Paige Piskin Teaching

How to Create 15+ AR Filters and Lenses

and the Power of AR for marketing and growing a business

Learn how to create engaging AR filters

Take your character and makeup art into the digital space with augmented reality. AR allows you to bring your creative visions into a new dimension, where you can transform yourself and people who use your filters into fantasy characters, exciting makeup looks, create games, or bring people into fantasy worlds.

Instructor bio

Hi! I'm Paige Piskin, and over the past four years I've built a full-time career as a filter creator. My journey began in 2019, and within just a month of being a creator, I was offered my first client project Since then, I've achieved some exciting milestones:

  • Created over 300 filters, amassing more than 200 billion impressions.

  • Grown an audience of over 2.2 million followers.

  • Collaborated with over 50 brands, including Netflix, Coachella, Bratz, Samsung, OPI, Supergoop, NYX, Lottie London, Cacharel, Sol de Janeiro, Urban Decay, and musicians like Karol G, Coldplay, Ashnikko, and David Guetta.

  • Featured my work on billboards in Times Square and in publications like Forbes, Business Insider, Teen Vogue, Grazia, Dazed, and Vice.

  • Invited as a Guest Judge on BBC's "Glow Up" on Netflix!

  • Spoken at international events, including NYC Advertising Week, AWE US and Europe, Metaverse Beauty Week UK, Lensfest, and Snap Summit.

Become a AR Filter Creator: Course with Paige Piskin

Become a Lens Studio AR Developer by Building 14+ AR Effects for Snapchat using Lens Studio (for any experience level)

Here's a sneak peek at what we'll cover:

  1. First thing, we’ll cover how to navigate the Lens Studio interface with ease. It can be confusing starting a new software, so we want to make sure you feel comfortable with the interface before you dive into the workshops.

  2. 3D Makeup Design: Master the art of crafting AR makeup looks in a digital space. Learn to play with colors, textures, and styles in Lens studio. I’ll share how to draw makeup looks in Procreate, edit and tweak them in photoshop, and put them into a wearable AR filter using lens studio.

  3. Character Morphing: Bring your character visions to life with face morphing. Learn how to use blender to make fun face deformations to turn people into funny, cute or creepy characters with our face morphing workshop. Included are some face morphs I’ve created as an example. 

  4. Hair Segmentation: Learn how to transform someone’s hair color in an instant with an AR filter to create fun realistic hair color try-on filters, or fantasy character hair colors. Learn how to use the hair segmentation template and how to bring segmentation into any filter project you’ve already created..

  5. Eye Color Changing: Learn to change and enhance eye colors, adding fun vibrancy to your characters.

  6. 3D Accessories: Delve into the creation of exciting AR 3D accessories, including hats, earrings, and more. Discover how to make these items interact realistically with your characters.

  7. 3D Nail Art: Learn how to use 3D hand tracking to create wearable AR hand jewelry and digital nail art.

  8. 3D Shoe Filters: Step into the design of stylish and trendy 3D shoe filters. Learn how to make shoes that are not just visually appealing but also interact naturally with the environment.

  9. AI Clothing with ML Garment Transfer: Learn how to bring clothing to life with machine learning garment transfer. Learn how to use AI tools like Dalle to generate clothing looks that you can try on right in Lens Studio.

  10. Sparkle Kira Kira Effect: Learn how to play around with post effects and vfx in lens studio with this Kira Kira tutorial. I’ll share how you can add sparkle into your effects, which is forever very trendy for filters.

  11. And More!! The world of AR is vast and constantly evolving. We'll explore additional techniques and tools that will keep you at the forefront of AR design.

Whether you're a beginner with no prior experience or an enthusiast looking to expand your skillset, this course is designed for you. I've included bonus assets and hands-on projects to ensure a comprehensive and enjoyable learning experience.

Join me in this adventure into the enchanting world of AR makeup and character artistry. Let's unlock your potential and unleash your creativity together!