Cardistry: Season 3 of the International Cardistry Open is Back!

Introduction

Welcome to Season 3 of the International Cardistry Open (#ICO)! The highly anticipated tournament is back, bigger and better featuring cardists from around the globe showcasing their talents and skills.

This tournament is jointly organised by theflush, Kardify, supported by The New Deck Order (NDO) and Lance T. Miller.  The ultimate goal is to determine the cardist who excel in all aspects of cardistry. The tournament will begin in 18th September. Registrations open on the 5th September.

Rules and Terms & Conditions

Please head over to the ICO page to read the full term and conditions of the tournament.

Tournament Format

#ICO Season 3 is a knockout tournament. Each will compete in 5 rounds (preliminary, round 2, round 3, semi-finals and finals). Unsuccessful cardists will be eliminated from the tournament while winning cardists advance to the next round.

Head-to-head elimination (1v1) will be the new format for the semi-finals and finals. The winner of the final round will be the #ICO Season 3 Champion! Cardists will be asked to produce a 60sec video for each round. The format or content of the video will be announced on the first day of each round.

September 18: Preliminary
October 1: Round 2
October 14: Round 3
October 26: Semi-Finals
November 6: Finals

ICO 2014 Champion Eliot Slevin's video

Judges 

The judging panel for the 2016 tournament consists of:
+ Jaspas Deck, World Kardistry Champion 13/14 and founder of NDO.
+ Eliot Slevin, Creator of viral hit Run Rabbit and winner of the inaugural International Cardistry Open, 2014.
+ Nguyen Hoang Duy, Spingod and Inagural Cardistry-Con Champion, 2016.
+ Andrew Avila, Assorted Works and World Kardistry Runner-Up 13/14

Contestants will be judged on best demonstrated overall mastery of all aspects of cardistry, which includes Smoothness & Control (Execution), Difficulty, Originality and Presentation.

Sponsors

We have the biggest prize pool of any cardistry tournament to date and this does not happen without our very generous sponsors.

+ Expert Playing Card Co.
+ Thirdway Industries
+ Cardvolution
+ Joker and the Thief
+ Jetsetter Playing Cards
+ JP Playing Cards
+ Metropol Cards
+ theflush.com.au
+ New Deck Order
+ Kardify

ICO 2015 Champion Matt Beaudouin's video

Prizes

Champion: Half gross (72 decks) of the Limited Edition ICO deck from Expert Playing Card Co., 1 Brick (12 decks) of J&T Playing Cards from Joker and the Thief and 1 Brick (12 mixed decks) from Cardvolution.
1st Runner-up: 1 Brick (12 decks) of from JP Playing Cards and 1 Brick (12 decks) of from Jetsetter Playing Cards.

+ Most Voted Cardist (Sponsored by Thirdway Industries)
1 mixed Brick (12 decks) of Thirdway Industries Playing Cards and a chance to be Thirdway Ambassador.

+ Viewer Giveaway
1 mixed Brick (12 decks) of Metropol Playing Cards.

Prizes will be delivered to the nominated address of the respective winners directly from the sponsors. Join us and cardists from around the world over to compete, share ideas, and become the Season 3 ICO champion.

Can't do cardistry? Head on over to the ICO group page and enjoy: leave comments and feedbacks on videos to support your favourite cardists. Participate in the giveaways! So, don't miss out!

News: International Cardistry Open Season 2 Champion Named

After months of competition, the International Cardistry Open (ICO) Final has come and gone. A dramatic 3-minute cardistry video determined who would emerge victorious as the champion of the second season.

The 5 finalists — Alvin Herp, Amsyar Fikri, Matthew Beaudouin, Phuoc Tran and Sam Wheeler — seemed evenly matched coming into the Final after displaying strong season performances, but it was Matthew Beaudoin who was the most consistent throughout the season with Alvin Herp coming in as runner-up. Matthew wowed the judges with his cardistry skills and his amazing continuous shot video! There was no denying that Matt had put a lot of thought, planning, hard work and thereby claiming his place as the Season 2 ICO Champion.


