looks and how versatile it is in its application… so learn it well, play with it, and continue developing your own ideas for this little baby of mine.

Enjoy. =)

Huron Low, The Virts

Notice: Insiders-Only Tutorial. The passwords to these tutorial will be sent via email to all Insiders upon release.

346 Comments

  1. Peter says:

    Are you gonna show the extension to this Huron that would be great it’s called flicker shot right? Oh well please do because flicker is great but it looks better when done with the flicker shot

  2. Crix says:

    wow ur d best flourishist i’ve ever seen.. i wanna see more of your tutorials…. more power to you guys…

  3. Julius says:

    Yow dude… I’m doom2an on Youtube… I love your vid…

    and of course the lesson that you gave to everyone…

    you’re the best… keep it up…

    Love FLOURISH

  4. Ryan says:

    Is there any way to download this video to put on your ipod or something? like to practice when going on trips.

    Awesome Flourish

    • Ispaniola says:

      What I use is Yomea Youtube/FLV downloader (of course you can use other video downloaders but I like this one)

      The best results is when I set it to Automatic Hook, everytime it detects you playing a video it prompts to give you the opportunity to either ignore/store the link/or download the video

      Hope that helps, greets

  5. clh says:

    I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT!!!!

    =]

  6. Gee says:

    Hey, Huron – quick q!

    When you release the thumb, and let the card spring in between the middle and pointer fingers – is it supposed to make any noise?

    It seems to ‘clack’ quite loudly – but I can’t hear it in the video. Or perhaps the noise adds to the effect?

    G

  7. thecardster says:

    thank you very much..very visual

    In the vid you can see that Huron loves that move how he teaches it…
    cool..with a BOOM :D :D :D

  8. Nikhil says:

    The flicker has been a great part of my performances

    when ever i perform my card tricks like when i find their card or sumthing like that

    doing the flicker really astoundes them

  9. magickid / naqib says:

    dude!!! nice flicker..! can you teach us some more??? i’m gonna practice these move.

  10. Dakota says:

    really awesome.
    i might add that the virts have the best song mixes.

  11. Channy says:

    i love card flourishes but is hard to learn hehe

    keep pratictising

  12. Dude, you’re the only flourisher who I can actually learn from. lol

    I can’t seem to follow anyone else’s tutorials. However, when you teach, Huron. I seem to be able to ‘get it’ the first time.

    So top marks on your teaching ability :) thanks once again. You’re a pro.

  13. Frank says:

    how do you get the password 2 watch it

  14. Frank says:

    nevermind

  15. Nathan says:

    Master can i know the password?

  16. Pijus says:

    Very nice. Thank you !

  17. khiong says:

    wah… thanks for the teaching.. i will get my practising from now.. really thanks alot..^^

  18. steven peters says:

    how do you get the password what is the countdown clock

  19. Charlie says:

    Hey Just thought I would leave something I seem to notice about your tutorial. You seem to really love what your into and I read the death to the noobs so I definitely know you guys are devoted and I really believe that could be the success to your tutorials.

    When I would show someone something I felt quite enthuastic about they would just have a happy look on their faces I feel that this is quite the same when people watch you guys not only is the music perfect but the teachings themselves are phenominal.

    Here I go ranting… ugh XD anyways my main point of this comment was to tell those who were wondering; my idea of why the tutorials are so easy to follow and fun to watch even without a deck in hand is really because these guys are doing what they love and when you watch someone who is putting their all into it you feel you should A. pay attention and B. Enjoy it just as much.

    All in all I’d have to say out of everyone I’ve seen things from you guys hit the head of the nail perfectly with your style of tutorials its a blast to learn not like a certain flourisher who uh taught a certain one hand cut sometime after the ahem “revolution” :P (Did anyone get that one?) (also not to put him down cause damn is he good).

    Well keep up the good work I’m about to sit back with some friends and session just thought I’d leave my 2 cents on the tutorials from an awesome/epic/just down right badass group of individuals… Virtuoso.

