''Art Academy'' is a series of

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s beginning in 2009 with ''Art Academy''. Its most recent release was '' Disney Art Academy''. One of Nintendo's franchises, the series has been released on

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and

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Gameplay

The games in the series are training simulations that teach players to draw.

Games

''Art Academy''

''Art Academy'', also known as ''Art Academy: Learn painting and drawing techniques with step-by-step training'' in the PAL regions and in Japan, is an art training software for the

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. It was developed by Headstrong Games, and published by

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. ''Art Academy'' was originally a two-part training application only available for download via the

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service since 2009. It was later re-released in 2010 as a fully compiled, retail-able DS Game Card with added features, thus also making it available for original Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS Lite users.

''Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone!''

''Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone!'', entitled ''New Art Academy'' in Europe and Australia is a 2012 video game for the

. It is a sequel to ''

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'' for the

. This game is the first in the series to include DLC.

''Art Academy: SketchPad''

''Art Academy: SketchPad'' was a Wii U eShop app released in 2013 that allowed players to make more detailed drawings than would normally be allowed on Miiverse. It was planned to include drawing lessons as well.

''Art Academy: Home Studio''

''Art Academy: Home Studio'', also known as ''Art Academy: Atelier'' in PAL regions, was the fourth main entry in the series, released in 2015, and the first one on home consoles. A more full-featured version of the SketchPad app, it contains more lessons.

''Pokémon Art Academy''

''Pokémon Art Academy'' is an

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drawing

developed by Headstrong Games, published by

for the

. It is a spin-off of the ''

'' series featuring characters from the ''

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'' media franchise, and was released in Europe and Australia in July 2014, and North America in October. The game was made available as both a retail and downloadable release from the

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, and is the first 3DS title with built-in Miiverse support for sharing artwork.

''Disney Art Academy''

''Disney Art Academy'' is an

art training video game developed by Headstrong Games, published by

and released for the

. It is a spin-off of the ''

'' series centered on

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and

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characters. The game was released in 2016 for North America in May, and for Europe and Australia in July.

Explanatory notes

References

{{Art Academy series Video game franchises introduced in 2009 ja:絵心教室