LogFAQs > #979565391

It's basically a lot of repetition (like hundreds of hours to perfect even one trick), and mastering the seven moves of sleight of hand:

Ditch - covertly dispose of what is hidden in the hand
Load - placing props/tools on the body/in the clothing before the trick begins
Misdirection - calling the audiences attention to something other than what you're doing
Palm - hiding an object in what seems to be your empty hand
Simulation - miming that you're doing something when you aren't
Steal - retrieving a Ditched or Loaded item to use
Switch - subtly changing out one item with another