This is a fine bit of trickery !!! This is sweet and as it is in magic, make it smooth. Yvan was very careful to point out the finer points of making this doable and believable. Without practice I could see it looking too mechanical. In reality, you can make it look as good as Yvan does. The moves make sense, the restoration looks awesome. Pay close attention to the cleanup, you'll see what I mean when you study the tutorial. I really, really love the business card bonus, this could be an awesome way to give your card to someone. It uses the same principal and I think it is a great idea. All things considered, it's something I am definitely going to use.

Nice effect I love torn & restored effects, and this one incorporates expert handling from a few sources
The only reason for 4 instead of 5 stars is that this will not replace my T&R,
But if you are learning a T&R from scratch then the teaching here is meticulous, and the lessons will stand you in good stead for the future :)

Wow, this is a bit of genius. Quite simple to get into.

I usually do Karl Hein’s Heinstein’s Dream or Brent Braun’s Torched and Restored for a flash restoration and being that this is truly impromptu and is almost as good, I have an anytime beautiful piece of magic. The handling will take a small bit of practice, nothing major.

Great price, great release, impromptu and almost as good as the lightly gimmicked ones I do.

This is a worker.

It’s quick, it's visual, it seems impossible, it’s takes some practice but what a great T&R. Yvan does an amazing job of teaching this trick but also does something I have never seen … he teaches it for both right and left handed people. As I am a lefty and have to spend so much extra time learning some tricks, THANK YOU Yvan. For the ‘lefties’ out there, this is great! The over-the-shoulder shots are perfect for learning this effect, looks like you are already doing it with someone else hands - weird but great for learning purposes. He even does a slow-motion version of the process so you don’t miss anything.

I and am sure that you have learned and performed many T&R routines some more work than others, some harder than others and some better than others, I think that you will really like this one and will be willing to put in the time needed to perfect it. It’s not that hard but like others, will take some time. Yvan will teach you a second version using a signed card as in the demo. You also get a bonus effect using business cards. Wow … all this for under ten bucks! This is definitely a worthwhile buy.

A really nice torn and restored routine.
It really should be more money so this is a great buy.
I like Daniel Garcia’s torn but it takes a little bit more time than this one when I do table hopping.
I believe this one is going to replace Daniels for a quick close-up routines.
And it is always nice to have one or two tone and restored cards in your repertoire.
The instructions are very clear and the video and audio was really well done.
This is one you should purchase right away and start practicing

This is a great handling for torn and restored cards that incorporates several other methods. This is easier than most T&R methods and is particularly good for novice and advanced pros. I really appreciate the review handling in slow motion. This helped me perfect the appearance. The bonus effect uses the same method but allows the use of business cards.

A nice effect that is well worth the ten bucks.

This has got to be one of the hardest hitting penguin download effects a spectator will ever witness. Seriously, rip a card in 4ths, restore it with there signature in tack.

Bloody devious and magnificent at the same time.

I'm pulling this out of my hat immediately.

Sometimes you want chicken. But what kind of chicken? Sometimes, you're in the mood for barbeque. Other times, rotisserie. Still other times, fried chicken. They're all chicken, but if you get chicken salad when you wanted baked... well, it might taste good, but it's not what you wanted.

Now, let's take this analogy and compare it to Torn and Restored tricks. Sometimes, you want to do a TNR. But what kind of effect are you going for? Do you want to do a really slow deliberate TNR? Maybe something supervisual? Or maybe you want a quicker TNR... one that can be restored in a quick fashion? Well, my friends, Butterfly Torn is the KFC of TNR.

This trick... when I saw it, I had to get it. You see, I love chicken. Oh wait... TNRs. So I've amassed a little collection of TNRs. There's something about them that seem a little extra magical for me because, with a good TNR, all the pieces appear to be in view the entire time. But when you have a variety of the same trick, which do you do? Well, to go back to my analogy, if I've been eating nothing but BBQ chicken for 5 weeks, I might want to switch to fried. So, welcome to my life, Butterfly Torn.

The thing that sets this TNR apart from others is the seemingly simplistic and QUICK restoration. I'm used to the whole adding a quarter of the card at a time... doing it really slowly, dramatically. But that's where this one is diffent... you tear it into four and then...

