Your dot art path
starts here.
Self-paced courses you keep forever, plus live one-on-one time when you want eyes on your own piece.
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You don't need talent. You need someone showing you where the next dot goes.
Every artist whose work you admire had a piece that sat unfinished for months. The difference is usually one conversation — not another ten hours of video.
Work with me one-on-one →Four levels. One clear path.
Each course builds on the last. Start at Level 1, go at your own pace, and move up whenever you're ready. Everything is pre-recorded, so there's nothing to schedule and nothing to keep up with.
From "I'm not creative" to making clean, confident dot art you're proud of. Tools, dot technique, spacing, symmetry, layering, and beginner mandala patterns — in a calm, clear format built for people with zero experience.
- Your tools list — what you need and what you don't
- Worksheets plus two complete mandala projects
- Dreamy Dots mini course included free ($49 value)
- Private student community
Dimensional, raised, sculptural dots using gels and mediums. This is where your work goes from flat to something you can actually feel.
- All the mediums and gels explained clearly
- Techniques for dimensional, raised textures
- Free updates, forever
Refined symmetry, detailed layering, structural accents, and flowing patterns. For when you've mastered the basics and want more complex, polished work.
- Advanced symmetry and structural techniques
- Detailed layering and flowing pattern work
- Elevated design principles
You already know how to dot. This is the brush. Take your work off the little round and onto the wall — large format mandalas from 16 to 48 inches, and the color confidence to never face a blank board again.
- The guideline method: lines that stay crisp, never smudge, and vanish completely when you're done
- Brushwork from your first stroke to flowing petals
- Three full projects, painted ring by ring
- Bonus Tea Light Holder design lesson
- Growing design and palette library, free forever
The complete foundation, from your very first dot through advanced elements. The clearest path from absolute beginner to confident dot artist. Does not include Level 4.
Already past the basics? Pair advanced dot technique with brushwork and large format mandalas. The complete large-piece skill set, and the fastest route to work that belongs on a wall.
One skill, done properly.
These aren't steps in the four-level path — they're standalone. Take one whenever a specific thing is getting in your way, whether you're on Level 1 or well past it.
Lina tested 47 gels, pastes and additives for dot art specifically. You get the buy/skip list, exact recipes for 3D dots and raindrops, and fixes for the failures no tutorial solves.
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Lina's blending formula for soft, flowing gradients — one repeatable method that works with any palette. The technique that takes dot art from pretty to wow.
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Cast the holder yourself from gypsum, prime it, dot it, and light it. Two complete designs, and the gift people refuse to believe you made.
Learn more →Mediums, Dreamy Dots, and the Tea Light Holder together. Understand every medium, master gradients, and make a piece from raw gypsum to final glow.
The piece you keep not finishing.
A course can teach you every technique and still leave you sitting in front of one particular board with no idea what to do next. That's not a knowledge problem. That's the moment you need someone looking at the actual piece with you.
We get on a call, and by the end of it you know exactly what to do next.
We plan it
Layout, layers, dot sizing, and how the pattern will resolve on your surface — before a single dot goes down.
We mix it
Your palette chosen and your paints mixed together on the call. You end the session ready to paint.
We paint it
Real time, side by side, at your pace. I catch the small things before they become the reason you stop.
You finish it
A final detail pass once the paint is dry. You end up with a piece on the wall, not one in a cupboard.
Take the whole piece, start to finish.
This is how the work actually happens, and it's how I'd recommend booking. One session gets you unstuck for an afternoon. The full arc gets you a finished piece — and there's a real difference between the two.
Small Piece
Any piece up to 12 inches, from a blank surface to something you'd hang in your own house.
- Design & planning session
- Colour palette & paint mixing
- One 2-hour paint-along
- Detail session to finish it properly
Large Piece
The size most people never attempt alone — and the one that changes how you think about your own work. Going bigger than 18 inches? See below.
- Design & planning session
- Colour palette & paint mixing
- Two 2-hour paint-alongs
- Detail session to finish it properly
Want to go bigger?
