| There are many different ways to tell if your | | | | Stamped or printed signatures are another method |
| autographed celebrity picture has been legitimately | | | | that many forgers use alongside an autopen |
| signed by the celebrity, or if it has been forged. | | | | signature. These types of signatures generally have |
| Making sure that your copy of an autograph is | | | | the same characteristics as the auto-pen, as they |
| authentic may be one of the hardest parts of making | | | | appear to have a drawn on look. Another sign in |
| sure that it is legitimate. However, there are a few | | | | determining if this method was used is to hold the |
| methods that will make it easier to tell the difference | | | | signature to a light. If the signature glows a shaded |
| between a fake autographed photo and a genuine | | | | purple color then you can almost be certain that the |
| autographed photo. | | | | signature was stamped. |
| One method used in faking celebrity autographs is | | | | Another common way that celebrity autographs |
| known as: autopen signatures. While it is the | | | | have been known to be faked is by use of |
| celebrity's signature, the celebrity has had little or in | | | | secretary signatures. These are the hardest to |
| most cases no contact with the picture at all. An | | | | detect because they are usually signed by the |
| autopen is a machine that takes the celebrity's | | | | celebrity's secretary who has learned to mimic the |
| hand-written signature and inputs it into a template | | | | autograph with great accuracy. One of the best |
| which is saved onto a computer. Any time an | | | | ways to see if this is a forgery is to compare it to |
| autographed photograph is needed of the celebrity, it | | | | other signatures that are owned or that may have |
| is simply placed underneath the mechanical arm that | | | | been seen. |
| then "autographs" the template onto the photo. | | | | The best way to compare signatures is to look at |
| Auto-pen signatures for the most part appear to be | | | | them upside down as the mind is not paying |
| 100% genuine. However, there are a few signs that | | | | attention to what it says, but more as to what it |
| you can look for to determine if an autopen method | | | | really looks like. Viewing the photo upside down will |
| was used. | | | | help point out the more slight differences between |
| If the signature appears to be shaky, it may actually | | | | the two. Do not automatically assume that when |
| be an indication that an auto-pen has was used, as | | | | writing a letter to a celebrity that they are going to |
| the "shakiness" is an indication of vibrations being | | | | be the person answering back; usually in these cases |
| sent through the machine. A light color signature is | | | | the autograph sent is a secretary signature and is not |
| another way to tell if the autograph has been faked. | | | | that of the celebrity at all. |
| If the autograph seems to be light or seems to have | | | | The only definite way to know that your copy of a |
| equal pressure distributed throughout the entire | | | | celebrity autograph is legitimate is to be present |
| autograph then it is most likely a fake. | | | | when the photograph is being signed. |
