<s>
is	O
a	O
2014	O
educational	O
drawing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Headstrong	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
series	O
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
media	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
retail	O
and	O
downloadable	O
release	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
title	O
with	O
built-in	O
Miiverse	O
support	O
for	O
sharing	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
an	O
educational	B-Application
art	I-Application
game	I-Application
designed	O
to	O
teach	O
players	O
how	O
to	O
draw	O
various	O
Pokémon	B-Application
characters	O
through	O
40	O
advancing	O
lessons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
progress	O
through	O
three	O
skill	O
levels	O
–	O
Novice	O
,	O
Apprentice	O
,	O
and	O
Graduate	O
–	O
while	O
learning	O
new	O
techniques	O
and	O
art	O
concepts	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
pastel	B-Application
and	O
paintbrush	O
being	O
unlocked	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Novice	O
course	O
begins	O
with	O
skills	O
such	O
as	O
drawing	O
head-on	O
portraits	O
,	O
angles	O
,	O
and	O
construction	O
shapes	O
,	O
while	O
later	O
stages	O
introduce	O
shading	B-General_Concept
,	O
hatching	B-Application
,	O
opacity	O
,	O
and	O
freehand	O
sketches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
drawing	O
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Trading	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Game	I-Application
card	O
border	O
upon	O
completion	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
background	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
templates	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
by	O
progressing	O
through	O
lessons	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
through	O
special	O
promotions	O
over	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
features	O
Miiverse	O
functionality	O
that	O
allows	O
for	O
drawings	O
to	O
be	O
uploaded	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Miiverse	O
Community	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
art	O
contests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
main	O
Art	B-Application
Academy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
this	O
title	O
feature	O
non-traditional	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
layers	O
and	O
an	O
undo	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
focused	O
on	O
teaching	O
drawing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
geared	O
toward	O
young	O
children	O
(	O
albeit	O
not	O
specifically	O
)	O
,	O
this	O
title	O
is	O
lenient	O
with	O
these	O
digital	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
Japanese	O
release	O
date	O
set	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
entered	O
the	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
as	O
the	O
number-one	O
selling	O
title	O
of	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
with	O
31,080	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
following	O
August	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
91,232	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
before	O
falling	O
from	O
the	O
weekly	O
top	O
20	O
software	O
rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
experienced	O
artists	O
may	O
be	O
put	O
off	O
by	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
tools	O
or	O
layering	B-Algorithm
options	O
,	O
but	O
nonetheless	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
lovely	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
never	O
punishing	O
you	O
for	O
imperfect	O
work	O
,	O
encouraging	O
and	O
helping	O
you	O
to	O
better	O
your	O
drawing.	O
"	O
</s>