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wait for it...

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wait for it..

...

PAPOWWWWWWWW!

Just like that, it's restored! All four pieces in your hands at all times... but then one single move and it's totally back together!

So do I like it? Yes!

But only yes when I want my TNR fried, not barbeque.

Don't worry, I'm going somewhere with this.

You see, for me, Butterfly Torn is refreshingly different because I can get to the restore phase quickly. It has it's place. To me, I'd perform this when I want to get in and out. Blow them away and then run. When you want one trick and then say "wow that was fun. gotta go. here's my card. ciao", this is the TNR for you. When you've been doing TNRs every night for 6 months and you're like, "OMG. I can't do this again," this is the TNR for you.

At the same time, sometimes you want BBQ. Personally, I love the whole dramatic "what? no way?" slow moves of a good TNR. I love the buildup, the suspense. So Butterfly Torn is NOT always going to be my TNR of choice. But when it's time, it's time.

Regarding details of the trick, here are some of my observations:
1. Is it well taught? Yes. Yvan takes his time and shows you the trick over and over again.
2. Is it well produced? Yes. It's refreshingly elegant. In fact, I'd say this is one of the most relaxing instructional videos. haha! There's this jazz music that plays throughout. At first, it's too loud compared to his voice... but by the middle, man I was chillinnnnnn' ;-)
3. Are there any bonuses? Yes. He gives you a version with business cards. Pretty cool. Sometimes, you don't want fried chicken but those little pig-in-the-blanket sausage thingies.
4. Is it a simple trick? Yes and no. The principle is simple to understand. But you will definitely need to practice. There's a knack to it, but it's certainly attainable with just a little focused effort.
5. Is the trick worth getting? Yes. If you don't have a TNR in your repretoire, you'll want it. If you do, you'll still want it. This won't necessarily be your go-to TNR, but it could very well be. It just depends on your personal taste.
6. Is this trick convincing? Yes. However, I must say this to be totally honest: at the end of the trick, I personally wouldn't want to give them the card. Yes, it certainly is examinable. But my concern is that the card itself has certain - how should i say this without giving anything away - damage to it that I'd be worried that a spectator who is a smartbutt could kinda figure out at least partly how the trick was done.
7. Is this a fooler? No. Well, maybe. I have to admit as well that when I saw the demo, I did have some suspicions on how it was done, which it turned out I was right... so this is not a magician fooler, I don't think. But it is a nice method to know.
7. Are there variations? Yes. I particularly liked the signed card variation he teaches. It's very impromptu.
8. Is it impromptu? Yes. See the previous question.
9. Is the price right? Yes, it's about right. I wouldn't mind seeing it a little cheaper, but it was worth the current price.

All in all, I say get this, especially if you like TNRs. It might not necessarily be your favorite TNR, but it certainly be one you can use when you need to change it up.

I give this trick 4 stars.

I feel bad about the analogy I used. After all, I'm a vegetarian. (But I used to love chicken)

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Butterfly Torn is a great instructional video. The production quality is fantastic. I’m a big fan of TNR and this one is very good.

I only gave it 4 stars because you have to bring a kind of large gimmick in and out of play and ditch it at the end. Even in the live performance, Yvan’s hand position is slightly awkward. On the download, there’s an unedited performance that clearly shows the awkward moment at the end of the trick.

That being said, this is some very clever thinking and I like that the card is signed front and back. I don’t love how mangled the card is at the end. I agree with the sentiment that a lot of magicians have that if one could actually fuse the fibers of pieces of a card back together, why can’t they make it look like new again and iron out the creases?

I may try this as a TNR dollar bill. I’ve performed a version of that trick 1000’s of times and I think the soft paper lends itself to more ditch options. This approach might give me a fresh presentation of that TNR. Creases in a dollar bill aren’t as odd-putting as with a card.

It’s a wonderful illusion and I look forward to giving it a try.

I watched the trailer and expected some knuckle busting moves. But no, with a little practice this can be done by anyone. I like the signed variation but it really isn’t needed. It’s just that can be done anywhere anytime.

Worth every penny.