A Complete Guide on Making Fake Ids

Want to create a fake ID card? While fake IDs are illegal, making a fake ID for novelty purposes or flexing your graphic design skills isn’t hard. We’ll teach you the steps of creating a phony ID using a photo of an actual ID card, a state or regional ID template, and a printer. Remember that the penalties for making a fake ID often include jail time and thousands of dollars in fines, so think twice before using or selling the ID you’ve created.

DIY Fake ID

If you want to make a high quality fake ID then there are various fake ID makers available online for you. And instead you can follow these steps:

Get the feel of a genuine ID with some Teslin paper.

The paper used to make most government IDs is confidential and cannot be purchased commercially. After being laminated and trimmed, Teslin paper is a suitable alternative for a government-issued ID.

Find butterfly laminate pouches of a similar thickness to the ID you’re duplicating.

Laminating the ID after printing on Teslin will give it the same weight and feel as the real ID from the state you’re imitating. Invest in a pouch laminator that can accommodate the thickness of the ID cards you want to copy. Three, five, seven, and ten millimetres are the standard thickness options for pouch laminators.

Look for a template online that closely resembles the ID requirements of the state you want to use.

A reliable ID template may be obtained by downloading a copy from a torrent hosting site. You might get one on the dark web for purchase or download. Although it is possible to attempt to improve the quality of a scan or photograph of ID using digital editing software, it will almost certainly not be as high as the original.

Just take a fresh picture in the same setting and save it online.

Set up a blue drape behind you if the state ID photographs in your state have a blue backdrop. You may get the same effect as professional photographs by placing three light sources (two on each side of the camera and one above you) in a “three-point lighting” arrangement. You should utilize a tripod to snap a picture of yourself using the self-timer.

You may use Photoshop, Fireworks, or GIMP to make the image seem more realistic.

A picture of you and a copy of your valid ID should be shown side by side on a screen. Ensure your picture passes as a legitimate ID by adjusting the contrast, brightness, and saturation until you are satisfied. If you’re not impressed with the results of your edits, you can always export the picture and keep the original safe.

Drag the picture onto the template and cut any edges to make it fit.

You may replace the existing picture in the ID template with your new one by importing it and then repositioning it. For perfect results, choose a template with a built-in centering feature; nevertheless, you may still need to do minor cropping to ensure that your photo fits in its designated area. The layers feature (available through a right-click on the image) might help when a picture is stuck behind a template after being dragged around. Move the cursor to the front of the screen by clicking “front” or “bring to the front.”

To better reflect your description; please edit the text boxes as necessary.

In the United States (and many other nations), the eye color and hair color codes are 3 letters. For both hair and eyes, they stand for a certain shade. Choose the letter that most closely represents the color of the subject’s hair and eyes in the picture.

Alter the restriction and endorsement codes for your ID.

Disabled drivers, those with special exemptions, and those with specialty licenses may be subject to additional requirements and endorsements on certain forms of identification. Determine if your state ID has any restrictions or endorsement codes. If there is an endorsement, the most prevalent one is “P,” which stands for passenger cars. For an everyday driver, the restriction code will often be “A” or left purposely blank.

Draw your signature using the program’s thin paint tool to add it.

The signature may be added to the image with the help of photo editing software and a thin sketching tool. Make an effort to have the line thickness of a genuine signature as a guide. You may use the mouse to carefully create your signature in black ink by clicking and dragging the color picker to the left. It may take many tries to complete a valid signature.

You should raise the resolution settings on your printer to the maximum.

Adjust all of the quality settings for the printer on your computer to the maximum level. Be sure the printer’s ink is full, so your ID doesn’t come out with a hazy hue.

Put the ID in a butterfly purse after having it printed on Teslin paper.

Get a printout of your photo. When printing the picture, you may have a lengthier wait time than normal. After 30–45 minutes, the ink should be dry enough to read. Pull up the covering on a butterfly pouch and slide the ID inside. Overlay the butterfly bag with the included protecting paper.

The final step is to laminate the bag and cut off any excess.

The optimal temperature for the laminator is medium heat. Fold the sheet in half, together with the Teslin paper and butterfly bag, and feed them into the laminator. Carefully feed the ID into the machine, then wait 30 to 45 minutes before ripping up the paper and throwing it away. The ID will be visible inside the bag before the seal is broken. Use a utility knife to trim the edges, so they fit snugly against the edge.

A Good Alternative

If you don’t have the time to start from scratch and make your own identification card, here is a list of reputable websites from which you may obtain fake IDs.