Snapbar's Live Caricatures turns a guest's selfie into a caricature drawn live on your event screen. Guests take a selfie on an iPad or kiosk or from their own phone, watch their portrait appear stroke by stroke in under a minute, and see it hang on the wall beside the guests drawn before them. They keep the portrait and a video of it being drawn, and every drawing captures a lead.
Live Caricatures for Events
A guest takes a selfie, and the big screen draws their caricature live, stroke by stroke, like an artist at work. They keep the portrait and the video of it being drawn, and every drawing captures a lead.
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What is a live caricature activation?
How a Live Caricatures Activation Works
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Pick the look
Choose Caricature, Comic Book, Ink, or Watercolor for the event, and decide whether each portrait carries the guest's name and a short message in a speech bubble.
Brand the screen
Choose how the wall hangs the portraits, as picture frames or a moving reel, and set its colors. Your logo and font carry over from the experience, so the screen reads as part of your event from the first drawing.
Guests take a selfie
At an iPad or kiosk at your booth, or from their own phone by QR code. Two people can share one photo, so colleagues and couples get drawn together.
Watch it drawn
The screen takes over for each new guest and draws their portrait line by line in under a minute, then hangs it on the wall beside the guests drawn before them.
Keep it
Each guest gets their portrait and a video of it being drawn, and you download the event poster afterward. Lead data lands in your dashboard with consent attached, ready to export or send to your CRM.
Four Looks, One Drawing
Every look is drawn live on the screen. Pick the one that fits the room.
Caricature
The classic event portrait, exaggerated and warm. The look most guests expect, and the one that gets passed around a table.
Comic Book
Bold lines and flat color, like a panel from a comic. A good fit for launches and fan events.
Ink
Line work only, with no color pass, so the portrait reads clean on any screen.
Watercolor
A true-to-life portrait with soft color washes, for events where the output should feel like a gift rather than a gag.
The Drawing Is the Draw
A screen people stop for
Snapbar's Live Caricatures draws one portrait at a time on the venue screen, and that is the point: a drawing in progress holds a crowd the way a finished picture never does.
Guests watch their own face take shape, and the people behind them want a turn.
A keepsake worth sharing
Each guest's share page holds the finished portrait and a short video of it being drawn, delivered by email or as a link by text, with the video added once the drawing is done.
The video is the part people post, because it shows the moment rather than the result.
A poster for the event
Choose up to nine portraits and download them as one event poster, a large digital file, ready for a recap email, a social post, or the next year's invitation.
The poster is digital; if you want it printed, you handle the printing.
Why Teams Choose Snapbar for Live Caricatures
Every portrait is a lead
Guests enter their details and consent before the drawing starts, so you're never chasing names after the event. Export the data, or send leads to your CRM as they come in.
learn about lead captureEveryone gets drawn
A caricature artist draws about ten guests an hour and leaves when the shift ends. Snapbar's Live Caricatures runs for as long as your activation does, so the last guest of the day gets the same portrait as the first.
Screened before it's drawn
Every photo and message is checked automatically before the drawing starts, and you can hold portraits for approval so nothing reaches the screen until your team says so.
Branded on the wall and in the inbox
Your logo and accent color on the screen, your name signed under each portrait if you want it, and your branding on the share page and delivery email.
Built on the full platform
Live galleries and slideshows, guest-facing translations, live analytics with a lead-capture card, and 10,000+ brand activations since 2012 behind it.
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Customize a Live Caricatures Activation
Share some details about what you're planning, and we'll get you into the platform, where the branding and design are in your hands, and set the drawing up with you for your event.
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Live Caricatures Frequently Asked Questions
How does a live caricature activation work at an event?
Snapbar's Live Caricatures draws each guest's selfie as a caricature on your event screen. Guests take a selfie at an iPad or kiosk or from their phone by QR code, watch the portrait appear stroke by stroke in under a minute, and receive it with a replay video. Every drawing captures a lead.
Do we need a caricature artist on site?
No. Snapbar's Live Caricatures draws every portrait itself, so there's no artist to book, no hourly rate, and no line that stops when the shift ends. Your team sets up the look and branding before the event, and the screen draws as many guests as walk up during the activation.
How long does each caricature take?
Under a minute on the screen. You pick the pace for the event: Quick draws each portrait in about 25 seconds, Standard in 40, and Relaxed in 50, line by line so the room can watch. Guests don't wait at the screen: they take their selfie, and the drawing plays when their turn comes.
What do guests get to keep?
Each guest's share page holds their finished caricature and a short video of it being drawn, delivered by Snapbar by email or as a personalized link by text. The video joins the page once the drawing is done. After the event, your team picks up to nine portraits and downloads them as one event poster, a digital file for recaps and social posts.
Can we moderate the caricatures before they go on screen?
Yes. Snapbar screens every photo and message automatically before a drawing starts, and you can turn on hold for approval so new portraits wait in your dashboard until someone on your team approves them. Anything you don't approve never reaches the screen, the poster, or the guest.
How much does a live caricature activation cost?
Cost depends on the size of your audience, how long the activation runs, and any add-ons you choose. Snapbar prices it per experience, with lead capture, displays, and delivery included. Tell us about your event and we'll put together an exact quote.