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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 24/08/2026

Summer always goes by way too fast. But hopefully, these photos—and my newest short film titled Sights of Summer ’26—can stand the test of time. ☀️

A still frame of the sun peeking behind clouds in the sky with dark silhouettes of trees in the foreground. July 25, 2026. Buttermilk Falls, Ludlow, VT.

A still frame of a chairlift carrier against a mostly clear sky with faint mountains in the distance. July 26, 2026. Sunburst Six Chairlift, Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow, VT.

A still frame of tree leaves against a blurry background of shaded trees. July 27, 2026. Flume Gorge, Franconia Notch State Park, Lincoln, NH.

A still frame of the hills and valleys of Vermont as seen from the top of the Sunburst Six Chairlift (Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow). Large cursive lettering at the top reads “Sights of Summer ’26,” and smaller text at the bottom reads “Out now on YouTube” with the YouTube handle @StudioCRJ. Photo taken July 26, 2026.

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 29/07/2026

Nothing feels better than resurrecting a character you made five years ago with a fresh coat of paint…and a new cord tail! Please welcome back LILY (formerly Lucy)!! She’ll be serving the role of Myles’s mother in #CRJSWIMS! :D 🛋️ #ObjectShowCommunity #OSC

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 22/07/2026

Just refreshed the design of banners for all the current StudioCRJ platforms! #CRJSWIMS banners for the Twitter and Bluesky profiles are up next… 👀 #ObjectShowCommunity #OSC

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 11/07/2026

And of course, here’s all the signatures I got from just about everyone I interacted with. Thanks to everyone who went to the Tour yesterday for making this experience another memorable one!! 💙

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 11/07/2026

Here’s my two chalk drawings I did at Washington Square Park as well as all the lovely gifts I got from people, including a very lovely letter and sticker of my objectsona from a fan, Diana!

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 11/07/2026

I meant to make this post yesterday, but a really bad headache I had last night had other plans… But I had an INCREDIBLE time in NYC at the BFDI & II 2026 Tour!!! I met SO many more people this year than last. Here’s a few I got to take photos with! :D #BFDI #InanimateInsanity #ObjectShowCommunity

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 09/07/2026

I’ll be in New York City TOMORROW for the BFDI & II 2026 Tour!! Come see me during both the 11 a.m. AND 5 p.m. showings at NYU Skirball—and feel free to collect any of my SWIMS stickers while you’re at it! :D 💙 #BFDI #InanimateInsanity #ObjectShowCommunity

An image featuring a photograph of me wearing my BFDI & Inanimate Insanity 2025 Tour T-shirt. Large lettering to the right reads “I’m going to NYC,” and text below reads, “…for the BFDI & II 2026 Tour! July 10, 2026; 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.; NYU Skirball. Come see me if you’re going tomorrow—and collect some free SWIMS stickers!” At the bottom-right are the SWIMS stickers I will be handing out, featuring (from left to right) Myles, Sam, Warren, Spencer, and Iris, respectively.

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 04/07/2026

It’s that time of year again. 🎂

An image featuring a low-angle photograph of myself wearing shades and a dark blue buttoned T-shirt and sitting in my desk chair. A large, 3D number 19 appears in the background on top of a rectangular pedestal; the number has a brushed metal texture and has illustrations of my objectsona and the main SWIMS cast (plus Luna) etched on its front face. At the top-right is text that reads, “I AM NINETEEN / 2007–2026.”

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 02/07/2026

I genuinely believe this is the worst the Art Fight servers have faced in the ten years it's been going ☹️

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 01/07/2026

for those of you who wanna celebrate with me, I'll likely be doing a live stream on July 5 (the day after my birthday) on the @StudioCRJ YT channel!! also, Art Fight just began, and my username is StudioCRJ in case you wanna send an attack my way on my birthday… 👀

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 01/07/2026

7/21: Kate (this is the last character I'll have done for #ArtFight2026 before tomorrow! I was planning on working on more in the coming days, but I’d rather focus on more important projects instead for the time being) #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity #OSC

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 17/06/2026

also, I'm hard at work on ref sheets for #ArtFight2026!! here's a WIP of the one for Myles

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 17/06/2026

all the #CRJSWIMS character poses so far!!! the gang's all here :D (oh, and Luna too) #ObjectShowCommunity #OSC

Characters from left to right: Myles, Sam, Warren, Spencer, Iris, and Luna.

