iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 26/09/2026

Let this be a lesson to never tug at a mysterious Xbox 360 controller hanging from above your line of sight… 👀 #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity #OSC @xbox.com

282

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 19/09/2026

light chasing light 💡🚨 (revised shoot; more info in replies!) #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity #OSC

2153

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 06/07/2026

In celebration of my nineteenth birthday, I’ll be hosting a special edition of StudioCRJ Live TONIGHT at 8 p.m. EDT!! A bunch of friends and I will be drawing, chilling, and maybe playing a game toward the end. Hope to see you all soon! 💙 youtube.com/live/pj6vu_h...

001

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 23/06/2026

Seven characters (with fifteen more planned). Thirty-two total attacks. Four polished attacks. One mass attack. Three teams. One to walk away with it all. THIS IS ART FIGHT 2026. BRING IT ON. artfight.net/~StudioCRJ #ArtFight #ArtFight2026 #AF2026 #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity #OSC @artfight.net

1111

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 18/05/2026

Please read. I have some updates regarding my YouTube channel and future plans for StudioCRJ. 💙 #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity #BFDI #InanimateInsanity

121

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 07/05/2026

NEW WORK ✏️ The Summer of ’90 Pastel on paper 21 ½" × 24 ½" #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity

An installation of five color drawings featuring scenes of Chris and Kate (SWIMS). The center drawing features Chris and Kate sitting next to each other on a wide trimmed log in an evergreen forest on a sunny summer day; the top two drawings on either side feature dramatically lit half-body views of the two characters; and the bottom two drawings on either side feature a balsam fir forest and a quaking aspen forest, respectively. The center drawing is shaped like a cylindrical tree, the top two are shaped like spherical leaf formations on a deciduous tree, and the bottom two are shaped like quadrilaterals that fit underneath the center drawing.

1154

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 25/04/2026

Individual pieces (2/2):

A brown, monochromatic drawing of Sam (SWIMS) atop a realistic background depicting a northern red oak.

010

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 25/04/2026

Individual pieces (1/2):

A dark purple, monochromatic drawing of Spencer (SWIMS) atop a realistic background depicting blurred light.

A pale blue, monochromatic drawing of Warren (SWIMS) atop a realistic background depicting a body of rippling water.

A purple, monochromatic drawing of Iris (SWIMS) atop a realistic background depicting fluffy clouds in a bright sky.

A blue, monochromatic drawing of Myles (SWIMS) atop a realistic background depicting a firework.

120

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 25/04/2026

NEW WORK ✏️ SWIMS—In Elements Digital prints and colored pencil on paper 72" × 16" #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity

A long installation of five monochromatic pieces featuring the main SWIMS cast atop realistic backdrops depicting their respective elemental associations.

142

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 03/04/2026

NEW WORK: WALL-E Triptych ✏️ Inspired by the cinematography of Pixar’s #WALLE, I translated some film stills into real-life drawings that take one through WALL-E and EVE’s story in a more traditional yet still impactful way. (Except for the last film still. I made that one up.)

WALL-E Triptych: Drawing 1. March 19, 2026. Charcoal on paper. 24" × 10". A black-and-white recreation of a still frame from WALL-E, showing a close-up of EVE tilting her head down toward WALL-E’s fearing that he may be dead for good.

WALL-E Triptych: Drawing 2. April 2, 2026. Pastels on paper. 24" × 10". A recreation of a still frame from WALL-E, showing a red-toned image of EVE and WALL-E as captured by an Axiom steward robot with large letters reading “CAUTION” plastered on top.

WALL-E Triptych: Drawing 3. April 2, 2026. Charcoal on paper. 24" × 10". A black-and-white drawing of an invented still frame for WALL-E, showing a long shot of a bad ending in which WALL-E has been crushed to the point of death and EVE is forced to look upon his destroyed body.

062

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 02/04/2026

Recent work: Angucircumeter ⚒️ Another class assignment—this time for Form Study. I was tasked with making an abstract object from scratch using cardboard, papier-mâché, and only vague descriptors of an original source object (which was a combination square if you’re curious).

Angucircumeter. March 2026. Cardboard, papier-mâché, and acrylic paint. 6" × 4" × 7.5". A dark blue papier-mâché sculpture of an abstracted combination square, with elements such as a forty-five-degree angle between two faces, a semicircular bottom, beveled front and back faces, and two holes that pass through the front and back.

101

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 22/03/2026

Recent work: It’s Better with Friends ✏️ First time posting a work of art in a while! This was my first assignment for my Drawing Projects class this semester, and I wanted to do something positive with the #CRJSWIMS cast in a multi-frame format. Had a lot of fun with this one! #ObjectShowCommunity

It’s Better with Friends. 2026. Charcoal and ink on paper. 9" × 12" (each composition).

An installation comprised of six monochrome drawings—one in the center featuring the SWIMS main cast sitting around a bonfire on a beach at night, the others situated around featuring nighttime work environments for each of the characters—as well as additional drawn elements, including running poses of the characters (with accent colors) situated in between the central black-and-white drawing and the revolving ones and samples of handwriting and calligraphy on top of the black-and-white drawings. The handwriting on the revolving black-and-white drawings reads “Life can be…” along with the words “complicated,” “worrysome,” “uncertain,” “challenging,” and “risky,” respectively; and the handwriting on the central drawing reads “…But it’s better with friends.”

