Pok?mon Art Academy coming to Nintendo 3DS this fall

Pikachu and friends are headed to the Nintendo 3DS/2DS in an all new Art Academy title, slated to be released this fall. So if you fancy yourself an artist, and love Pok?mon, here’s your chance to learn how to draw, sketch and paint your favorite characters.

A few screens and the announcement below.

Pok?mon Art Academy screens:

Grab your stylus and start your Pok?mon-drawing journey in Pok?mon Art Academy, launching this fall exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS systems. This Pok?mon-themed installment of the Art Academy series offers Pok?mon fans and budding illustrators alike 40 unique lessons to learn how to paint, sketch and draw beloved Pok?mon characters in 2D. Along the way, students of Pok?mon Art Academy can pick up actual illustration skills that they can transfer onto real canvas, or share their digital masterpieces with the world.

The Art Academy series made its debut on Nintendo DS in 2009, offering a comprehensive virtual art studio with a variety of realistically behaving art materials. Wield the stylus with tactile precision on the Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo 2DS touch screen to use a plethora of paint, pencils and pastels. A hallmark of the Art Academy franchise is its easy-to-follow lessons with step-by-step guides that teach painting and drawing techniques. A friendly tutor takes students of all ages through these lessons, each of which breaks down complex-looking images into simple steps. Gradually, players pick up more new techniques that allow anyone to create artwork they can be proud of.Pok?mon Art Academy boasts 40 lessons in which players can encounter favorite Pok?mon from throughout the series, such as Pikachu, Oshawott, Charizard, Torchic, Fletchling and Fennekin.

?The Pok?mon characters themselves are among the most endearing and enduring aspects of the Pok?mon video games, with everyone having their own favorite,? said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America?s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. ?Pok?mon Art Academy lets fans deepen their connection with these iconic characters by providing detailed lessons teaching how to draw them on their Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo 2DS in a straightforward and enjoyable way.?

For more information about Pok?mon Art Academy, launching this fall in stores and in the Nintendo eShop, visit http://artacademy.nintendo.com/pokemon.