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 15/06/2026

6/21: Luna (increased the second number ’cause Arthur exists now) #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity #OSC

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 07/06/2026

got a new character from @h0nkshroom on Twitter yesterday!! 🌿 Arthur will be the 21st character to enter the cast of #CRJSWIMS 💙 #ObjectShowCommunity #OSC

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 04/06/2026

so I saw the finale in theaters. it was not bad 👍 boxd.it/eEmwfN #TADC

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 04/06/2026

5/20: Iris The entire SWIMS friend group is done!! :D #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity #OSC

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 28/05/2026

tried doing a Bill Wurtz–style text effect in Animate after studying one of his thumbnails

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 27/05/2026

rough height chart of all twenty cast members of #CRJSWIMS!! (plus my objectsona at the very left) this'll help me get proportions right when I complete everyone's rigs in Animate :) #ObjectShowCommunity #OSC

From left to right: Carter (my objectsona), Myles, Sam, Warren, Spencer, Iris, Luna, Kate, Chris, Blake, Vivian, Grant, Rose, Presley, Elliott, Oscar, Beatrice, Trevor (sorry he looks cursed), Pepper, Quinn, and Frank.

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 24/05/2026

I figured I would get around to assets and rigs for all twenty characters in #CRJSWIMS now, but I wanted to try some things with my objectsona first. Consider this a 0/20. I’ll keep adding to this thread as I complete each character. :) #ObjectShowCommunity #OSC

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 19/05/2026

a preview of how it works. basically, the HSB/HSL filter will cause the RGB channels to instead map to hue, saturation, and brightness. I then use these in combination with channel masking, layer transparency, and gradient maps to alter the colors that form the image itself :O

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 19/05/2026

just figured out what the HSB/HSL filter in Photoshop does. I feel like God (thanks for the art of Kate, @msbonnieart.bsky.social!!!)

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 15/05/2026

made a couple changes to my objectsona's design!! he now has no arms, but he CAN spawn floating hands and other little things at will. I also made him a bit taller and gave him a lighter color scheme so he looks more friendly :) 💙 #ObjectShowCommunity

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 18/04/2026

sneak peek of a short film I'm doing storyboards for!! I'll likely have this done by the end of May :o #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 18/04/2026

me when I draw a scribble on my storyboard and accidentally make an exquisite swashy cursive A:

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 17/04/2026

workin' on another #CRJSWIMS piece for my drawing class! here's some drawings of the group plus the corresponding big printout I made today LOL #ObjectShowCommunity

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 04/04/2026

this graphics tablet is so cool. much better than my last one cuz it has physical buttons instead of stupid touch-activated ones 💙

A photo of my desk setup with my MacBook Pro and my new Huion Inspiroy 2 L visible.

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 14/03/2026

the digits just come naturally to Warren… oh, and Luna’s there too :3 Happy Pi Day, everyone!!! 🥧 #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 07/03/2026

my good friend Zak(aroni) got it right, so he got the free doodle :D

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 06/03/2026

and here's Grant! this is what I was doing the Earth rotation effect for lol #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 05/03/2026

if anyone can guess how I did this Earth rotation animation in Adobe Animate, I will give you a free doodle of your OC 💙 #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 05/03/2026

also made this entire simplified Earth projection. you're never gonna guess which char. this is for 🤔 fun fact: I was drawing all of this on one layer, and after a certain point, some of the lines started disappearing. turns out that Animate has an anchor point limit after all!

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 05/03/2026

FINALLY getting around to character rigs for #CRJSWIMS again… here's what Iris looks like!! not dealing with the mouth atm, but I will add it later on when I get around to all twenty characters' rigs #ObjectShowCommunity