Joey Heininger, ICO co-organizer, theflush said,

Congratulations to the finalists and to everyone else that entered, a very big thank you! Ivan and I are extremely overwhelmed by the sheer volume of people that joined us this year, without all of you there is no doubt the ICO could not continue, every single one, from the earliest Novice to the seasoned Veteran and even the spectators, you are what make the ICO what we are, 

Kardify would like to thank the generous sponsors who have helped make this year’s tournament possible. Please tell these companies that you appreciate their involvement in the ICO:
+ Expert Playing Card Co.
+ JP Playing Cards
+ Metropol Cards
+ Cardvolution
+ Kairos Playing Cards
+ Choice Playing Cards
+ theflush.com.au
+ New Deck Order
+ Kardify

Also, it is time to recognise the hard work, time, and dedication put in by those that have organised and judged the ICO this year.
+ Jaspas
+ Lance T. Miller
+ Rama Dimasatria
+ Claudia Seow

To keep up to date with the #ICO, follow us on Facebook. For more performance video from the season, including both the novice and veteran, check out the website here.

Cardistry: First Look at the International Cardistry Open (ICO) Deck

In conjunction with Season 3 of the International Cardistry Open (ICO) this year, Expert Playing Card Co. and Kardify are releasing a commemorative ICO deck to celebrate the tournament’s third year of existence. This bold and eye-catching deck has been meticulously designed by artist Brendan Hong, who is well known for the gorgeous Hive and Dynasty Playing Cards.

The ICO deck has been crafted with cardists in mind, embracing the movement and beauty of motion of each card in the deck. On the design of the ICO deck, Brendan explained,

The back design for the ICO deck started with a very simple idea to have a diagonal line as a very prominent part of the design. A lot of playing card back designs tend to be very much designed around a quadrilateral symmetry and that works well, but sometimes it's interesting to take a challenge to try something different. It started with that line and the goal to design a deck that cardist would want to use. The latter part is a tough idea to work with as there are quite a few decks out that work really well with cardistry from really simple designs to very complex one. I think the most important thing out of all those designs was how the card design moved in motion whether it's a single card or a few cards or the whole deck. Regardless of what the design was, it moved and looked beautiful in motion. 

The dynamic back design visually accentuates card flourishes and displays, making fans, spins and cascades look incredible. Brendan added,

The last and important part of it all was colours. Colour is so simple to write off, but it plays such an important part in the overall design; having the right colours could make or break a design. This back design was very much a collaborative effort and there was a lot of back and forth with the team at Kardify and myself about what colours we should use. Once we hit upon the 4 colours we had for the back, we all knew it was the right one: something that looked good and something very unique.

Together with the bold and eye-catching colourway, the ICO deck commands attention while striking a balance between style and functionality. Neatly packaged in a durable synthetic tuck, the deck is crafted by Expert Playing Card Co.

Cardistry: International Cardistry Open Season 2

Introduction

Welcome to Season 2 of the International Cardistry Open (#ICO)! After the success of the inaugural ICO and the Off-Season team tournaments, the new season of #ICO is back with bigger prize pool featuring cardists from around the globe to show-off their talents and skills.

The goal is to determine the cardist who excel in all aspects of cardistry. This tournament is organised by theflush.com.au, Kardify, supported by The New Deck Order (NDO) and Lance T. Miller. The tournament will begin in 31st July. Registrations opens on the 27th July.

Rules and Terms & Conditions

Please head over to theflush.com.au to read the full term and conditions of the tournament.

Tournament Format

#ICO Season 2 is a knockout tournament. Consisting of two classes: Novice and Veteran. Each cardists in the Novice class will compete in 2 rounds (preliminary and finals) and the Veteran class, 4 rounds (preliminary, round 2, semi finals and finals). Unsuccessful cardists will be eliminated from the competition while winning cardists advance to the next round. The winners of the final round will be the #ICO Season 2 Champion! Cardists will be asked to produce a 60sec video for each round. The format or content of the video will be announce on the first day of each round.

