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SWIMS

@swims.studiocrj.com

For the ones who get along swimmingly. New animations and comics releasing regularly! 🛋️🪧🚰📺☃️ Created by @carter.studiocrj.com Produced by @studiocrj.com

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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 · 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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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.

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 02/03/2026

another OC birthday today—and it's a big one this time around!!! ☃️🎉 #ObjectShowCommunity #CRJSWIMS

A colored sketch of Iris (SWIMS) with script handwriting to the right reading, “Happy 28th Birthday, Iris K.!” Additional handwriting reads the same text in Japanese: 「あいりす、２８才のお誕生日おめでとう！」 Below this is the date March 2, written in English and Japanese (「三月二日」).

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SWIMS @swims.studiocrj.com · 14/01/2026

So the SWIMS squad decided it’d be a grand idea to travel back in time to 2016 and live out their lives in that timeline, so they look like this now. Sorry, chat… 💔 #CRJSWIMS #ObjectShowCommunity

SWIMS—In 2016, 2026. Procreate; 11″ × 4.25″. An illustration of the SWIMS main cast (left to right: Myles, Sam, Warren, Spencer, and Iris) depicted in a 2016-esque art style with tall, thin eyes; bean mouths; stick limbs; large hands and boots; neon blushes; a galaxy image in the background; and bloom and chromatic aberration filters applied on top.

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StudioCRJ @studiocrj.com · 12/01/2026

YouTube link (re-uploaded in order to fix an error): youtu.be/A9ZwnInFMyI

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Updates from CRJ (where I’ve been—and what’s next)

YouTube video by StudioCRJ

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Carter Janik 🍉 @carter.studiocrj.com · 02/12/2025

I talked about this on Twitter already, but I think I’m gonna start sharing stuff I’m working on more casually in the future, since I’d rather not keep you guys waiting for polished content for eons. To start, here’s some new drawings of my OCs for #CRJSWIMS! Who do you guys like the most?? #OSC

Drawings of my eighteen original characters for my upcoming animated project, SWIMS. These drawings depict the current character designs with simplified limbs and facial features.

From left to right: Myles, Sam, Warren, Spencer, Iris, Luna, Kate, Chris, Blake, Vivian, Grant, Rose, Presley, Elliott, Oscar, Beatrice, Pepper, and Frank.

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SWIMS @swims.studiocrj.com · 31/07/2025

Welcome to the official account of SWIMS, an animation and illustration project featuring the best friend group of five you could ever ask for and more!! Speaking of, let’s meet the main cast, shall we? 🧵 #CRJSWIMS #OSC

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