Patch Editor - Basic Examples

You can use the Patch Editor to achieve all kinds of effects in Spark AR Studio. Use these examples to try out different techniques.

Interaction

• Position, resize and rotate objects using taps and swipes.
• Make objects appear in response to face gestures.
• Using face movements to control animation.
• Using the object tap patch.

Logic, Utility and Math

• Trigger an event based on how long an effect has been running, using the Runtime patch.
• Add Instructions.
• Add logic to your effects with the Or patch.
• Using the Counter and If Then Else patches to switch between different options.

Face Tracking

• Move scene objects, in response to the movement of the face.
• Add iris tracking.

Animation

• Switching between 2 or more animations.
• Use patches to trigger baked animations.
• Animate an object with a skeleton and joints.

Audio

• Triggering audio in response to interactions.
• Distorting sounds with audio effect patches.

Shaders

• Use visual shaders to make changes to materials.
• Create shapes and patterns with signed distance field patches.
• Make color gradients.