A composition of icons drawn on a dot pattern grid.
A composition of icons drawn on a dot pattern grid.

How I create modular illustrations with the dot-connecting technique

It’s fun and easy

Eva Schicker
4 min readJun 13, 2024

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The idea of dot-connecting is used in many game activities and brain teasers. Usually, the challenge is to draw direct lines between dots.

As a designer, I often use this technique to generate basic illustration ideas. It’s quick and does not need a deep level drawing engagement.

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Eva Schicker

Hello. I write about UX, UI, AI, animation, tech, fiction & art through the eyes of a designer & painter. I live in NYC. Book author, UX Grad GA NYC.