    -Charli3w aka Charlie Wilson

  20. Joe says:

    Hey, I never got a password and I AM an insider.

  21. Lisar says:

    at the stage where your rudefinger goes over your index, my finger doesnt twist for some reason, help please ?

  22. jordan lay says:

    hey huron i have one problem i cant watch the video. it says its a private video and you need a password

    plz help

    thx

  23. jordan lay says:

    i think i know to problem. i signed up to virts after this video was made so i didnt get password. if possible can u send me one

    thx

  24. AXMON says:

    The most beatiful art I’ve ever seen is card flourish….
    and Huron is my dream…..
    I really appreciate for all these….

  25. MR.STAR says:

    why i cannot see D’ video?
    the instruction say type a password

  26. gerry_99 says:

    esta muy chido pero necesita mucha practica

  27. nillo says:

    you are fantastic
    !!!!
    by neel
    sono italiano im italian

  28. eugene says:

    the movie cnt load at all. it didnt even ask mii for password. what to do?

  29. mathijs says:

    awsome

  30. Jon Ramirez says:

    Hey where did you guys go?
    Its been a while since a tutorial or even a jam video or something…
    why??

    -Jon R.

    • The Virts says:

      Hey Jon! =)
      After WLD, we basically decided to upgrade our entire studio, throw all our footage away, and start from scratch… because we realized that we can do a lot better than we’re doing now, and give stuff that you guys would love even more.

      Now we’re basically going through a re-planning and re-filming phase… so whilst it might seem quiet, rest assured that we’re working very hard. =)

      Huron Low, The Virts

  31. Tirath says:

    Huron You Rock :) Thanks so much! This is gonna be my next and newest and bestest flourish! lol excellent job!

  32. Arko says:

    WTF song is this, somethign you guys mixed up? cause it is so sick!!! BTW greeat tutorial bro!

  33. Seriph says:

    I just wanted to say that your videos help out alot, i have always wanted to learn how to perform flourishes.

  34. joseph says:

    waataaaaahhhh!!! i luv da nunja grab daym!!!!!!

  35. Max says:

    Very nice tutorial! I can almost do it and already love it!

    Keep the good work!

  36. Cuong says:

    =( i dont have password

  37. alexander says:

    hey, i didn’t get my password.please help! :)

  38. Xanthe says:

    Thanks for sharing! I love the pace and detail in which you teach. It’s really helpful and much appreciated. =D

  39. Ben says:

    wat’s up with the ‘don’t worry’ at 2:40? great tutorial:)

  40. Fabrizio says:

    Abso-fucking-lutely great stuff!

  41. S.U.B-Xero (Raed) says:

    I got it in first few tries… ITS AWESOME! It looked like a difficult flourish but its easy… Its all about breaking your wrist :P When will the Firefly come out?

    • The Virts says:

      Firefly will definitely be in one of our future projects, in all its glory. I can’t say much about it now, other than that it will definitely be worth the wait ;)

      -Kev, The Virts

  42. Sickness says:

    Flippin’ Aces!!! Huron, if there were only more teachers like you!!! Cannot belive it is that easy!!! Been doing magic for 4 years and these card flourishes will help spice up my illusions! Keep up the work bro!!!

  43. SAigyoji says:

    I love that the flourish is easy but looks good great

  44. Raven says:

    Grr! >.< I can't do it. 'Course, I'm not that coordinated, so… Ya know. lol

  45. bLueRose says:

    Hey , The Virts
    I Want To Watch It , but No Have Password >.<

  46. cathode says:

    hey, huron….thanks a lot man for the tutorial….you guys are awesome

  47. ryolo says:

    i heard u need to be an insider to watch this, but i dont have a password even though im an insider, where (or how) do i get it?

  48. ryolo says:

    takes a lot of practice but i… think i got it!… no no wait, no not yet…

  49. tweb says:

    how do i watch this vid. im a insider and know th password.

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