What if your art could move, bloom, or even dance on someone’s wall? In this video, I’ll show you how I turned one of my art prints into an interactive AR experience using Lens Studio 5 — no coding required. Whether you’re a 2D artist, illustrator, or just AR-curious, this is one of the easiest ways to start exploring augmented reality.
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In this tutorial, you’ll learn:
What makes a good image anchor (and what to avoid)
How to build your AR print in Lens Studio 5
How to preview your lens on your phone
How to test your own image before printing
How to publish your lens and enable WebAR (so people can view it without downloading Snapchat)
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Timecode:
01:10 What Makes a Good Image Anchor?
01:32 Image Anchor Best Practices
02:00 Process Overview
03:07 Project Setup to Build
04:08 Testing on Device
04:48 Adding Image Tracking
05:21 Customizing Preview
05:55 Import 3D Objects
06:48 Previewing Lens in the Real World
07:19 Publishing 07:39 Enabling WebAR
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Want to see it in action?
Check out my new AR art print collection here: http://www.curiodynamo.com
Bonus: The first 25 people to order will get a free image anchor project template!
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Helpful links:
Lens Studio Download: https://lensstudio.snapchat.com
Marker Tracking Docs: https://developers.snap.com/lens-studio/features/ar-tracking/world/marker-tracking
Omg influencer video thumbnail!
Could we put a QR code of/to the experience at a corner of the image and still have it work fine?