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

043

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 18/01/2026

I’m going LIVE on YouTube tonight at 7 p.m. EST! My friends and I will be chatting, answering your questions, drawing, and havin’ a good time in general. We might even play Minecraft or talk about SWIMS a little more… :o Hope to see you there!! 💙

A promotional image for a live stream on the StudioCRJ YouTube channel today (January 18, 2026) at 7 p.m. EST. Text below the main title reads, “Conversations, Q&A, drawing, and more—with friends!” Below this is an illustration of my objectsona holding up the YouTube icon and shouting “See you then!”

111

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 12/01/2026

My name is Carter Janik, and I am the creator of StudioCRJ. If you recognize either of those names, please watch my newest YouTube video releasing tonight at 6 PM EST. I have a few updates I wanna share. 💙 #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity #BFDI #InanimateInsanity

An image featuring a photograph of me with various design elements to the right, including the logos for SWIMS and FlashMade; application icons for Adobe Animate, Affinity, and Adobe Photoshop; and the text “Where have I been?” Below this is large text that reads “Updates from CRJ,” with text below that reads “Tonight at 6 PM EST” and points to the YouTube icon.

124

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 02/01/2026

You might’ve also noticed this little Voice Acting transition card in the middle of the video that I made, featuring Myles and Iris from #CRJSWIMS! 🛋️⛄️ You’ll get more content of them and the other cast members soon enough… :)

100 Object Show Tips – Voice Acting Transition Card, 2025. Affinity and Procreate; 1920 × 1080 px; from 100 Object Show Tips by MsBonnieArt. A design featuring illustrations of Myles and Iris (from SWIMS) holding microphones, with speech balloons reading “VOICE” and “ACTING,” respectively.

000

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 02/01/2026

I had the opportunity to create a thirty-second tip clip for @msbonnieart.bsky.social’s 100 Object Show Tips, and I decided to cover reference footage in animation!! :D 🎞️🔥 YouTube link and a surprise thing I made in the thread below! 🧵 #OSC #ObjectShowCommunity

161

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year, everyone!!! :D 🎉💙 Keep an eye out for an update video coming soon to my YouTube channel! #OSC #ObjectShowCommunity

A design featuring simple illustrations of my objectsona and members of the SWIMS cast (top to bottom: Myles, Sam, Warren, Spencer, Iris, and Luna) with “Happy New Year!” written above and “Update video coming soon!” written below.

053

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 26/12/2025

You guys aren’t ready for this one. 🎞️🔥💙 #OSC #ObjectShowCommunity #BFDI

1121

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 10/12/2025

Animated version since Bluesky won’t allow me to put PNGs and GIFs in the same post for some reason:

031

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 10/12/2025

🖌️ SWIMS—In Pixels Decided to revamp my old pixel art piece from 2023 but with all the new #CRJSWIMS characters and designs! This time, I wanted to make them truer to their actual designs/proportions and make them animate a little. Oh, and Luna’s very silly as always. :) #OSC #pear36

SWIMS—In Pixels. Aseprite; 432 px × 252 px. A pixel art illustration of the eighteen cast members of SWIMS standing on a grass plane surrounded by a dirt path, depicted with a top-down perspective.

Row 1 (from left to right): Myles, Sam, Warren, Spencer, Iris, Luna, Kate, Chris, Blake, and Vivian.
Row 2 (from left to right): Grant, Rose, Presley, Elliott, Oscar, Beatrice, Pepper, and Frank.

Color palette: © PineappleOnPizza.

184

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 03/09/2025

5/7: “Prickly Yet Friendly” (feat. Cactus by Mwa and Cactus Addax Mesa by cereus) 6/7: “The Sunrise Swordswoman” (feat. Shiori by @lemonadesharkie.bsky.social) 7/7: “Contrasting Color Combo!” (feat. Citric Circuits and Blueprint by Lightning)

010

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 03/09/2025

1/7: “Even Brighter Than the Moon” (feat. Rocket by @f1re-w0rx.bsky.social) 2/7: “Hot & Cold” (feat. Neapolitan Ice Cream by Mwa) 3/7: “In Zhir Element” (feat. Jade Magni by @blissfulblizard.bsky.social) 4/7: “From Out of the Shadows” (feat. Kono by Lightning)

110

StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 03/09/2025

So, Art Fight was a thing in the big 2025, and I have some banger artworks to show! Hooray!!! 🧵 (Yes, I’m doing this a month after the event ended because August practically flew by for me. Hope you don’t mind!) — CRJ 💙

A calligraphic illustration that reads “My Pieces for 2025 Art Fight” alongside minimalist illustrations of a blue shield, magenta paintbrush, and cyan graphics tablet pen (symbols of Art Fight). Writing below reads “(one month after the event ended lmao).” Also featured at the bottom is an illustration of my objectsona holding his hands out to gesture toward the calligraphic illustration above.

143