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Carter 🍉
@carter.studiocrj.com
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Multimedia Artist
Owner of @studiocrj.com
Creator of @swims.studiocrj.com
18 • Massachusetts • INTP-T
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Working hard on my new update video for the StudioCRJ YouTube channel!! Here’s a little sneak peek of one of the on-screen graphics featuring the whole #CRJSWIMS squad! 💙

#ObjectShowCommunity
A screenshot of one of the on-screen graphics to be shown in my new update video on YouTube, featuring illustrations of the SWIMS main cast (left to right: Myles, Sam, Warren, Spencer, and Iris) along with a diagram with their names pointing to the initials that make up the SWIMS acronym.
January 5, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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n64dude2000.bsky.social
Happy 2026!
January 2, 2026 at 4:44 AM
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I was asked to participate in @msbonnieart.bsky.social’s 100 OSC tips video along with 99 other creators in the community! Here’s my tip focusing on scope while conceptualizing your project!

Full video linked below this post: ⬇️
January 2, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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st4-bby.bsky.social
everyone and their mother has already drawn some of these guys ad nauseam (even though the first episode only came out a couple hours ago lmao) but i didn’t get a headache halfway through doodling these not to post them. viva la bfdi elsewhere (and happy 16th!) #bfdi #bfdie
January 2, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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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
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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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.
January 1, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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st4-bby.bsky.social
so long, gay bowser ❤️🍝 #smg4
December 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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You guys aren’t ready for this one.
🎞️🔥💙

