1. MyronA.

   10

   This is a fantastic program. As an artist, I can say that this one of the best DSi-Ware releases. When I say it feels like you're really drawing and painting, I mean it. The sounds of the pencils & paint brushes do a great job of making you feel as though you're really drawing on paper or painting on canvas. I really do enjoy the classes and especially drawing on my own; It is very impressive to say the least. One of the most beautiful parts about this software is the way the pencils work. There are 3 pencils; 2H, HB and 2B. For instance, the 2H marks the lightest on screen and works best at doing rough drafts of your work. The pencil marks look just like they should. It’s not like using Flip Note Studio’s (another great download) where you can see the pixels that form a line when you draw. Here, it looks like you’re really marking on you DS’s touch screen with pencil marks or paint; it looks very convincing. In fact, you really couldn't ask for anything more for something that only costs you $8.00 (or 800 points). Even if you just like to doddle, it’s worth the price. Best of all, it’s integrated with the gallery used to store the photos you take with the DSi’s camera. When you finish your work, you can save it into the gallery with or without one of the 10 available frames in the program (there should’ve been more IMO). I would've paid $35.00 for it if they had added markers and color pencils and more classes into the program (but more semesters are on the way, though). “NintendoLife's” quote is kind off in left field, "Art Academy: First Semester is a fantastic program for creating art, though it doesn't offer much else." Is kinda stupid because it's a paint program; what where they expecting to come with it, an animation studio? Geez. The only thing I wish they would've including are markers and color pencils; perhaps those will be included in one of the next semesters they release. This one’s well worth your hard earned “green backs”.… Expand

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2. LiamG

   9

   The Art Academy series is, in my opinion, the best DSiWare to date. Sure it's not a unique little game, but it is the best art application to ever come to the DS. I would have happily bought this for full price. Excellent lessons, each of which are well explained and demonstrated, and the free paint mode gives you the tools to make a masterpiece. It doesn't have everything, but what it has it well worth the 800 points.… Expand

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3. tupwee

   9

   this game was great umm.. i'm about a hundred times better than i am when i started and i only did three lessons.

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