I need help learning how to replicate a lens - willing to pay!
Hi there
I'm trying to make my own version of a animal head lens which was released by Snapchat.
It's a stag head and has the user's eyes and an animated mouth.
I want to learn how to adapt it to my own needs, but I am struggling. I tried to hire someone on Upwork, but they wanted to charge me a lot in dollars. I'm in a third world country and dollars don't come cheap. 
However, I do have a budget of around $100 to pay someone to help me. I don't necessarily need the lens to be completely made for me, as I know this is a time-consuming job and would be more costly. I would like it if someone could break down the steps I need to take to make the lens because I want to make several different versions myself.
I have tried starting with various templates and adapting them, but I am stuck!
For example, do I need to create a 3D mesh of the animal, how do I prepare my animal head assets, how do I make sure the eyes stay attached to the position within the animal's head, how do I go about creating the mouth animation and integrate it into the head...
I have skills in graphics and animation, and I have a little experience in Blender 3D. I have done many hours of tutorials in Lens Studio and Effect House.
If someone is willing to list all the steps, I will learn how to use the relevant tools.
Thank you!
Answers
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Hello Rex, I wanted to share an additional resource with you that may also prove valuable. There is a Discord instance that exists for Lens Studio creators. You can join by accessing this link: https://discord.gg/snapar
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Hi!
This forum is dead, you won't get help here but you can take inspiration from this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOph_N2V1Sc
You need inking dots and a custom blendshape to do what you're asking if I understand correctly. Good luck0 -
Hey @Rex the Runt! The bounty board channel might be a good place to post your questions!
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@tessak22 said:
Hello Rex, I wanted to share an additional resource with you that may also prove valuable. There is a Discord instance that exists for Lens Studio creators. You can join by accessing this link: https://discord.gg/snaparThanks for your suggestion. Unfortunately I just get the message that I don't have access to that channel.
Update: I got to join by searching for the channel by name, not with the link.
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@Bakari Mustafa said:
Hey @Rex the Runt! The bounty board channel might be a good place to post your questions!Thanks for that - I'll definitely try to get some help there.
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@Apprentice said:
Hi!
This forum is dead, you won't get help here but you can take inspiration from thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOph_N2V1Sc
You need inking dots and a custom blendshape to do what you're asking if I understand correctly. Good luckThanks...that sounds super complicated, but I'll have a look and see if I can follow and apply it to my project.
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