Pokémon Art Academy

1 Important Information

2 Information-Sharing Precautions

3 Internet Enhancements

4 Note to Parents and Guardians

Starting the Game

5 Getting Started

6 Saving/Deleting Game Data

Drawing

7 Controls

8 Canvas Screen

9 Toolbox

Viewing Artwork

10 Album

Wireless Communication

11 Miiverse

12 Local Play

13 SpotPass

Troubleshooting

14 Support Information

1 Important Information

Please read this manual carefullybefore using the software. If thesoftware will be used by children,the manual should be read andexplained to them by an adult.

Also, before using this software,please select in the HOME Menuand carefully review content in"Health and Safety Information." Itcontains important information thatwill help you enjoy this software.

You should also thoroughly readyour Operations Manual, includingthe "Health and Safety Information"section, before using this software.

Please note that except whereotherwise stated, "Nintendo 3DS™"refers to all devices in theNintendo 3DS family, including theNintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL,and Nintendo 2DS™.

Your Nintendo 3DS system and thissoftware are not designed for use withany unauthorized device or unlicensedaccessory. Such use may be illegal,voids any warranty, and is a breach ofyour obligations under the UserAgreement. Further, such use maylead to injury to yourself or others andmay cause performance issues and/ordamage to your Nintendo 3DS systemand related services. Nintendo (as wellas any Nintendo licensee or distributor)is not responsible for any damage orloss caused by the use of such deviceor unlicensed accessory. Except asauthorized, copying of any Nintendosoftware is il legal and is strictlyprohibited by domestic andinternational intellectual property laws."Back-up" or "archival" copies are notauthorized.

Nintendo respects the intellectualproperty of others, and we askNintendo 3DS software ContentProviders to do the same. Inaccordance with the Digital MillenniumCopyright Act in the US, the ElectronicCommerce Directive in the EU, andother applicable law, we have adopteda policy of removing, in appropriatecircumstances and at our solediscretion, any Nintendo 3DS softwarethat appears to infringe anyone else'sintellectual property. If you believeyour intellectual property rights arebeing infringed, please visitwww.nintendo.com/ippolicy to view thefull policy and understand your rights.

Important Information

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2 Information-Sharing Precautions

User-generated content, or UGC, iscontent created by users, such asmessages, Mii™ characters, images,photos, video, audio, etc.

Information-Sharing Precautions

• Nintendo bears no responsibilitywhatsoever for any problems thatresult from the use of the Internet(for example, the sending ofcontent over the Internet, or thesending or receiving of contentwith others).

The extent of UGC exchangedepends on the software.

3 Internet Enhancements

Nintendo Network is the name ofNintendo’s network service thatenables users to enj oy gamesand other content via theInternet.

This software supports NintendoNetwork.

● To protect your privacy, do notgive out personal information, suchas last name, phone number, birthdate, age, school, e-mail, or homeaddress when communicating withothers.

● Friend codes are a part of a

Protecting Your Privacy

◆ You must go through the initialsetup for Miiverse on your systembefore you can use Miiverse withthis game.

◆ Refer to your Operations Manualfor information about connectingyour system to the Internet.

This software allows you to connectto the Internet and post images andtext to Miiverse™ and receivenotifications (news andadvertisements). For details, pleasesee the pages about Miiverse andSpotPass (page 11 and page 13).

system that allows you to play withpeople you know. If you exchangefriend codes with strangers, thereis a risk you could shareinformation with people you do notknow or exchange messages thatcontain offensive language. Wetherefore recommend that you donot give your friend codes topeople you don't know.

4 Note to Parents and Guardians

You can restrict use of the followingfeatures by adjusting the options inParental Controls.◆ Access to this game (as well as

other games) can also berestricted through the SoftwareRating item in Parental Controls.

◆ Refer to your Operations Manualfor information on how to set upParental Controls.

● Sharing Images / Audio / Video /Long Text Data

Restricts sharing artwork with otherplayers.

● MiiverseRestricts users from viewing orposting content on Miiverse. Whenset to Restrict Posting, text andhandwritten messages cannot beposted. When set to RestrictViewing and Posting, text andhandwritten messages cannot beposted or viewed.

5 Getting Started

Lessons

Learn how to draw Pokémon™ anduse different drawing tools.

Main Menu

You can selectfrom thefollowingoptions on themain menu.

When you start the game for thefirst time, use the Touch Screen tochoose your gender, select yourdrawing hand, input a name andcreate a signature, and configureSpotPass™ (page 13).◆ All settings can be changed later

(except for gender).◆ The main menu will be displayed

the next time the game is started.

Extras

Change the name and signature onyour ID card, and check yourprogress.

Share

You can post artwork directly toMiiverse™ (page 11) or share it viaLocal Play (page 12).

Album

View artwork you've saved andreceived (page 10).

Quick Sketch

Learn how to draw Pokémon quicklyand easily.

Free Paint

Freely use the drawing tools tocreate any kind of artwork you like.You can use examples or photossaved to the SD Card.◆ There are images that cannot be

imported. ◆ You can receive new examples as

they are made available. To getthem, go to Free Paint and tapCheck for Downloadable Imagesduring a distribution period toreceive them.

Settings

Change settings, including soundsettings, button controls, andSpotPass settings. You can alsoview credits and clear user datahere.

6 Saving/Deleting Game Data

Exporting a JPEG Image

You can save artwork as JPEGimages, which can be viewed inNintendo 3DS Camera or oncomputers and many othercompatible devices.◆ JPEG images created from

artwork cannot be edited usingPokémon Art Academy tools.

Saving Your Artwork

You can save your artwork at anytime if you want to take a break.Once saved, you can go back to thelesson and edit it again. When youhave saved and finished it, you canview it in the Album.

After You Finish a Lesson

Tap Save and Finish.