#OSC #ObjectShowCommunity #BFDI
An image of Firey with his arms crossed and wearing sunglasses, with a large number 100 in the background. The StudioCRJ logo, an X sign, and three question marks are shown at the top, and the text “JANUARY 2026” is shown directly below.
December 26, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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st4-bby.bsky.social
i am not immune to hopaganda #tadc
December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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st4-bby.bsky.social
plant! #wall-e
December 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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st4-bby.bsky.social
how does it feel when heartstrings you thought got clipped a long time ago get tugged all over again? #tadc
December 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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🖌️ 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.
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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st4-bby.bsky.social
oh yeaaahh... i *am* an artist. thanks for the reminder
December 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Part of this assignment is to make two design variants with the same subject matter, so here’s the second variant! This time, I added a bunch of broken glass effects, hand-drawn scratches, and lots of other textures and things. I think these go really hard.
#CRJSWIMS #OSC
The front cover, featuring the same subject as before but with a broken glass effect, hand-drawn scratches in the form of question marks and crosses over the characters’ eyes, and more intense textures and color grading. The back cover, featuring the same subject as before but with a visual treatment similar to the front cover. The hand-drawn scratches here take the form of the words “WHAT DO THEY KNOW” surrounded by question marks as well as crosses over the characters’ eyes.
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
carter.studiocrj.com
Part of this assignment is to make two design variants with the same subject matter, so here’s the second variant! This time, I added a bunch of broken glass effects, hand-drawn scratches, and lots of other textures and things. I think these go really hard.
#CRJSWIMS #OSC
The front cover, featuring the same subject as before but with a broken glass effect, hand-drawn scratches in the form of question marks and crosses over the characters’ eyes, and more intense textures and color grading. The back cover, featuring the same subject as before but with a visual treatment similar to the front cover. The hand-drawn scratches here take the form of the words “WHAT DO THEY KNOW” surrounded by question marks as well as crosses over the characters’ eyes.
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Also, I’m in the middle of making an experimental vinyl album cover design for one of my college finals! The characters in this band are Myles, Iris, Vivian, and Spencer from #CRJSWIMS, and their band name is ULTRVLT. I really love how I pulled off all the light and glass effects… :0
#OSC
The front side of my album cover design for my Visual Language class, featuring four panels of each band member’s eye depicted with vibrant colors and glass distortion and light effects. The back side of my album cover design for my Visual Language class, featuring an illustration of the band members reaching up toward a bright magenta-ish light as well as the band’s logo, the album title, eleven track titles, a faux copyright notice, and signatures of the band members. The album is titled Refraction, and the song titles are (1) “Dusk,” (2) “Kaleidoscope,” (3) “Brain Freeze,” (4) “Roller Coaster,” (5) “Is Anything Real?”, (6) “Air,” (7) “John III,” (8) “Senses Overloaded,” (9) “The Foes We Made,” (10) “Fading Away,” and (11) “Sight.”
December 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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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.
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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st4-bby.bsky.social
it’s funny how things are once the tables turn #tpot
October 24, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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st4-bby.bsky.social
COCOON #tpot
October 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
carter.studiocrj.com
. . . . . Well, that was something.
October 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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If you’re going to the BFDI:TPOT 20 screening at the Boston Common AMC at 7, I’LL BE THERE!!!!! 📽️🍿 Come say hi and get my signature or whatever. :)
#BFDI #TPOT #OSC #AMCTheatres
A design featuring the Battle for Dream Island: The Power of Two logo, a photograph of the outside of AMC Boston Common 19, and text that reads “Episode 20,” “7 p.m.,” and “AMC Boston Common 19.” My objectsona waving and saying “Come say hi!” is shown at the bottom. Photo: © Dylan Lam.
October 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted any OC-related stuff online, but I think you all do deserve some rough/in-progress stuff that I’m working on. :)
Here’s my newest OC that I made four days ago: Oscar!!
#CRJSWIMS #OSC
Drawings of my new object OC, Oscar. They are a pot marigold with a tall ceramic pot/vase covered in paint splatters for a body, a necklace with a golden leaf charm, and legs. Their pronouns are they/he, and they’re twenty-six years old. They will be a local painter and art therapist in Brightfield in the universe of SWIMS, my in-progress animation and multimedia project.
October 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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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.
September 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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And to round off the friend group, it’s Iris Kōsetsu, the snow-woman with the warmest of hearts! ☃️
(P.S. Her actual name is 降雪あいりす, but you can just call her Iris!)
Iris Kōsetsu (降雪あいりす) is a snow-woman with an extra-light purple body, dark gray buttons, a red carrot nose, a light yellow sun hat with purple accents, and legs. Her pronouns are she/her, and she is female and pansexual. She is 27 years old (born March 2, 1998) and 5′ 6¼″. Her description reads: “In spite of her icy composition, Iris is a kind and caring lady who thrives best in the warmth of friendship. Her benevolence is immediately apparent to anyone who gets interviewed by her, for she’s very fond of her hometown and loves to write all about it as an independent journalist. But if there’s something she loves even more, it’s sharing the world with Myles and friends and especially dearest Grant.” Her relationships are: • Partner: Grant • Friends: Myles, Sam, Warren, Spencer, Rose, Elliott, Presley, Vivian, Kate, and Chris • Acquaintances: Blake and Beatrice Abilities include: • Ice creation and manipulation Disabilities include: • Armless • Water freezing by touch
August 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Here comes the technological mastermind (with good intentions, of course): Spencer Vibratek! 📺
Spencer Vibratek is a 59″ OLED TV with a dark purple body, a light purple face on his display, and legs. His pronouns are he/him, and he is male and aroace. He is 27 years old (born August 12, 1997) and 5′ 3¼″. His description reads: “Digital devices are a big part of Spencer’s life—and not just because he himself is a digital device. Rumor has it that one day, he started offering tech assistance to his pals as a kind gesture, and he’s simply never stopped. Now, he serves all of Brightfield as “the IT guy,” and when he’s not out and about, he’ll act as the living room TV in his friend group’s shared home. (Movie nights are his favorite!)” His relationships are: • Sister: Vivian • Friends: Warren, Myles, Sam, Iris, Blake, Kate, Chris, Rose, and Grant • Acquaintances: Beatrice, Pepper, Presley, and Elliott Abilities include: • Wireless device connectivity • Manipulation of connected cables Disabilities include: • Armless
August 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM