Art Academy for Nintendo DS

DSiWare Comparison Chart

If you have a Nintendo DSi™ or Nintendo DSi XL™ system, you can download* Art Academy™: First Semester or Art Academy™: Second Semester from the Nintendo DSi Shop separately*. Each title can be downloaded in exchange for 800 Nintendo DSi Points™, and contains some of the content available in the Art Academy™ game card. Read on to see what you'll get with each version.

	Retail version	Downloadable versions
Availability	Sold at retailers nationwide	Downloadable from Nintendo DSi Shop
Number of lessons	10+ demo lessons	First Semester: 6/Second Semester: 4
Number of mini lessons	10	First Semester: 3/Second Semester: 4
Camera functions	Yes**	Yes**
Slide show functions	Yes	Yes, through Nintendo DSi Photo Album
Upload to Facebook?	No	Yes, through Nintendo DSi Photo Album
Reference images	Over 80 motifs included	None
Demo lesson sharing	Yes	No
Location to save pitcures	DS Game Card	Nintendo DSi Photo Album
Number of pictures that can be saved	Up to 82 pieces of art and reference photos combined	Variable, depending on free space in Nintendo DSi Photo Album
Frame designs	20 included	10 included

*Wireless broadband Internet access required for online play. For more information, go to support.nintendo.com
**Nintendo DSi/ Nintendo DSi XL only

Sample Lesson

Sketching a Pear

Sketching a pear with a pencil may look challenging at first, but follow these simple steps and you'll be amazed at the results.

Meet Vince

He's the Art Academy resident artist, taking you through each lesson and providing useful tips and techniques along the way. Progress through these lessons with Vince and your skills will steadily improve as you go.

More Lessons

See how techniques like shading, bold color, perspective, and others can really bring out your artistic skills. Each lesson in the software will focus on a key skill and help you get there.

Step-by-Step
Lessons

Ten in-depth lessions will cover a wide variety of artistic techniques as you learn the ins and outs of creating a picture. Follow the easy steps using the stylus as your pencil or brush.