We can work up to 48 inches together — that's the scale where a mandala stops being a craft project and becomes the thing people notice when they walk into your house. Bigger pieces simply need more time at the board, so we add paint-along sessions on top of the Large Piece package. I'll tell you how many when we plan it, before you commit to anything.
Or book one session.
Sometimes you don't need the whole arc. You need forty minutes and a straight answer.
Feedback session
Bring a piece in progress, or a finished one you can't quite figure out. We talk through composition, spacing, and what to adjust next. The cheapest way to stop guessing.
Design & planning
We plan the piece before a single dot goes down. Come with a reference for the 60-minute session, or start from a blank page in 90.
Colour palette & mixing
Choosing colours is where most people freeze. We pick your palette and mix your paints together, so you hang up ready to paint rather than ready to think about it.
Paint-along
We paint together in real time, at your pace. Two hours on purpose — past that, focus drops and the work shows it.
Detail session
The final pass that makes a piece sing. The paint has to be fully dry, so we do this at least a day after painting.
Paint-alongs are purely painting — come with your surface prepped and your paints already mixed, or you'll spend half the session getting ready. And every piece needs its detail pass a day or more later, once the paint is properly dry. Anything 12 inches and under takes one paint-along; 16 to 18 inches takes two; anything larger we map out together when we plan it.
How to book
There's no booking system for these — they're arranged by email so I can make sure you're booking the right thing before you pay for it.
If the link doesn't open your mail app, copy the address above. You can also DM @dots.by.lina on Instagram if that's easier.
- What you're working on. A photo is worth more than a paragraph — send one even if it's a mess, especially if it's a mess.
- The size and surface. A 10-inch wood round and a 24-inch canvas are very different conversations.
- Where you're stuck, or what you want to end up with. Either is a fine starting point.
- Which session or package you're leaning toward — or say you're not sure and I'll suggest one.
- Your time zone and roughly when you're free. I teach across a lot of time zones, so most things are workable.
I answer personally, usually within a day or two. If I don't think a session is the right spend for you, I'll say so and point you at the course that covers it instead.
What's really stopping you?
Every person who's now making beautiful dot art thought one of these things first.
Dot art doesn't need artistic talent. It needs patience and a stylus. If you can hold a pen, you can do this. Students say it every time: "I can't believe I made that."
The lessons run 5 to 20 minutes. Students fit them in before the house wakes up, during lunch, after the kids go to bed. It's not about finding time — it's about finally using some of it for yourself.
Most hobbies have a long frustrating curve before anything looks good. Dot art looks beautiful from the very first session. That's what makes people come back.
Most of Lina's students are 40 to 65+. This is genuinely one of the best moments in life to start — more patience, more appreciation for quiet, more desire for something that's just yours.
Built for real people with real lives.
Clear, calm, beginner-friendly. Take your time and choose the level that fits you now.
You need a mindful creative outlet to quiet the mind and find peace through focused, rhythmic work.
Looking for a rewarding hobby and a creative energy boost to recover from exhaustion and regain balance.
Wanting a fulfilling hobby that keeps your mind sharp and your hands busy in a relaxing way.
You've always wanted a creative skill and are ready to try the accessible world of dot art.
Excited to start painting but intimidated by brushes. Dot art is the perfect low-pressure entry point.
Looking for engaging, calming, visually rewarding techniques to share with students or clients.
Ready to stop buying decor and start making your own personalized pieces for your home.
Start with the free two-lesson intro course. No pressure, no commitment. Just your first clean dot.
Start free →What people say after they start.
These aren't curated testimonials. They're emails, DMs, and comments from students.
"Your soothing voice made each lesson a meditative experience. I was amazed at how easily I could follow along. The mental health benefits have been profound."
"I've tried many art courses, but yours stands out for its ease of learning and therapeutic effect. Your calming voice and natural talent for making complex techniques seem simple have brought me invaluable mental wellness."
"My art is my therapy and without Lina I would still be wandering the web, searching for how-to videos and wondering how can I do that?"
Three detailed guides — Lace, Morning Flower, and Basic. Follow along at your own pace.
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Good for testing color palettes, a quiet evening, or some screen-free time.
Get it for $4 →A few things people ask.
The only thing between you
and your first dot is starting.
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