Let’s Try Again - A Proko Short Film

[@ProkoTV]

A huge thanks to Cody Shank for making this incredible short for the perspective course. Check out his other work at codyshank.com

[@Bruv777]

I love the old style of animation

[@semprequevoceleroscomentar7658]

Couldn't agree more

[@sebastienbadia]

No matter what you draw, from photos or not, in the end you have to recognize a personality, you have to be able to say “so-and-so did this drawing or painting, I recognize his style”. The degree of finish, the composition, the framing, the energy, all contribute to this. An artist shouldn't be a slave to reality.

[@gabe_s_videos]

This is so spot on I can't even call it a parody of Fractured Fairy Tales. It's literally just a new episode! And I mean that as a compliment.

[@thinhnguyenuc5973]

" Let's try again" , did they try to get another child 💀

[@colourkingdom]

Ofc

[@benarts2271]

Reminds me of Fractured Fairy Tales! Love the nostalgic vibes!

[@tomasiobermudez2588]

I was gonna say the exact same thing , it looks like Jay Wards style

[@BaMAnimation]

Amazing!

[@ProkoTV]

Thank you! Means a lot coming from you guys!

[@StoryTeller796]

Creating Mock PSAs Criticizing A.I. generated images now, are we? Proud of Cody Shank for making this. Cody, if you're reading this, we're all glad you've made this entertaining and hilarious little short =) hope to see more from you champ.

[@sarasawyer2816]

Love how Marshall narrated this so much!!!

[@3cigarros1]

you are the best Marshall!!!!

[@joaopedrodosreis6127]

"let's try again" 💀

[@Ron_Sensei]

Breaking bed

[@yonrexgameryt8494]

**Bed noises**

[@Shinkero]

I wish I could time travel to give your mother birth control

[@stopstalkingmebruh6021]

This animation is amazing!! Well done to Cody 👏🔥

[@maan7715]

hah, I love the halation and old film like effects on it. Really has that old cartoon feel.

[@ProkoTV]

Cody Shank really nailed this one!

[@3polygons]

The narration and tone resembled those old toons, too. In fact, the narration style for films back then, as well.

[@joanbennettnyc]

The Ghost UPA and the Spirit of Fractured Fairy Tales are smiling down on you.

[@James-ek3mb]

this was awesome. Thanks Proko!

[@DAEWGG]

He used the photo to draw it as a reference he didnt copu at all😭😭😭 poor man

[@rwiseart2269]

Nah when he had his easel and all that, he had drew from what he saw, but later he just copied the picture he took with a bunch of splotch marks, they look different

[@aylendorado927]

We need more of this!! Just what we needed

[@jamesbevan9939]

Amazing homage to Fractured Fairy Tales

[@DemienC.]

Yo! Fractured Fairy Tales from Rocky and Bullwinkle vibes😄

[@ProkoTV]

Thank you!

[@omarsin]

I always open Proko videos with a big ahh smile on my face for some reason 😂😂 so glad he’s the main dawg carrying this YT art industry

[@justintrimble6635]

I love this art style reminds me of fractured fairy tales from rocky and bullwinkle

[@artisttamarts]

I love the creativity of Proko

[@Sandra-hc4vo]

holy nostalgia if it isn't Rocky and Bullwinkle making a modern age appearance. Bravo!

[@inh0usegraphics]

Made me actually LOL! 🤣

[@ToweringToska]

What an adorable dragon!!! 💌

[@CRUCIFi777]

What’s this…rules with my art…how dare you sir?😂 Alice Bailey would not be pleased.

[@navysteel]

I like to use photo reference as inspiration to create dynamic compositions. Without photo reference my layouts end up losing appeal. Great animation style.

[@AaAa-je5eo]

Such a great piece, every element from execution, to voices, to story, to the communication of infomration. One question for Cody Shank though, why does the Marshall character NOT have a beard? Even in the Draftsmen podcast intros he doesn't have it. Were they created at a time when this was visually accurate to the man himself, or was it a creative direction decision? 😅😉

[@bamos1092]

the ward-isms in this are all very well done, the voice acting, the smears, the designs. all very good looking muy buena idea de tener subtitulos en español :D

[@AnoobishManga]

Before watching the video: Of course, let's try again means to DRAW again. After the video ended: 😭

[@esteban-iriarte-animation]

Haha! So cool and funny! XD Great Job! Love the style!

[@FelipeLima-j8z]

Awesome

[@peterpancik5176]

Its better than I thought, well done! 😊

[@GeraldKidyala]

Haaahaa touché for this master piece 😎

[@anthonymaringelli7478]

Awesome film!

[@uhhwhateverdude9463]

I’ve only ever been able to draw from observation. Doesn’t help that I have aphantasia too.

[@Henry-kd1mu]

Wait this from that one perspective video I think i remember cuz i have it on a art tips playlist

[@ZhyrenStudios]

“Let’s try again” bro ain’t going to get that chance

[@3polygons]

Moral of the story: take good care of your dragon.

[@brucefields7009]

Art style reminds me of Peabody and Sherman. Very good!

[@Jmatad21]

What did i just saw 😮

[@anthonykoeslag]

This feels like it would work for AI "artists" too

[@barbi111]

Which software did he used to make this animation?

[@petervargas483]

❤

[@CamCartoon]

Mostly I can draw by sample pictures, but still find it challenging to draw by my own imagination. Really want to step up to that level, but how? Please!

[@adam01120]

More! 😂

[@Zlukaka]

Very weird to see this kind of early DeviantArt level message from Proko of all places. So many parents out there have this exact thinking, making their children think drawing with reference is "copying" or that drawing on PC is cheating, devaluing their work and setting them back because they're afraid to use references. Also photography is still art? I think the cartoon wanted to say one thing (straight up copying of existing art is lesser), but it ended up trashing photography, drawing with references and drawing from life - which is ridiculous and I'm sure isn't the intention.