+ Veteran 
July 31: Preliminary
August 14: Round 2
August 29: Semi-Finals
September 12: Finals

+ Novice 
August 14: Preliminary
August 29: Finals

Judges 

The judging panel for this inaugural tournament consists of:
+ Jaspas Deck, Wold Kardistry Champion 13/14 and founder of NDO.
+ Lance T. Miller, playing card designer and founder of Lance Miller Cardistry
+ Joey Heininger, owner of theflush.com.au
+ Claudia Seow, popular Singaporean cardist (YouTube: Claudia Seow)
+ Ivan Choe, founder of kardify

Veteran Class is judged on best demonstrated overall mastery of all aspects of cardistry, which includes Videography (presentation), Difficulty, Control, Use of Theme (creativity), Overall Enjoyment (execution).

Novice Class is judged on demonstrated basic aspects of cardistry, which includes Videography (presentation), Use of Theme (creativity), and Enjoyment (execution).

Sponsors

We have the biggest prize pool of any cardistry tournament to date and this does not happen without the generosity of our sponsors.

+ Expert Playing Card Co.
+ JP Playing Cards
+ Metropol Cards
+ Cardvolution
+ Kairos Playing Cards
+ Choice Playing Cards
+ theflush.com.au
+ New Deck Order
+ Kardify

Prizes

+ Veteran
Champion: Half gross (72 decks) from Expert Playing Card Co. Mixed decks selected by Kardify and Expert Playing Card Co.
1st Runner-up: 2 Bricks (24 decks) of LUXX Playing Cards from JP Playing Cards. 4 decks of Revelations from Kairos Playing Cards. 2 Black & 1 Red Choice Playing Card decks.
2nd Runner-up: 1 Brick (12 decks) of Luxx Playing Cards.

+ Novice
Champion: 1 Brick (12 decks) from Cardvolution. Mixed decks selected by Cardvolution. 1 Brick (12 decks) of LUXX Playing Cards from JP Playing Cards. Half Brick (6 decks) of School of Cardistry deck from NDO.
1st Runner-up: 1 Brick (12 decks) of LUXX Playing Cards from JP Playing Cards. Half Brick (6 decks) of School of Cardistry deck from NDO.

+ Most Voted Cardist
1 mixed Brick (12 decks) of Metropol Playing Cards.

+ Viewer Giveaways
Total of 1 Brick (12 decks) of Metropol and 1 Brick (12 decks) from the Flush to be given away.

Prizes will be delivered to the nominated address of the respective winners.

Can't do cardistry? Head on over to the #ICO group page and enjoy: leave comments and feedbacks on videos to support your favourite cardists. Participate in the giveaways each round! So, don't miss out! Join us and cardists from around the world over to compete, share ideas, and become the very next ICO team champion.

Cardistry: International Cardistry Open Off-Season Tournament

Introduction

Welcome to the Off-Season of the International Cardistry Open (#ICO)! After the success of the inaugural ICO, the Off-Season tournament will feature three-person teams from around the globe in a single-elimination bracket format. The goal is to determine the team that excels in all aspects of cardistry. This tournament is organized by theflush.com.au, Kardify, and supported by New Deck Order (NDO). The tournament will begin on 22nd January. Registrations open on the 10th of January.

Rules and Terms & Conditions

Please head over to theflush.com.au to read the full term and conditions of the tournament.

Tournament Format

#ico is an elimination bracket tournament. Each team consists of 3 members comprising of 2 performers and 1 editor. At least two members must be from the same country. Team members can change roles from round to round. Both performers must submit a video to the editor of which a single final edit is submitted as the entry. Teams will be asked to produce a 60 sec (max) video for each round. All raw footage must be kept for dispute resolution. Each round will be two weeks, 1 week and 3 days for filming and editing, and 4 days for judging with a 2 day break between rounds.

Sponsors

We have the biggest prize pool of any cardistry tournament to date and this does not happen without the generosity of our sponsors.

