Pokémon Art Accademy

This isn’t really a game, but it is a fun Pokémon themed drawing tutor. You’re gradually introduced to the various tools, along with more difficult Pokémon pictures. This is the first game in the series to feature one important tool: undo. I’d been interested in the previous Art Accademy instalments, but without undo a digital painting app is a no-go.

You get a lot of help in this app: reference pictures, traceable outlines, grids, construction shapes, pre-made backgrounds. There’s also a neat outline pen which draws on its own layer, and the colour of which can be changed in a single step.

The real draw card of this game, is of course, the Pokémon. To a large extent how much you like this game will depend on how much you like the Pokémon you get to draw in the main classes. I quite liked the early, cute Pokémon, but I didn’t much like the later ones, like Charizard (who is not a cool dragon, but an ugly fart). There are Pokémon from every generation, so there should be one everyone knows, even if it’s just Pikachu. If you don’t like Pikachu… you probably don’t want to play this.

In the primay lessons you’re in a class with your friend, who is really quite terrible at art. In the photo above I drew with my ‘other’ hand. I think maybe my friend drew his with his foot.

It’s a fun little game if you’re interested in Pokémon and want a gentle introduction to digital painting. I got the digital download, which is what I’d recommend unless you can find it for a really good discount.

Oh, and you don’t have to paint Pokémon, in free paint you can do anything you like. Just don’t expect print quality for export.