20 June 2021

Snapchat introduces filters to "cartoonise" yourself

Three new Snapchat Lenses have arrived. Besides using a Snapcode, users can access Lenses on on Snapchat’s Lens Carousel

The Cartoon 3D Lens allows users to toggle between two different facial styles by tapping on the screen.

Source: Snap. An androgynous person with a cartoon face.
Source: Snap. The Cartoon 3D Lens.

 

 

With the Cartoon Face Lens, users can tweak eye shape, lash volume, eyebrows and eye colour.

Source: Snap. Man with a cartoon face.
Source: Snap. The Cartoon 3D Lens.

The Cartoon Lens transforms the entire face. 

Source: Snap. The Cartoon Lens shows a girl with a cartoon face..
Source: Snap. The Cartoon Lens.

Over 180 million Snapchatters use augmented reality (AR) on the platform, and use the app nearly 30 times every day. Snap, which owns Snapchat, also has a free Lens Studio desktop app which can be used to create Lenses. More than 200,000 people have created nearly 2 million Lenses to date.

Details

To use Snapcodes, open Snapchat and point your camera at the Snapcode. Press and hold the Snapcode on your screen to scan it.