+ theflush.com.au
+ Kardify
+ New Deck Order

Prizes includes:

1 x Blue Fontaine (thanks to Fontainecards)
1 x Aquila Standard Edition (thanks to Kardify)
1 x Aquila Limited Edition (thanks to Kardify)
2 x Science Deck (thanks to sciencedeck.co)
2 x School of Cardistry Deck (thanks to NDO)
1 x CoSea deck signed by Jaspas (thanks to theflush)
1 x Calaveras deck (thanks to theflush)
1 x Sultan Republic (thanks to theflush)
1 x Bee Casino (thanks to theflush)
1 x Tally Ho Fan Back (thanks to theflush)

Prizes will be delivered to one nominated address by the winning team.

Can't do cardistry? Head on over to the #ico group page and enjoy: leave comments and feedbacks on      videos to support your favourite team or cardists! So, don't miss out! Join us and cardists from around the world over to compete, share ideas, and become the very first ICO team champion.

Cardistry: The Inaugural International Cardistry Open

Introduction

The International Cardistry Open (#ico) is a global individual cardistry tournament. The goal is to determine the cardist who excel in all aspects of cardistry. This inaugural tournament is organised by theflush.com.au and supported by New Deck Order (NDO), Three of Clubs and Kardify. The tournament will begin in August and finish in September. Registrations opens on the 26th July.

Rules and Terms & Conditions

Please head over to theflush.com.au to read the full term and conditions of the tournament.

Tournament Format

#ico is a knockout tournament. Consisting of two classes: Beginner and Veteran. Each cardists in the Beginner class will compete in 2 rounds (preliminary and finals) and the Veteran class, 4 rounds (preliminary, round 2, semi finals and finals). Unsuccessful cardists are eliminated from the competition while winning cardists advance to the next round. The winners of the final round will be the #ico champion! Cardists will be asked to produce a 30sec video for each round. The format or content of the video will be announce on the first day of each round.

+ Veteran
August 1: Preliminary
August 15: Round 2
August 30: Semi-Finals
September 13: Finals

+ Beginner 
August 15: Preliminary
August 30: Finals

Judges 

The judging panel for this inaugural tournament consists of:
+ Jaspas Deck, Wold Kardistry Champion 13/14 and founder of NDO.
+ Lance Miller, playing card designer and founder of Lance Miller Cardistry
+ Joey Heininger, owner of theflush.com.au
+ Eli Retschlag, playing card designer and cardist on RetschlagMagician
+ Ivan Choe, founder of kardify

Veteran Class is judged on best demonstrated overall mastery of all aspects of cardistry, which includes execution, difficulty, creativity and presentation. Beginner Class is judged on demonstrated basic aspects of cardistry, which includes execution and creativity.

Sponsors

We have the biggest prize pool of any cardistry tournament to date and this does not happen without the generosity of our sponsors.

Richies Card Store
Card Launcher
Dead on Paper
Kings & Crooks
Design Killer
Tomlinson Cards
Half Moon Playing Cards
Max Playing Cards
Dan and Dave
Also a big thank you to Josh Kuperstein a trusted collector and trader.

Again, a big thanks to our sponsors!

Prizes

Can't do cardistry? Head on over to the #ico group page and participate: leaving comments on posts and feedbacks on videos to win yourself a few rare playing card deck from our giveaways when the tournament kicks off.

So, don't miss out! Join us and cardists of all skill levels from around the world over to compete, share ideas, and become the very first ICO champion.

Cardistry: 5 tips to Instantly Level Up Your Cardistry Video!

The third season of the International Cardistry Open is coming to a close. After five incredible rounds and over 160 talented cardists, Tran Tien Thanh will battle Alex Ricci in a head-to-head no-limit freestyle cardistry video for the ICO Championship. You don't want to miss the finals. Head over to the ICO group page to watch the final videos.

Entering cardistry competitions is a great way to practice and improve your cardistry and at the same time, have some fun! One of the greatest encouragement a cardist can get is to win or even place in a highly regarded competition such as the International Cardistry Open (ICO) or Cardistry-Con Championship (CCC). It means that others have seen your work and judged it worthy.

If you are thinking of entering a competition or you have had little success before, here are a few tips by WKC Champion and veteran judge Jaspas to set you on the right track toward entering and hopefully winning a major cardistry competition. Visit School of Cardistry on YouTube for more videos like this.



Also, don't forget to get the official commemorative ICO decks from our Kardart store for a discounted price of $10 for the duration of the tournament.

