Then, while still watching the Apple presentation, we saw a video of an amazing world AR filter and when you take a closer look…Yes, this is screen grabbed straight from Snapchat! We didn’t have to wait long (it was 1 day!) for Snap to launch Lens Studio 3.2, which lets augmented reality creators and developers […]

Damian: I founded Blend Media in 2016 to make immersive content accessible for brands, agencies and enterprise clients. Blend started off life as a 360 video stock footage business, which we have grown to be the largest 360 catalogue in the world, is still going strong (Blend Stock) and counts Facebook, Google, Intel and McCann […]

As on every Friday, we present to you the best Instagram AR filters from last week. This time, we’ve collected 33 of them. Besides watching, you can play with every effect from here on your mobile Instagram app 🤳 sulley by manuborrero movember by paigepiskin devil in disguise by elvis shiny audio thing by alwayscodingsomething […]

Mona Birkas | @mona_birkas Mona Birkas is a media artist from Budapest, a graduate from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts. In her work, as she says herself, she reflects on the contemporary social issues, especially those concerning media. The forest dancer Furby Iridescent Snake ‘The forest dancer’ is the latest effect I made. This […]

Photogrammetry and 3D models in AR There are two ways to create a lifelike object that you can later use in an AR filter: modelling a high-quality 3D object in a traditional way or use a technology called photogrammetry – which is a science of extracting 3D information from photographs and thus receiving realistic 3D […]

Coming out from the last two crazy weeks, with huge amount of amazing filters made for Halloween and 2020 US election, we continue with collecting the best Instagram AR effects from the last 7 days! Watch and experience 26 artpieces handmade by Spark AR creators 🗿 scandal by jpgaultierofficial cetrion by _eddiekatana Glowy Ingredients by […]

Snapchat Hot Dog getting youth to the polls Snapchat has been trying to get more young Americans to vote with the Before You Vote tool that helped users find their polling locations and taught them how to vote properly. They also used a legendary Snap AR character that became viral in 2017: the Dancing Hot […]

Hi Olga! First of all, please tell us something about yourself. What had you been doing before Spark AR and how did it happen that you’ve started on that road? Hi, Lenslist! I am happy to answer your questions! My way to digital art was not easy for me, because I had to stop all […]

Halloween is there! 🎉🎃 In addition to last week’s 16, we’ve collected another 33 Halloween Instagram filters! You’ll also find 10 new, regular effects below. Congratulations to all the creators! Halloween Part II Go to Part I Zomby Gaga High by mayttearaneda Blinder by amnrhm HUNTER2K by n.replyanski Cool Dead Guy by malf.visuals CORALINE by […]

Back in August, they introduced 2D Full Body Tracking, which allowed Creators to come up with new World Lenses with 2D objects attached to or triggered by the user’s moving body. These were perfect for the trending theme of dance challenges and sketches 🕺 Now, days before Halloween, Snapchat has launched 4 spooky Lenses utilizing […]