For the past couple years, it’s been an extremely popular trend for people to turn their selfies into Disney and Pixar-style cartoon characters.
It all started last summer - when Snapchat released a lens that TikTok users co-opted and began using to “Disney-ify” their pets and tagged their posts with the#disneydoghashtag. Snapchat later released more cartoon lenses. Plus, there’s another player in the space - Voila AI Artist - that is currently going viral on Facebook and Instagram. you’re able to find out in our separate guide.But if you’d like to learn about Snapchat’s cartoon lenses, look no further.
What are Snapchat’s cartoon lenses?
There are three cartoon lenses getting all the attention on Snapchat. One is calledCartoon Face, which released in August 2020. It was followed byCartoon, a more advanced lens that transforms your entire face into a Disney-style character. The third lens,Cartoon 3D Style, released in June 2021 (just asVoila AI Artisthas exploded in popularity). It has more of a Pixar-like cartoon appearance and lets you toggle between what appears to be two genders - one with prominent ears.
Keep in mind Voila uses AI to transform selfies you take in the moment (or upload) into a Pixar-like cartoon. However, it only renders still images. Snapchat works in real-time on video, allowing you to create clips of yourself as a cartoon in motion that you’re able to then share with friends on the app or download to your device to post elsewhere.
Note:Snapchat lenses are different from Snapchat filters. Snapchat’s lenses - specifically, face lenses - use augmented reality to transform you and your friends into something new - like puppies, babies, or, in this case, cartoons. Snapchat filters, on the other hand, are design overlays that you add on top of your snaps. On other platforms such as Instagram, lens-like experiences are usually called filters. On TikTok, though, they’re called effects. Confusing, right?
How to find and use Snapchat’s cartoon lenses
There are a couple ways you may find Snapchat’s cartoon lenses.
Snapchat Cartoon Face lens
You can open theCartoon Face lens directly via this link, or you can find and open it by following these steps:
Snapchat Cartoon lens
You can open theCartoon lens directly via this link, or you can find and open it by following these steps:
Snapchat Cartoon 3D Style lens
You can open theCartoon 3D Style lens directly via this link, or you can find and open it by following these steps:
Want to know more?
Check out ourguide on Snapchatfor more about how the app works.