This bold and eye-catching deck has been meticulously designed by artist Brendan Hong with cardists in mind, embracing the movement and beauty of motion of each card in the deck.

Cardistry: The Official ICO Deck and Highlights from Round Three

The third season of International Cardistry Open (ICO) continues and this week is the Semi-Finals where the top 4 cardists will go head-to-head to make it to the finals. The match-ups are:

Tran Tien Thanh v Nguyen Xuan Hoang
Alex Ricci v Samuel Pratt

Also, don't forget get your official commemorative ICO decks from our Kardart store for a limited time while supplies last. This bold and eye-catching deck has been meticulously designed by artist Brendan Hong with cardists in mind, embracing the movement and beauty of motion of each card in the deck.

Below are some of the highlights from the third round.









Head on over to the ICO group page and join in the fun: leave comments and feedbacks on videos to support your favourite cardists. Participate in the giveaways! So, don't miss out!

Cardistry: You have to watch these AMAZING cardistry video from the ICO Top 4!

Here are the four amazing videos from the third season of International Cardistry Open (ICO) where the top 4 cardists go head-to-head to make it to the finals. The match-ups are:

Tran Tien Thanh v Nguyen Xuan Hoang
Alex Ricci v Samuel Pratt

Enjoy!

Also, don't forget to get the official commemorative ICO decks from our Kardart store for a discounted price of $10 for the duration of the tournament. This bold and eye-catching deck has been meticulously designed by artist Brendan Hong with cardists in mind, embracing the movement and beauty of motion of each card in the deck.

Tran Tien Thanh v Nguyen Xuan Hoang

Alex Ricci v Samuel Pratt

ICO3 SemiFinal - Deck Switch from Samuel Pratt on Vimeo.


Head on over to the ICO group page and join in the fun: leave comments and feedbacks on videos to support your favourite cardists. Participate in the giveaways! So, don't miss out!

Cardistry: Highlights from the ICO Round Two

The third season of International Cardistry Open (ICO) is down to 22 cardists. Below are some of the highlights from the second round. The competition is now in the third round where only the best four cardists will move on to the semi-finals.

Also, the highly anticipated Official commemorative ICO decks are now available on our Kardart store. This bold and eye-catching deck has been meticulously designed by artist Brendan Hong with cardists in mind, embracing the movement and beauty of motion of each card in the deck.












Head on over to the ICO group page and join in the fun: leave comments and feedbacks on videos to support your favourite cardists. Participate in the giveaways! So, don't miss out!

Cardistry: Highlights from the ICO Preliminaries

After a grueling 10 days of cardistry, the third season of International Cardistry Open (ICO) is down to 50 cardists. Cardists will now prepare for the second round, from 1 October to 10 October.

Here’s a look at the highlights from the preliminaries:











Head on over to the ICO group page and join in the fun: leave comments and feedbacks on videos to support your favourite cardists. Participate in the giveaways! So, don't miss out!

Cardistry: This is Incredible and Mesmerising to Watch! Eliot Slevin in Motion

Eliot Slevin, creator of the viral hit "Run Rabbit", winner of the inaugural International Cardistry Open (ICO) and Season 3 ICO judge, show his mastery in this INCREDIBLE video for his interview with Shivraj Morzaria's Cardestroy blog.

His flexible fingers, and his mastery of cardistry turns a regular deck of cards into a beautifully choreographed motion that seems to tweak gravity. Enjoy!

Cardistry: Who won Season 3 of the International Cardistry Open?

161 contestants, 8 weeks, 5 rounds and 1 champion. In a close-run finals of the International Cardistry Open (ICO), Italian cardist Alessandro Ricci has become the Season 3 Champion after narrowly defeating Vietnamese cardist Tran Tien Thanh.

Alex takes home the top prize of, Half gross (72 decks) of the Limited Edition ICO deck from Expert Playing Card Co. One Brick (12 decks) of J&T Playing Cards from Joker and the Thief and one Brick (12 mixed decks) from Cardvolution, while his opponent also pockets one Brick (12 decks) of from JP Playing Cards and one Brick (12 decks) from Jetsetter Playing Cards.

