#skyhamrenders

Theoretically, yes. Anyone who has gone through a 3D course has to make their thesis to graduate, which is in the form of an animated short.

Trying to emulate a style requires observing and reverse-engineering certain elements. For example, I have made a simple colored eye model before, but not a stylized one which I've had to figure out to match what's in the show. I have also only ever colored my models with flat colors, and this has required actual painting to get the textures right

It has been very fun so far, all of these are things which I've never really done before.

Overall we're usually taught the whole 3D pipeline (modeling / texturing / rigging / lighting / rendering) plus pre and post-prod stuff (screenwriting / sound design / compositing). We even had an acting class which was a nightmare for the introverted animators. As supplementaries I learned sculpting and clothes modeling through simulation by myself.