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Pixel Art Academy: Learn Mode

Also known as Pixel Art Academy: Learn Mode, paalm, pixel art academy learn mode

Learn how to draw pixel art with a video game! Start from zero and develop real art skills in a relaxing way. Complete interactive tutorials, draw pixel art sprites, and play the games you create. Everyone can do this!

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9 Jun 2026

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AnnouncementPublished 15 May 2026

Steam Cloud and more

TL;DR: Steam Cloud available for existing and new saves. Universal macOS build with native Apple Silicon support. SteamOS/Linux build enabled, see below. Storage and performance optimizations. I finally completed the ba…

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April 2026
Readability analysis hotfixThere was a bug where the readability analysis didn't give you a checkmark if you used undo to get back to the state of the drawing before you opened the analysis paper. I've changed the logic now a bit so that the anal…Announcement1 changeGameplay21 Apr 2026
Readability challengeTL;DR: Pixel art readability challenge with 94 icons to draw in 8×8, 16×16, and 32×32 sizes. Two new cassette tapes in synthwave and lo-fi genres. Archive folder for inactive tutorials. Let me know if you find the reada…Event8 changesGameplayServer21 Apr 2026
February 2026
Perceived resolution lesson hotfixIn case you got stuck on the Perceived resolution lesson, it wouldn't let you complete if you accidentally painted some pixels behind the preview area on the phone or laptop screens. This fix now lets you complete the l…Announcement26 Feb 2026
Pixel art sizeTL;DR: Pixel art size tutorial. Study Plan drawing performance improvement. Easter egg: Jungle PICO-8 cartridge. After you've acquired the simplification and smooth curves interests, you will now unlock a new goal about…Event6 changesPerformanceGameplay23 Feb 2026
January 2026
To-do list fix and minor Study Plan improvementsThere was a bug in the latest update where the to-do tasks would stop writing out on a new playthrough, so I fixed it. I also added a list of active goals at the bottom-left of the Study Plan to show which goals are cur…Announcement2 changesFixGameplay24 Jan 2026
Study PlanTL;DR: Study Plan app shows the big picture of available goals and tasks. Add goals to get new tasks. Mark goals complete to hide them from the Drawing app. Before I could add more tutorials, I had to solve the issue of…Announcement5 changesGameplayMaps05 Jan 2026
November 2025
Draw Quickly challengeTL;DR: Draw Quickly minigame with 94 subjects to draw. Symbolic drawing mode where the computer guesses what you're drawing. Realistic drawing mode where you apply simplification with a reference. I like to follow the t…Event5 changesServerGameplay21 Nov 2025
September 2025
Pixel art curves hotfixThe paths stopped showing in some of the pixel art curves lessons due to upgraded paths. Had to change one line of code and now it works again. Yay!Announcement26 Sept 2025
SimplificationTL;DR: Simplification tutorial. 3D references that can be manipulated. This update brings a new tutorial about simplifying shapes from realistic to highly stylized. 4 techniques are presented, which can be used in vario…Event3 changesGameplay25 Sept 2025
August 2025
10 years of Pixel Art Academy + Back to School Games CelebrationTL;DR: 10-year anniversary video going over a decade of Pixel Art Academy development. Play other educational games on Back to School Games Celebration. Most of you probably don't know the history behind Pixel Art Acade…Event4 changesWorkshopStore28 Aug 2025
File system and invasion project fixA player reported they were getting an EPERM error on Windows during the autosave, so I fixed my file system handling to avoid this. I also noticed while debugging this that the Invasion project unlocked too soon (when…Announcement2 changesFix15 Aug 2025

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