How to get the Tim Burton filter going viral on TikTok

TikTok users are going viral by using a Tim Burton-style filter which turns you into one of the filmmaker’s spooky characters. Here’s how to get it.

The use of filters on TikTok is a brilliant way to enhance your videos, making them more dynamic and entertaining to watch. They can dramatically change the look and feel of your content, offering a range of fun, engaging, and sometimes surprising effects.

One filter that has proven to be particularly popular on the app is the ‘Tim Burton’ filter. The effect lets you tap into the eccentric and enchanting world of the filmmaker, giving your videos a creative edge.

It turns you into a playful gothic-style character with baggy eyes, pale skin and long eyelashes, similar to the animator’s iconic characters from Beetlejuice, Corpse Bride, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

If you’re looking to indulge in Burton’s quirky aesthetics and give your videos an artistic twist, here’s how you can try out the popular filter.

How to use the Tim Burton filter on TikTok

To get this filter, you will need to download a free app called AI Mirror. Once you’ve installed it, simply follow these steps:

1. Open AI Mirror.
2. Scroll down to ‘Comic,’ and keep scrolling until you find the ‘Dark Gothic’ effect.
3. Select this and allow access to your photos.
4. Upload a photo of yourself.
5. Crop the image and click ‘Draw.’
6. Wait for the photo to generate, and save it when it’s ready.

To make a video where it swipes between your before and after photo, open TikTok and type ‘Tim Burton Filter’ in the search bar. Click on the first video you see and press ‘CapCut – Try this template.’

You will then be redirected to CapCut, where you can add the before and after images. Once you’ve done that, save the video and upload it to TikTok.

If you want to try out more of TikTok’s most popular filters, you can check out our guides here:

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