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Picto Transpo 2
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The effect in in 12 words: You draw a girl. She draws you. The drawings magically change places.
The Picto Transpo routine is very entertaining throughout, and baffling at the finish. It actually gets a gasp. Not many tricks do that. It's always in second position in my shows, and the first time I involve somebody from the audience, a lady. Picto Transpo establishes how I treat guests on stage, which is with dignity and respect. That doesn't mean we don't have fun together, but not at her expense.
In essence, Picto Transpo is a slate effect, but in a different guise. Slates and chalk were something children used in schools in the early1900s. My initial breakthrough was to update the props, using posterboard in picture frames. I performed this version for almost three decades. That evolved to Teflon surfaces, and it became my first Picto Transpo sales product. I made and sold three times more of those than I ever planned to, or even wanted to. When commercial Teflon sheet became unavailable, the writing surfaces evolved yet again, to the current polyester laminate for Picto Transpo 2. Permanent marker ink almost glows on its surfaces, and the markings are easily removed with a safe organic solvent, ethyl alcohol. That's the stuff people drink. Click here for Picto Transpo's specifications.
Instructions. My new instructions are a step-by-step tutorial with thirty photographs. This is the fastest and most effective way for you to assimilate the performance nuances of Picto Transpo. There is also an accompanying Picto Transpo instructional DVD. A six-person crew spent over eight hours filming me in action before editing it to the final 34-minute running length. Those few minor handling changes for Picto Transpo 2 are detailed on an accompanying sheet.
Be advised that complete instructions for constructing Picto Transpo yourself are in chapter 2 in The Book. It describes exactly what I do to put the package together, and I honestly wish you would make your own. It makes me very happy when readers send me photos of the Picto Transpo they constructed. They are so proud, and I share their joy. That's legacy in action.
With your purchase you will receive everything you need to perform Picto Tanspo except for the cleaning solvent, which is denatured ethyl alcohol. I cannot ship it, but it is inexpensive and readily available at your local paint and hardware store.