Jannix Quinn
Sr Member
Say you have a screen shot, and you want to make a copy of the document, how do you make the signature look as authentic as you can?
What's the best way to fake a signature on a paper prop?
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Cmdr.Kerner
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Hi Jannix Quinn,
depending on how good the resolution of the screen shot is. Sometimes I'm using fonts from here: http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=603 and sometimes I can redraw the signature.
Dietrich
Cmdr.Kerner
Master Member
Hi Jannix Quinn,
depending on how good the resolution of the screen shot is. Sometimes I'm using fonts from here: Script > Handwritten fonts | dafont.com and sometimes I can redraw the signature.
Dietrich
If you know someone with a cintiq they can draw over the sig. I did that for one of the superbowl tickets that I posted.
When counterfeiting a signature for a prop it's best to get a piece of scrap paper and copy it many times learning the ebbs and flow of the signature as it's drawn.
I say drawn and not written as your copying an image ultimately. You can enlarge it and put it against a (graph paper) grid to learn the exact spacing of the lines if you need to understand the writ to such a level for making multiple props where believable differences are needed.
If you only need one, you can print a super light gray (watermark) thin signature copied from the original and write over it with a pen/quill/marker/etc and it should satisfy you.
Real ink, ballpoint ink from older pens have a sheen water based inkjet printers can't produce. The imprint (or lack) of the pen as it's written is obvious when looked at.
I say drawn and not written as your copying an image ultimately. You can enlarge it and put it against a (graph paper) grid to learn the exact spacing of the lines if you need to understand the writ to such a level for making multiple props where believable differences are needed.
If you only need one, you can print a super light gray (watermark) thin signature copied from the original and write over it with a pen/quill/marker/etc and it should satisfy you.
Real ink, ballpoint ink from older pens have a sheen water based inkjet printers can't produce. The imprint (or lack) of the pen as it's written is obvious when looked at.
jnjoker100
Well-Known Member
What i use to do is color with pencil lead the back of a piece of paper. Take the original signature and put it on top, trace the signature and the lead will transfer. Takes some trial and error but the end result is a perfect copy.