During a Lesson / Free Paint

Press to open the menu,and tap Save.

Saving Data

Your progress is saved automaticallywhenever you finish a lesson. isdisplayed while saving.

Deleting Data

All artwork data is saved to theSD Card.

Deleting Artwork Save Data

Starting a Lesson / Free Paint

Touch Load Save and select anartwork, and then tap .

In the Album

Select the artwork, and then touch and select Delete.

On the main menu, tap andselect Clear User Data.◆ Please check carefully before

deleting any data. Once data hasbeen deleted, it cannot berecovered.

◆ Artwork data present on theSD Card will not be deleted.

Deleting Lesson Progress

Starting a Lesson / Free Paint

Tap Load Save, select an artwork,and then tap .

In the Album

Select the artwork, and then tap and select Export.

Data can be lost due to useraction, such as repeatedlypowering off and on the systemor removing a Game Card or SDCard while saving. Data loss mayalso be caused by poorconnectivity due to dirt or dust inthe system's ports. Please beaware that in these cases datacannot be restored.

7 Controls

Use the stylus to draw and selectoptions. You can also use thebuttons to perform some actions.

Drawing Controls

*Can only be used in Free Paint.

LeftHand

RightHand

Zoom in/out / /

Move canvaswhile zoomed in

Toggle sourceimage

Undo/Redo / /

Eraser

Open/closetoolbox

Eyedropper*

Open/closemenu

Controls during a Lesson

Next step

Speed uppreview

8 Canvas Screen

Current tool1

This shows the color, thethickness of the line, and the typeof tool.

Controls2

◆ The display differs between left-and right-handed settings.：Toggle example drawing：Proceed to next step：Undo

Current layer3

is displayed when using theoutline pen. is displayed whenusing other tools.

Draw on the Touch Screen whilefollowing a lesson or example onthe top screen.◆ The image shows an in-progress

lesson.

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Arrow icon4

Proceed to the next step.

Pencil icon5

Open the toolbox (page 9).

Finishing Free Paint

Open the menu and tap Quit.◆ Be careful, as any unsaved

data will be lost if you quitwithout saving.

9 Toolbox

Palette1

Change the current color. Tap to choose from more colors.

Tools3

◆ In lessons, only tools used forthat lesson are displayed.

Change the tool used, the linethickness, and its opacity.

You can change tools or colorsused.◆ The screen shown is in Free Paint

mode.

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Choose Any Color

In Free Paint, you can use thepalette eyedropper ( ) and colorpicker( ) in the following ways toselect colors more precisely.

Help button2

Displays an explanation of thecurrent tool.

Choose from Drawing orBackground

1. Tap .2. Tap a color in the picture to draw

with it.

Choose a Particular Color

2. Slide the stylusover tochoose a color,and tap or to adj ust thecolor'sbrightness.

1. Tap .

3. Once you've decided on a color,tap and choose a circle on thepalette to put the color in.

10 Album

Edit Image

Continue editing your artwork.

Delete

Delete artwork data.

Export

You can save your artwork as aJPEG image.

Type ( )

You can change the artwork's cardstyle. There are 11 styles in all.◆ You can also tap to use no

style.

Share

You can share artwork via Miiverseor Local Play.

View artworkyou've drawnor received.You can alsoselect artworkto edit ordelete.◆ Tap to view artwork in a

slideshow.

Image Options

Select an artwork in the album, andtap to open image options.

Name/Rename

You can choose a new name foryour artwork.

11 Miiverse

From the main menu, select Shareand then Miiverse to post your ownartwork and view artwork posted byother users.

Post to Community

Post a drawing and text.

◆ The card style and name areremoved automatically from anyartwork posted to Miiverse.

◆ Any background image taken fromthe SD Card is automaticallyremoved.

Post to Competition

This can only be selected during acompetition entry period. Onceyou've drawn a Pokémon based onthe contest topic, post it using thisfeature.◆ To find out more about

competitions, read thenotifications distributed viaSpotPass or check theAnnouncement Community onMiiverse for this software.

Browse Miiverse

Display the community for thissoftware.

12 Local Play

Requirements

- One system in the Nintendo 3DSfamily per player. (Up to fiveplayers)- Each player must own thesoftware.

Procedure

In the main menu, touch Share andthen Local Play.

Sharing with People Nearby(Local Play)

You can exchange album data andJPEG image data with up to fourother players.◆ You can send data to up to four

people at the same time.

Sending Artwork

1. Tap Send, select the artwork,and then tap Share Selected.

2. Tap either Album Image or JPEGImage.

3. If there are people you don'twant to send the artwork to, firstremove them from the list bytouching the red cross icon, andthen press Send.

Receiving Artwork

1. Tap Receive.2. Select the person you want to

receive the artwork from, and tapSelect.

13 SpotPass

Receiving Data(SpotPass)

When you're not playing thegame, leave the system in SleepMode to automatically search forand connect to the Internet viaany local Wi-Fi network to receivenotifications (includingadvertisements and promotions)from Nintendo.

◆ Data received via SpotPass issaved to the SD Card. It'spreferable to keep an SD Cardinserted in the system.

◆ Notifications you receive can befound under Notifications on theHOME Menu.

To use SpotPass, you must first:

◆ Accept the Nintendo 3DS ServiceUser Agreement and PrivacyNotice

◆ Set up an Internet connection◆ Insert an SD Card into the

Nintendo 3DS system

For information on these, refer tothe Operations Manual.

Activating SpotPass

The first time you play, you canenable SpotPass by selectingEnable Notifications when prompted.◆ You can tap and then

SpotPass Settings to changesettings.

◆ Tap the circle to toggleNotifications on and off.

14 Support Information

Nintendo Customer ServiceSUPPORT.NINTENDO.COM

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