How can an 2D animated movies or shows have multiple animators whilst maintaining a consistent art style?

Question

I understand how you can have one person for background art, or one person for basic sketching and another for colouring etc, but surely this would take too long to animate with only a small group.

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Answer 1

The artists all draw in the style chosen by the art direction of the movie, not in their own personal preferred style. Artists may have a distinctive style that sets them apart but it isn’t like they can *only* draw that way.