Create an Instagram Filter | Beginner Spark AR Tutorial

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In this tutorial, I show to create a simple Instagram filter in Spark AR Studio. This tutorial is suitable for absolute beginners to AR and Spark AR Studio. Please leave a comment if you'd like me to explain anything I skimmed over. If you're interested in more AR tutorials please let me know in the comments. :)
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IF YOUR FILTER IS LOOKING BLURY ON YOUR PHONE:
This is a common problem, here's how to fix it.
Select Project from the toolbar at the top of SparkAR Studio.
Select Edit Properties.
Select Compression.
Slide the "Quality" slider up to 100.
That should fix it. :)

[@muhammadhabibie6620]

Thank you so much, my dude! This is a very gloriously awesome tutorial on making ig filter! Like, dudeee, its only 4 minutes long ffs! Thx so much dudeeee, have a very nice day!

[@lcvemoods5726]

thank you so muchhh!!!! 💞

[@inggridwirayanakumalasari334]

That edit MUST USE the PHOTOSHOP application???

[@makelovevlogs5503]

Ben marriott i hope you can help me make my own filter

[@SatoshiNakamoto01]

Check out ai angelica can we do that too but how the voice will change

[@onamadderz9806]

pro tip: if the Tatts have colours, set the blend mode to multiply - then the colours react to the skin, darken and become more realistic imo!

[@reetahall6202]

Thanks!

[@saiko9188]

Can I do this in my Samsung tab instead of laptop ?

[@stonerbunni505]

do you do this in SparkAR or Photoshop?

[@namjnhee]

Thank you!!

[@busrakulup]

This is awesome. Also
a tip for those who cannot destroy the mask:
1.your material / shader type / flat
2.your material / render options / multiply

[@aishaaaaaa3891]

Saved my work! Thank you so much!

[@iaiaiai7986]

Tyyy

[@decode08]

thankyouu.. I was trying this for more than a week

[@gabrielhawk]

"We always label our layers"

[@qeitha21]

but not me,, lol

[@gabrielhawk]

@@qeitha21 It was a sarcastic comment xD
Neither do I

[@qeitha21]

I see lol

[@asymmetrystudio]

mantra

[@vincentnouel6810]

This was easier to understand and more pointed to what I wanted to learn than ANY of the the actual SparkAR tutorial vids 😂
Thank you!!

[@BenMarriott]

Thank you so much! So glad you found it useful

[@sophiepower4991]

Hey Ben, please keep making tutorials on Spark AR. I'm so interested and excited to learn it, but there are so few tutorials and you are one of the best at helping animation techniques sink in for me. Thanks for the ones you've done so far!

[@clampshell]

Ben you're a legend mate. Loving every single one of your tutorials so far! Especially with how clear and concise you present information aye. My brain and sanity thank you for making these easy to follow along. Bless your face! 🙌✨✨

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, thank you so much, really appreciate it :)

[@GoodGuyDavid1]

FACTSSSS!

[@JosieGailey]

I'VE NEVER CLICKED SO FAST IN MY LIFE

[@carmenpatrixartits4618]

Sameee hahaha

[@mattlee3596]

SAME. MOREMOREMOOAARR

[@BenMarriott]

Amazing! Thanks so much for watching :D I'll start prepping the next AR tut!

[@BenMarriott]

@@carmenpatrixartits4618 Haha, Thank youuu!

[@BenMarriott]

@@mattlee3596 Thank youuu!!! I'd love to do more :D

[@danielvanginkel7081]

The fact that you can use animations to make a filter is just too awesome. Love this whole tutorial! Thanks Ben!

[@kəanıncupıdo]

The "Snitch" filter.

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, you're next!

[@scary488]

@Akira stfu boomer

[@alesiaaas]

@Akira are u a snitch ?

[@sirhmxier6350]

Akira opp

[@Fwaygo664]

@Akira Ok heather no need for your little story

[@EdenZarkon]

thank you for being the only understanable tutorial!! i actully learned something from this! thank you! hope to see more of this in the future with face distortion

[@vidy0397]

I love how short and crisp the tutorial is! Just learnt how to make an AR filter in 3 mins 🤩🥳

[@karolinazet8427]

How to download face assets if I have a totally different view in my Help tab?