[@ProkoTV]

We have zero issue with anyone using reference, as it's a core concept of what and how we teach! Making an appearance at that part is Dorian Iten, an artist well known for pursuing technical photographic perfection to caveat that recreating photographic works with high precision isn't a bad thing. It's the angry father who slams the window on him and we aren't painting either of the parents in a positive light. As a photographer (this is Proko team member Stephen), I don't take anything here as a slight against photography. But when you make a piece of art, whether it's a painting or animation, the interpretation of it leaves you and falls to the audiniyce to decide what it means to them! We'd just point to the context of all the rest of our videos to inform others' interpretation of our intent.

[@Jang09]

It depends on how they use the tools. I think the video shows a bad use of references that many beginners end up relying on, blatant copying with little input. I use to be that way and it was very hard to come up with my own ideas without having specific references to copy from. Also I don't think photography being art is really questioned (seriously) it just isn't the original goal.

[@3polygons]

The artist's work is to generate certain interpretation and message, imo. I hear too much this of "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" (specially to defend gen AI's existence), which is true but to an extent. The purpose of an artist is making something intentional (with "intent", not random, like AI would do), that reaches the audience in certain specific way, and transmits certain emotions or ideas. IMO reaching this point is one of the main purposes. About references, you need them to understand and reproduce reality. But it is using one's brain, muscle memory (drawing from memory once having drawn from references), what really puts you in the next level, in my opinion.

[@Zlukaka]

@@ProkoTV thank you for the response. I did not know about Dorian Iten, and that does add context. I understand the intention behind the animation was different (after all I've followed this channel for years, hence my surprise at how it turned out), but I think it didn't manage to convey its message. At the end the narrator says that in this case the parents were right (at least that's what the subtitles say), which was really the worst part. Up to that part, you could still take away that the parents were wrong, but then why would the narrator say they're right? Is that supposed to be sarcasm then? Because I agree, up to that point it seemed like the video was not siding with them. The ending I think is what really messes the whole thing up. Plus I think it's unfortunate in the wider context of learning art outside of art school. I've seen too many parents denigrate very impressive skill of their children because they were 'copying'. And drawing from imagination being considered the only valid way (by parents who can't draw either way and don't understand you get good at that by first drawing what you see).

[@uhhwhateverdude9463]

@@Zlukaka I have aphantasia, so I can’t visualize anything. I’ve only ever been able to copy what I observe. 😢

[@verdiernoyama9681]

Will there ever be an animation course on Proko ?

[@ProkoTV]

We have a couple animation videos on the channel and some videos on the website. But we haven't found the person to make a whole animation course with us yet! Right now, we recommend checking out Alex Grigg's KZbin channel and courses. He's a fantastic teacher and just released a new course on animation that you can apply to any animation software

[@verdiernoyama9681]

​@@ProkoTVThanks for the info 👍

[@Cqat1]

I swear ive seen this before, was it already posted or shown in a previous video?

[@ProkoTV]

Yep! It was previously shown here on the channel in a longer perspective video in the last couple months

[@jesteringray]

nice

[@VladlenBoiko]

I understood what you were talking about, but at first I thought it was about the print art (etching, woodcut etc) and it was a bit offensive to hear😂

[@NessLover94]

This was extremely unpleasant. His parents deliberately disrespected his hobby, and then they were happy that he was dead.

[@Msannamitta]

good one 👍 lol

[@WhatTheFoxsay.]

We are an artist not a xerox machine

[@VladlenBoiko]

And even when our work is printing - we are still artists and not e xerox machine! (Etching, Woodcut etc it's awesome medium)

[@LoVeJub97]

Brilliant work

[@Etherealdjinn]

So be original or you'll get eaten by a hungry dragon. Got it.

[@dozrFAB]

wtf this is great but also disconcerting 😂

[@souravshaw859]

Lets try again 💀💀

[@JaMeshuggah]

Help I think my parents were wrong

[@usefulaccount1835]

I know what show is this

[@engardeskeletonmeme1898]

Destruction

[@dhirajshirodkar1875]

Hi

[@ProkoTV]

Hey!

[@ustn8022]

poor kiddo he didn't deserve that

[@WedgyBlue]

😨😨😨

[@hayeonkim7838]

✨️🩷✨️

[@Ammar-x1w]

First

[@ProkoTV]

Second

[@rebecamiron9356]

Looks like cel animation

[@lofivibes26714]

first

[@ProkoTV]

Third

[@dhirajshirodkar1875]

@@lofivibes26714 winners here bro 😜

[@rivsany0291]

Sorry, i can’t draw from imagination. I need references or I wouldn’t survive

[@ProkoTV]

This is not saying that you can't draw from reference. We draw from reference and teach that much more than from imagination. It's just about lettign yourself use that reference as a basis that you built of off, idealize or otherwise change because you want to. There's something to be said for those artists who achieve the technical perfection of recreating a photo but we want you to be able to modify and change thigns as you envision and prefer them in your mind.

[@rivsany0291]

That explains a lot, now i understand way better. Thank you 🙏🏽

[@ConvenientlyShapedUsername]

Yeah just copying/realism was never that impressive to me, it's not that hard, unless it's really, really good and close to the original thing. Even then it's like.. Idk. Even using references feels kind of like copying to me, too easy. But you do need to see things to create your own combinations..

[@lulum1656]

its giving 60s

[@FlashFirePrime]

Lmfao

[@vinods1860]

🤣🤣

[@divineuwadinachi1964]

Lol

[@name5876]

worst message possible.

[@kelvin_ccp]

Gyat

[@احمداحمد-ق4ط9ل]

WTF IS THIS 😂