Here are the two final videos:

We want to thank the amazing judges who have spent hours going through and scoring each and every video. Please visit and like their respective pages to show your support. Jaspas Deck, Eliot Slevin, Nguyen Hoang Duy, and Andrew Avila.

First Look: Exclusive Sneak Peek of Brendan Hong's Gorgeous New Deck, Marquis Playing Cards!

We're happy to bring our readers a sneak peek at the next project from the super talented Brendan Hong, designer of  Hive 1 & 2, Dynasty and the ICO Inaugural deck. Marquis Playing Cards will be Brendan's 2nd Kickstarter project and will be launching later this month.

The decks will be printed by the Expert Playing Card Co. on their Classic and Damask finish, Marquis will be available in 3 versions, Noble, Royal and Imperial Editions.

Stay tuned for more info!

Cardistry: Assembly 2021 by Eliot Slevin

Assembly is a small-scale playing card company run by Eliot Slevin (ICO Season 1 winner), focusing on non-traditional designs, produced in small batches. The inaugural launch of the brand features 3 deck designs, Graphic 303 - Dark, Graphic 303 - Light, and Logos in grey. 

Graphic 303 Dark edition deck features a one-way back design combining shape and color. Each card back is unique and order Graphic 303 produces 504 different potential unique sequences of cards. The face cards are pretty much standard classic American faces. The contrasting dark blue background of the card backs makes the shapes pop! 

The Graphic 303 Light edition is a lighter colorway of 303 dark. Instead of dark blue, the card backs feature a grey colorway with the same shapes featured on the 303 Dark edition. The deck is packaged in a teal accented tuck box.



The final Logos deck is probably our favorite of the 3. Every assembly deck gets a unique version of the logo. This deck is a deep dive into the system, looking at some of our favorite permutations. The deck feature a minimalistic design with a one-way unique card back showcasing a permutation on each of the cards.



All decks printed by Cartamundi, B9 finish on Slimline stock. Only 400 of each design was produced. The decks are available for $15 on https://assembly.cards/.

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Contest: Your Chance to WIN decks from Brendan Hong's Private Collection!

Last week, we had the first look of Brendan Hong's new deck, MARQUIS Playing Cards, a charming deck inspired by Brendan’s love of classical designs of playing cards of the 20th century.

MARQUIS is currently seeking funds on Kickstarter and is going strong having raised 58% against the goal of CAD$35.7k. Thrilled by this, Brendan is offering the opportunity for campaign backers and Kardify readers to win selected deck from his private collection.

This includes:

Signed ICO deck

Signed Carat Card Case DYNASTY Deck

Signed Test DYNASTY Folding Box Deck

More decks will be unlocked once project milestones are met:

Rules: 

• You must be a backer of the project when the campaign has ended and funds collected.
• Winners will be selected at random
• One winner per contest prize

Drawings will take place on the weekend after the Kickstarter funds are collected for MARQUIS Playing Cards (approximately 2 weeks after project is over). Winners will be contacted directly by Brendan to collect mailing information.

Best of Luck to everyone! To be a backer, click here!

We want to thank Brendan for the opportunity to bring this contest to his backers, a lot of nice unique bonus items for a lucky few supporters of the project. As all Kickstarter projects, they can't become a reality without the help and support of it's backers.

Check Out Cardistry Touch's Portrait Video Featuring Matthew Beaudouin

The team at Cardistry Touch just released a new portrait video this week and it features ICO Season 2 Champion, Matthew Beaudouin. This very well-produced video gives us a glimpse into Matthew Beaudouin's mind.

MTH, which features 5 of his best moves will be released via Cardistry Touch this Monday.

News: TuckCase Merger and Upcoming Cardistry Open

+ TuckCase Merger

TuckCase will become a new branch of Kardify Projects. We will be announcing the future of TuckCase and how it will be used to serve the playing card community. We promise it is something awesome! Stay tuned!

In the meantime, you can now check out all of TuckCase’s articles on Kardify by going to the following link:

http://www.kardify.com/search/label/tuckcase 

We are honoured to have Scott Carey, editor of TuckCase, as a valuable contributing staff member of Kardify. Scott will be integral in the re-launching of _TUCK CASE  .