[@davidel5945]

With your help I maded my first ever Instagram filter and now I have a lot of filters. Special thanks to You 🥺🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️❤️

[@anissawwart]

When you are looking for something and your favorite UA-camr already has the answer! 👌🏼

[@UldisZalcmanis]

Dude, you're not only informative buy extremely entertaining. I just laughed my but off when you put that dot between numbers... Thanks for taking the time to shoot and edit this stuff

[@ross]

i love you x

[@BenMarriott]

haha, I love you more xx

[@flightless838]

@@BenMarriott no u xxx

[@null3736]

tentation

[@NNNedlog]

I'm thinking of making some AR projects. I definitely subbed

[@overdigitize]

thanks for showing us how do-able this is, Ben! Would love to see you explore this AR more in your style, either with video overlays or trippy 3D face modifications

[@andreasaru4477]

You, Sir, are amazing! Thank you for your time - you make amazing work and inspire so many. I think it's safe to say that you have an army, a big one. "Labelled layers army" . NEVER CHANGE

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, glad to have another recruit! Thank you so much for your awesome support :)

[@mayraartisa3004]

I swear Ben as soon as I've enough solvency amma gonna support you on Patreon.

[@BenMarriott]

Hahaha, thank you so much for your amazing support, means a lot to me! :)

[@Clanmemberkalvin]

u just changed the game w/this one bro. thanks so much.

[@siratisastar15]

i just installed spark ar! this came at the best time, thank you so much 🙌

[@BenMarriott]

The pleasure is all mine, really glad I could help in a small way :)

[@Jeroenbdesign]

AMA-ZING! Indeed a pretty basic filter. Let's go full expert mode in the next tutorial!! :)

[@thatboywithadslr]

please make more of these AR tutorials. l loved it you're awsome Ben.

[@ewamos_com]

I discovered your channel accidentally, looking for Spark tutorials...but there's so much more in here! Great stuff man!

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much!! :)

[@geoffryb]

Would love to see how far you can push the bounds of it

[@hritikdubariya1880]

Will love to see more AR tutorials in the future 🤗

[@yashrenukdas6399]

Best video about Spark AR ever! Thanks Ben!

[@tauramacto7274]

how to to download face asset?

[@mefisth8678]

I watch this high, thanks for the laughs :D

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, glad it gave you a good trip :)

[@goldstick3D]

this made more than an hour tutorial I watched about this software omfg, thanks!

[@nasihulwan1223]

More of this! Would really love to see on adding animations to it.

[@bruna_v]

yaaaas seriously you make the best videos!!! 😊

[@NbaLive4ever]

First 5 seconds and we’re already inside a bat’s a-hole 👀 im ready for the rest of the video! 😂

[@alexwillenberg8439]

hahahaha I didn't even notice. damn.

[@daniellavan]

first time on ur account and that intro deserves a sub

[@carmenpatrixartits4618]

YOU ARE THE KING!!!!! Thanks so much!! You´re so cool and updated, always knowing what we want!! How can you go so in advance??? xx

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, thank you so much, Carmen :)

[@AllvezTV]

0:01 I can't believe that now I'm inside a bat ass hahahaha

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, hope you enjoy your stay :)

[@jonplaud]

I just learned about getting certified for AR development and got Spark AR. I thought it was going to be much harder but wow, you explained it perfectly!

[@boulerice-archives]

The intro is PIMPIN

[@UrosDrljaca]

Love your videos. You are the freshest animator on Yt

[@BenMarriott]

Thank you so much! :)

[@cocshouse5677]

You're a freaking creative genius brah

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, thanks so much brah!! :)

[@alexistoide]

Wow! Man i think this is your finest video, you explained so much in 3:46 minutes, so good!!

[@ibukunadegola8415]

love this....more of SparkAr pleaeeaaaseee :)

[@Andriuha49378]

Amazing content man!! I was just wondering how the heck to do this, and bam :D Thank you!

[@lorraine116]

I added my png and the mesh was still there so I set the material to “face paint” like you said in another comment. It took off the mesh but then really darkened my face and I don’t know how to fix it.

[@Coderbiri]

how solve?

[@samkhpak]

You are absolutely amazing person for creating/sharing these videos! Thanks!

[@BenMarriott]

My pleasure :)

[@joelstylis5663]

Definitely keen on seeing more of these haha!

[@wen2jihoo]

really cool, thanks for your sharing. I love to see your video because finally having such a good tutorials for spark ar : )

[@uniworkhorse]

Amazingly quick tutorial, perfect for the basics. Subbed for these types of tuts

[@beberoha6575]

ahh this is amazing thank you for this tutorial!! it's so helpful and your explanations on everything make it really easy to follow

[@rati5569]

best intro ever

[@fashionchelsea2491]

Yes please show how to do more cool stuff with Spark AR!!!

[@yvonneyvonne8317]

Duuuuuude!!!! Yessss!!! Thank you for making is so simple!! I’m about to be up all night 😂

[@ashleysakiasi-powell4599]

What a life saver! really excited to create more filters and effects

[@ashtonellzey9651]

How do I make the ones like guess wich Disney character you are

[@WattyMcfly]

I want to know the same!

