<s>
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Learn	I-Application
painting	I-Application
and	I-Application
drawing	I-Application
techniques	I-Application
with	I-Application
step-by-step	I-Application
training	I-Application
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
regions	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
art	B-Application
training	I-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
a	O
two-part	O
training	O
application	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
via	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
service	O
since	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
in	O
2010	O
as	O
a	O
fully	O
compiled	O
,	O
retail-able	O
DS	B-Device
Game	O
Card	O
with	O
added	O
features	O
,	O
thus	O
also	O
making	O
it	O
available	O
for	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
DSiWare	B-Device
applications	O
are	O
known	O
as	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
:	I-Application
First	I-Application
Semester	I-Application
and	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Semester	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
one	O
has	O
six	O
and	O
four	O
lessons	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
DSiWare	B-Device
applications	O
are	O
worth	O
800	O
Nintendo	B-Application
DSi	I-Application
Points	I-Application
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
:	I-Application
First	I-Application
Semester	I-Application
and	O
Second	O
Semester	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Touch	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
got	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
called	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lessons	I-Application
for	I-Application
Everyone	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
New	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
installment	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
eShop	B-Application
,	O
called	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
:	O
SketchPad	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
users	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
share	O
their	O
creations	O
on	O
Miiverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
an	O
installment	O
titled	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
:	O
Home	O
Studio	O
or	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
:	O
Atelier	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
is	O
based	O
mainly	O
on	O
the	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
,	O
but	O
will	O
note	O
anything	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
DSiWare	B-Device
versions	O
if	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
advertised	O
as	O
an	O
art	O
training	O
simulation	O
which	O
can	O
teach	O
and	O
help	O
anyone	O
to	O
develop	O
their	O
art	O
skills	O
and	O
techniques	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
applied	O
with	O
real-life	O
tools	O
and	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
also	O
features	O
very	O
realistic	O
,	O
albeit	O
limited	O
,	O
range	O
of	O
art	O
tools	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
freely	O
used	O
whichever	O
way	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
user	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
player	O
or	O
art	O
trainee	O
,	O
deems	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
real	O
“	O
game	O
”	O
per	O
se	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
any	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
feature	O
a	O
mode	O
which	O
requires	O
any	O
user	O
of	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
to	O
progress	O
through	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
unlock	O
higher	O
levels	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
most	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lessons	O
mode	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
feature	O
of	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
,	O
as	O
it	O
the	O
actual	O
line	O
of	O
art	O
tutorials	O
which	O
the	O
player/art	O
trainee	O
must	O
progress	O
through	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
unlock	O
more	O
advanced	O
levels	O
or	O
lessons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Lessons	O
mode	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
player/art	O
trainee	O
is	O
playing	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
(	O
s	O
)	O
he	O
only	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
lesson	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
use	O
pencils	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
ten	O
mini	O
lessons	O
available	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
seven	O
of	O
these	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
DSiWare	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lessons	O
features	O
three	O
save	O
slots	O
,	O
which	O
help	O
the	O
player/art	O
trainee	O
to	O
save	O
progress	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
during	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
lessons	O
,	O
should	O
(	O
s	O
)	O
he	O
need	O
a	O
break	O
from	O
the	O
lessons	O
or	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Lessons	O
,	O
the	O
player/art	O
trainee	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
save	O
any	O
art	O
pieces	O
they	O
accomplished	O
during	O
the	O
lessons	O
in	O
a	O
designated	O
Gallery	O
in	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
,	O
or	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Camera	O
Album	O
,	O
in	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
DSiWare	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
particular	O
teaching	O
software	O
,	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
does	O
not	O
grade	O
the	O
player's/art	O
trainee	O
's	O
performance	O
in	O
accomplishing	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
lessons	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
fully	O
depends	O
on	O
the	O
player/art	O
trainee	O
if	O
(	O
s	O
)	O
he	O
is	O
willing	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
guides	O
and/or	O
practical	O
training	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Lessons	O
,	O
Free	O
Paint	O
mode	O
allows	O
full	O
accessibility	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
available	O
art	O
tools	O
in	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
from	O
the	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Lessons	O
though	O
,	O
the	O
player/art	O
trainee	O
has	O
three	O
available	O
save	O
slots	O
(	O
independent	O
from	O
Lessons	O
mode	O
)	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
work-in-progress	O
art	O
pieces	O
to	O
be	O
edited	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
save	O
their	O
finalized	O
pieces	O
in	O
the	O
Gallery	O
(	O
or	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Camera	O
Album	O
for	O
DSiWare	B-Device
versions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Free	O
Paint	O
,	O
the	O
player/art	O
trainee	O
also	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
designated	O
Image	O
Library	O
implemented	O
in	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Image	O
Library	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
DSiWare	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
versions	O
can	O
still	O
refer	O
to	O
pictures	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
Camera	O
Album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
20	O
available	O
frame	O
designs	O
(	O
10	O
