The Vanishing Card by Nicholas Lawrence

It sold out at Blackpool.
It stopped rooms at Magic Live.
You’ve seen it everywhere—shared, replayed, slowed down, argued over.

Now, for the first time, you can perform it yourself.

This isn’t a standard card vanish. While you’re holding only the tiniest corner of a playing card, it disappears from the bottom up—visibly, impossibly, right in front of the audience. Part of the card is still there… until it isn’t.

Created by Nicholas Lawrence—the mind behind Smooth, Revamp, Evolve, and some of the most influential gimmicks of the modern era—this is his most striking visual moment yet. The original method, long speculated about, is finally being released.

What You Receive

You’ll get a custom-designed gimmick that lets you hold a card by the smallest corner and, with a simple gesture, cause it to visibly vanish upward. The illusion is clear, direct, and startling: the audience sees the card fading away while a fragment appears to linger in midair.

The gimmick is durable, practical, and easy to work with. It’s perfect for social media—but just as effective live, where reactions tend to escalate fast.

As a bonus, you’ll also receive an additional gimmick that, with a bit of extra preparation, allows you to fully open your fingers after the vanish for an even stronger finish.

This is the vanish that sparked endless guesses.
The one everyone tried to reverse-engineer.
The disappearance that changed expectations.

Now the method is yours.