Pokémon Art Academy is launching this fall exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS systems.

This Pokémon-themed installment of the Art Academy series offers Pokémon fans and budding illustrators alike 40 unique lessons to learn how to paint, sketch and draw the Pokémon characters in 2D.

Along the way, students of Pokémon Art Academy can pick up actual illustration skills that they can transfer onto real canvas, or share their digital masterpieces with the world.

The Art Academy series made its debut on Nintendo DS in 2009, offering a virtual art studio with a variety of realistically behaving art materials.

A friendly tutor takes students of all ages through the lessons, each of which breaks down complex-looking images into simple steps.

Pokémon Art Academy offers 40 lessons in which players can encounter favorite Pokémon from throughout the series, such as Pikachu, Oshawott, Charizard, Torchic, Fletchling and Fennekin.

“The Pokémon characters themselves are among the most endearing and enduring aspects of the Pokémon video games, with everyone having their own favorite,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.

“Pokémon Art Academy lets fans deepen their connection with these iconic characters by providing detailed lessons teaching how to draw them on their Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo 2DS in a straightforward and enjoyable way.”

For more information about Pokémon Art Academy, launching this fall in stores and in the Nintendo eShop, you can visit its website.