in	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
versions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	O
pieces	O
,	O
whether	O
in	O
the	O
Gallery	O
or	O
DSi	B-Device
Camera	O
Album	O
,	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
edited	O
once	O
saved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
supports	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
features	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
XL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
used	O
with	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
consoles	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
Camera	O
option	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
utilized	O
to	O
capture	O
photographs	O
using	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
cameras	O
,	O
and	O
store	O
them	O
directly	O
in	O
the	O
Gallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DSiWare	B-Device
versions	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
camera	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
,	O
not	O
directly	O
,	O
for	O
since	O
these	O
versions	O
already	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Camera	O
Album	O
,	O
which	O
supports	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
cameras	O
anyway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Game	O
Card	O
is	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	O
,	O
the	O
Camera	O
option	O
would	O
not	O
appear	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
although	O
these	O
consoles	O
can	O
still	O
view	O
any	O
photographs	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Gallery	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
Game	O
Card	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
with	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
(	O
XL	O
)	O
prior	O
to	O
inserting	O
in	O
the	O
former	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
has	O
a	O
designated	O
Gallery	O
where	O
the	O
player/art	O
trainee	O
can	O
save	O
any	O
art	O
piece	O
(	O
s	O
)	O
he	O
had	O
finalized	O
during	O
Lessons	O
or	O
Free	O
Paint	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
any	O
photographs	O
taken	O
with	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
store	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
Game	O
Card	O
is	O
convenient	O
for	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
DS	B-Device
Lite	O
users	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
disadvantage	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
(	O
XL	O
)	O
users	O
,	O
especially	O
since	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
can	O
store	O
as	O
many	O
pictures	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
there	O
is	O
available	O
memory	O
in	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
Camera	O
Album	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
SD	B-Device
cards	I-Device
and/or	O
can	O
be	O
exported	O
to	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Demo	O
option	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
of	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
Demo	O
is	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
player/art	O
trainee	O
to	O
try	O
an	O
extra	O
lesson	O
offered	O
in	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
,	O
or	O
to	O
wirelessly	O
send	O
the	O
same	O
extra	O
lesson	O
to	O
another	O
local	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
console	O
via	O
DS	B-Device
Download	O
Play	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
another	O
user	O
can	O
try	O
a	O
demo	O
version	O
of	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
same	O
Demo	O
lesson	O
is	O
also	O
permanently	O
offered	O
via	O
Nintendo	O
Channel	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
currently	O
only	O
for	O
PAL	O
version	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Demo	O
option	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
most	O
raster	O
image-editing	O
software	O
,	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
has	O
a	O
very	O
limited	O
selection	O
of	O
tools	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
emulate	O
their	O
realistic-counterparts	O
very	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
tools	O
includes	O
three	O
pencil	B-Device
levels	O
(	O
2H	O
,	O
HB	O
,	O
2B	O
)	O
in	O
point	O
or	O
flat	O
methods	O
,	O
an	O
eraser	B-Application
in	O
edge	O
or	O
flat	O
methods	O
,	O
round	O
and	O
flat	O
paint	O
brush	O
sets	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
sizes	O
each	O
,	O
a	O
color	O
paint	O
palette	B-Data_Structure
that	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
color	O
mixing	O
tray	O
,	O
a	O
water	O
jar	O
,	O
a	O
color	O
wheel	O
reference	O
,	O
primary	O
colors	O
,	O
secondary	O
colors	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
color	O
palette	B-Data_Structure
is	O
capable	O
of	O
mixing	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
available	O
colors	O
together	O
to	O
produce	O
hundreds	O
of	O
color	O
combinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vince	O
also	O
got	O
featured	O
as	O
an	O
Assist	O
Trophy	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
reviews	O
from	O
15	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
would	O
be	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lessons	I-Application
for	I-Application
Everyone	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
New	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
sequel	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
E3	O
Digital	O
Event	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
giving	O
Miiverse	O
drawers	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
is	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
:	O
SketchPad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
title	O
,	O
with	O
lessons	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
August	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
title	O
was	O
announced	O
because	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
:	O
SketchPad	O
has	O
no	O
lessons	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
functions	O
solely	O
as	O
a	O
drawing	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Pokémon	B-Application
spin-off	O
crossover	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
called	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
July	O
2014	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
and	O
October	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
40	O
art	O
lessons	O
ranging	O
from	O
easy	O
to	O
hard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
uses	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Camera	O
,	O
to	O
take	O
images	O
for	O
reference	O
while	O
drawing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
held	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
a	O
Disney-centered	O
spin-off	O
called	O
Disney	B-Device
Art	I-Device
Academy	I-Device
,	O
which	O
features	O
80	O
art	O
lessons	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
various	O
works	O
of	O
Disney	O
and	O
Pixar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vince	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
collectible	O
trophy	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
becomes	O
an	O
Assist	O
Trophy	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Swan	O
Lesson	O
theme	O
by	O
James	O
Hannigan	O
is	O
a	O
track	O
that	O
plays	O
on	O
the	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
stage	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
