I recently played with Spark AR to create a filter for instagram after reading this blog article https://later.com/blog/create-instagram-stories-filter/?utm_source=Later&utm_campaign=2e57946726-newsletter_igARfilters&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ed013a3012-2e57946726-38100551.
While Spark AR is an interesting tool which allows you to create a filter it has a bit of a learning curve. If you are interested in learning it there are some great tutorials to get you started from Facebook. https://sparkar.facebook.com/ar-studio/learn/documentation/tutorials/ar-studio-player . I highly recommend going through at least the intro tutorials rather than just diving into the program, even if you have used programs like Photoshop before.
I followed several tutorials and did a couple of filters just for fun, I haven’t gone through the process to publish a filter officially, but I have a limited number of downloads of my filters (these may disappear over time, so if the links break, sorry). In order to use the filter, you have to click the link below on a phone and them open them with the instagram or facebook app based on which link you click. The facebook filter will use the rear facing camera, the instagram filter uses the front facing camera. I happen to like the instagram one a little more.
It is pretty cool to play with AR, and this helps to put it in the reach of many users, even it it is limited to Facebook and Instagram platforms.
Illini Facepaint
https://instagram.com/a/r/?effect_id=2355869451336880&ch=MDQyMGZhNzdlMzEzMDVlNmIzNjUyNWNhNTQ1ODAxZjQ%3D
https://www.facebook.com/fbcameraeffects/testit/759542881142953/OWVjYWE4MGExM2NkZDU2MmQ2MDczOWViMGFiYzkxOTc=/
Hotdog
facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/fbcameraeffects/testit/1784674805011503/MWYyZGVkYWZkNDg3YzUwZDM0NzdhMDBjZDMzNmYwYWE=/
instagramhttps://instagram.com/a/r/?effect_id=2420409611615156&ch=ZThiZTU4OGNmNGM0ZGQ1YWNhODQ3ZTllMTU3NTQ3MDc%3D
Biking
https://www.facebook.com/fbcameraeffects/testit/976500566021057/MzUwYThmYWMwZTc0ZDcxMDJmM2MzNGE4YTAyODZkMTA=/
https://instagram.com/a/r/?effect_id=517611895475915&ch=OTAzZWFhYzlmNmYzZmNjZTcwM2Y1ZjYzNDc2N2ExYTQ%3D