Learning the structure of a signature and copying it perfectly can be fun: you can start signing your letters like "Benjamin Franklin" or "Marilyn Monroe", just for fun. Forging a signature with the intent to deceive others is a crime, so you have to be careful how you use these techniques. If you want to learn how to recreate a signature so perfectly that you can't distinguish it from the original, keep reading this article.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Using the Tracing Paper
Step 1. Place a piece of tracing paper over the original signature
It is made to be translucent, so you can clearly see what's underneath. If you don't have any on hand, you can always use a thin white piece of computer paper.
Step 2. Use a pencil to lightly trace the signature
Use a steady hand and slowly trace over the lines, circles and dots in the signature. Try not to shake your hand or lift the pencil as you trace the trace. To produce a compelling signature, pay attention to the following:
- The thickness of the lines. People by nature apply more pressure to certain parts of their signature. Perhaps the right side of the circle on the "i" is thicker than the left side, for example.
- The slant of the signature. When tracing, pay attention to the natural slant of the signature and be sure to follow it.
- The order in the formation of the letter. For example, does the person appear to have dashed the t's after finishing the rest of the signature? This can affect the appearance of the final signature. It's a subtle detail, but it can mean the difference between a decent fake and a coarse one.
Step 3. Insert the card over the empty place where you want to copy the signature
Make sure it is aligned correctly so that it looks natural written. Many people don't sign in an orderly and straight line, so you need to take this into account when placing your signature.
Step 4. Apply pressure
Use a pencil or other pointed tool to press hard enough over the traced signature and imprint the copy on the desired area. Don't press so hard that you tear the paper or change the way your signature looks.
Pressing too deep will be an obvious sign of forgery, so try to make it as weak as possible, while still leaving enough stroke to go over in pen
Step 5. Remove the paper and write your signature by carefully reviewing it with pen
Don't raise your hand and don't make wobbly movements - try to make it look natural.
Method 2 of 3: Freehand
Step 1. Study the original
Look closely at the signature and pay attention to how it was formed. Everyone writes their signature a little differently and it is possible to make blunders if you try to reproduce it without studying it first. Pay attention to these factors as you work on the contours of the signature:
- Notice where the letters connect. Are there many places where the letters overlap or are there spaces?
- Check the formation of the letters. Are they legible? Deformed? Stuck together? Do they have any special embellishments?
- Look at the height and size of the rings. Are they large and rippled? Small and thin? Creating the round shapes correctly is essential for a good forgery.
- Examine the slope. Does the signature tilt right or left? How inclined is it?
- How much space does the signature take on the line?
Step 2. Try turning it upside down
It can help to look at the signature from another angle. See it as a drawing rather than a signature. This will help you get closer to it more objectively and allow you to recreate it for what it is, rather than involving your personal habits of how you sign.
Step 3. Trace the signature multiple times
This will help you get a feel for the lines and curves of another person's handwriting. Be careful trying to mimic the movements of the person who wrote their name.
Step 4. Practice freehand
Now that you understand the signature, start writing it freely. You will have to practice long before it looks like the original. The difficulty of getting it right may surprise you! That signatures are difficult to forge is one of the reasons they are still used to verify a variety of legal documents.
- As you practice, note the slight differences between the original signature and the proof signatures. Make the necessary changes.
- Keep practicing until it feels natural and you can write it without stopping.
Step 5. Write with confidence
When it's time to put pen to paper, you should be confident enough to sign the name without lifting the pen or spending too much time writing it down. A signature affixed with confidence will look more authentic than one in which hesitation can be seen. Sign the name quickly and resist the temptation to make changes - now there's no going back.
Method 3 of 3: Avoid the Pitfalls
Step 1. Pay attention to what you are writing
Many first-time counterfeiters pay too much attention to the original signature and forget to pay attention to what they are writing. If you're looking at the signature instead of your pen and paper, the fake will end up flaky and weird looking. Proof that you just forged someone else's signature.
If you don't have much time to practice with a signature before putting it on the dotted line, it is best to study it first, note all the important elements and then sign in the most natural way paying attention to what you are doing
Step 2. Do not retouch
Another great clue of a forged signature is when the correction is evident. Think about it - do you go back and fix your letters after signing with your name? No, you're okay with a roughly crisscrossed "t" or a half-formed "b". It is abnormal to see places where these natural errors have been carefully corrected.
Step 3. Do not lift the pen
Again, think about how you make your signature. You do this in one smooth motion, keeping the pen on the paper all the time. A signature that has small spaces indicating that the person has stopped, removed the pen, and then started again is an unmistakable sign that it has been forged. When you are forging a signature, you need to avoid this big mistake and sign as naturally as possible.
Step 4. Make each signature a little different
People don't always sign the same way. It's easy to spot a fake when you see a series of signatures on many different documents that all look exactly the same. This is a problem you can run into if you use tracing paper to forge signatures. Make sure you make a few small changes each time to make the signatures look authentic.
Advice
- Practice copying the signature you want to forge numerous times.
- Save the tracing sheet for future use.
- If you don't have a tracing sheet available, place both sheets on a window pane or a different light source.
Warnings
- Don't be silly and remember that forging a signature is illegal.
- Don't try to forge the signature of an important authority.
- Do not press too hard with the pencil, otherwise you will leave your mark on the sheet below.