[@dirt3009]

facebook.com/groups/SparkARcommunity/permalink/808008656277845/

[@azharbhatti5544]

YES MORE OF IT PLEASE!

[@lambo7266]

I’m bout to make a million of these now

[@notisrhcp]

I'm sold by your intro

[@blastedbabe9188]

Ah finally found something that is easy not like others that made me end up in total confusion btw thanks for this tutorial! I really needed this because our art teacher told us to make a ig filter that is related in egyptian times

[@alisha.artwork]

Thank you! Great tutorial for beginners! 🙂🙏🏼

[@kenweb27]

Thank you. Thanks to your tutorial I have now created and uploaded a filter. :)

[@BenMarriott]

That's amazing! :D Thanks so much for watching

[@kenweb27]

@@BenMarriott Thanks for the reply

[@JustJ0YouKnow]

Is there anything you can't help me with Ben? I've been asked to look into making an Instagram filter at my job and when searched UA-cam about Spark AR Studio, lo and behold, this video as the first result. Anyway, that's for always having helpful content!

[@psychod74]

so cool thanks you

[@Sulejmani775]

U r the best

[@manekki]

Thank you very much for all your free knowledge.

[@deysimmd1997]

Thanks for this quick tutorial!

[@DeeDellimore]

I have an issue with a material on a second facemesh not showing in app but they do show up in spark AR.
I am super new with Spark (As in started today) and I did some face distortion in Blender and created a new Face mesh. This works fine however I also wanted to try creating freckles. I added a new face mesh for that and added a material and custom texture. This shows up in Spark AR but when I try it out in IG and FB only the face distortion and skin smoothing show up. Anyone know what I am doing incorrectly?

[@KLOUTBOY]

this was AMAZING! thank you so much!

[@marinkostov9267]

Thank you, your video actually made me install the software and I created my first filter(ish) :)

[@saketini99]

Love it! New tech!

[@yerlanadyrbaev4338]

This video is too short,but very useful. Thanks so much,mr Ben

[@timotheus2003]

WE ALWAYS LABEL OUR LAYERS. YES. THANK YOU.

[@DaftRebel]

I just subscribed for the intro xD

[@ollie3220]

I just realised in your intro we go through the bats butt 😳

[@ChosenNBlessed1111]

OI VLOGS hahahahaha I didn’t even notice Lmboooooo

[@unbeatabel]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. Very quick and clear💜

[@YuiSenpai]

love your intro bro ! looks fun ahhaha

[@BenMarriott]

Haha, thanks so much :)

[@dj_jolie_official]

This was so helpful! Also so fascinating. I like to experiment a lot with technology and apps including ones that let you do virtual or VR type creation! Thank you so much for posting this. I am definitely interested in learning more about this!

[@jac4842]

I LOVE U THIS MTF WORKED

[@nseriously2704]

super!!! looking forward to more complex filters tuts)! thank u!

[@indiaboosted]

Yeah ! Great tutorial ! Now I can be 6.9

[@claireabdulla5534]

Thank you Ben !! This is so easy to follow :-D

[@davidel5945]

thanks you helped me to make my first filter on instagram.

[@jaydj]

You make it look so easy! Excited to try this out. ;)

[@mahyasabghi2061]

Gooood thanks dude

[@Miyuk9p]

Good tutorial.. until it said "we go to photoshop" - I don't have it, rip. Goodbye

[@BenMarriott]

You can use GIMP or any other free photo editing software. :) Photoshop is just what I'm most comfortable in.

[@asymmetrystudio]

Krita is also really good if you don't have photoshop👌🏻

[@Michael-sc8if]

Affinity is great and cheap

[@danielaflorovicova1067]

I use Procreate and it works perfectly :)

[@strangedime]

You can also use Photopea. It's a free web browser alternative.

[@mrbigh36]

awesome!!! I would love to see a filtre with your illustrations!

[@4988raja]

amazing tutorial... gonna learn from you!!!!

[@princessexpistol]

thank you for your help!

[@SkaarBanner]

YOU ARE AWESOME MAN THANK YOU

[@niccolobuongiorno]

thank you so much, this tutorial is great dude

[@stuartscargill]

thanks for this vid, it's relatively hard to find good tutorials for spark ar

[@ales021w]

best AR tutorial so far! u should make on for "tap tp change" filters

[@AMR2442]

Great video. Thanks for sharing the info!!

[@JewelfactX]

Lovely Dude..

[@nevineberthet1234]

thank you thank you thank you !

[@grahamgoddard1150]

Thank you! Great tutorial!! :)

[@DarthVader603]

thanks a lot m8!!! easy to understand for beginners😆😍

[@KASHKAL]

“Is in a spot of legal bother” 😂

[@MRI0077]

Omg please make more of these!!