+ International Cardistry Open

Kardify will be supporting the inaugural International Cardistry Open organised by the awesome guys at theflush.com.au and will be joined by Jaspas Deck of the New Deck Order, World Kardistry Champion 2013/14.

Our goal is to encourage and promote this awesome hobby lifestyle of Cardistry so that all cardist can learn and share ideas and at the same time compete to win some really awesome prizes! Therefore, this is open to ALL cardist with ANY skill level. Tell your friends, family, teachers, colleagues to cheer you on... and they have the chance to win some awesome decks as well! It is in your hands to make this a truly AWESOME contest.

So, pick your favourite deck, brush up your cardistry skills, turn on that camera and get ready!

#ICO is Coming!

Don't miss out! Follow the contest on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/cardistryopen/

Cardistry Touch Released Matthew Beaudouin's MTH EP Bundle. Makes SQUISH Tutorial Free.

Early February, the team at Cardistry Touch released a portrait video featuring ICO Season 2 Champion, Matthew Beaudouin. A few days later, Cardistry Touch released a free tutorial, SQUISH, in conjunction with the release of MTH EP, featuring 5 of Matt's best moves.

The SQUISH tutorial is very well edited features Matt's smooth cardistry motion, clear instructions, and multiple angles to help you learn. Check it out!

News: KardArt by Kardify Black Friday Sale!

Its that time of year! Savings and new releases can make your head spin, but it's oh so much fun! This year Kardify's Shop, KardArt by Kardify has some great offers on the dwindling inventory of our Playing Card projects.

All these beautiful decks were created in collaboration with Ade Suryana and his group Three of Clubs. Ade offers meticulous detail and talent to all his work and we were honored to be part of the process on all of these projects.

We have 4 great Black Friday deals to offer, all will be available at 12:01am Friday November 25th. (Sale ends Sunday at Midnight or while supplies last) Supplies are very limited on some of the items, we took the time to scrape up our remaining inventory into some of the most popular product combinations based on our past sales.

The Standard Aquila deck 2 Pack - $10.00
Get 2 decks for the price of one! The Aquila standard deck features embossing and foil accents on the pearlescent tuck box. The deck is limited to a 2500 deck run. A little known fact about the Aquila Standard deck is that it also features a very unique and easily picked up marking system hiding in plain sight.

Kardify 3 Pack - $20.00
A three pack of all the decks from the Kardify, Three of Clubs collaboration. The Aquila Standard Edition, The Aquila Limited Edition and the TriKard Viridian deck. All three decks feature the stunning work of Ade Suryana. All three decks were also printed in limited quantities, the Standard with 2500, the Limeted Aquila at 1000 and Viridian come in at 2000. A great opportunity to add all three to your collection at a great price!

Aquila's Collectors Bundle - $40.00
The Aquila project also included a very limited box set featuring both the Aquila Standard and Limited Edition with custom holographic deals, showcased in a pearlescent 2 deck box and also included a Certificate of Authenticiy signed by designer Ade Suryana. The certificate features the matching numbers from the seals of the decks and box. The box set was limited to only 500 produced. Included in the bundle are 2 additional decks, one Standard and one Limited to open and enjoy.

Kardify Mixed Brick - $80.00
We've offered bricks of all of our projects and they been very popular, we've also been asked in the past for mixed bricks. For Black Friday we've collected enough from our inventory to put together a limited number of mixed bricks featuring all three Kardify / Three of Clubs projects. The brick consists of 4 Aquila Standard Editions, 4 Aquila Limited Editions and 4 TriKard Veridian playing cards. *Acrylic brick box NOT included.

While your at the shop don't miss the Inaugural Edition of the ICO Deck 2016, designed by Brendan Hong (Hive Series and Dynasty). Take your cardistry to a new visual level.

Kardify would like to thank everyone for their support over the years and truly are humbled by the comments and messages we receive from our readers, designers, artists and the rest of the Playing Card community. You are the reason we continue to grow and strive to get better at what we do every day.