@oliviackl Bigger dots are no problem! No worries, I suggest try with what you have at home now first. 😊

How I did is, go from lightest to dark.
You have the same marker pen with mine?
I normally use yellow.
Its easy to cover up the mistake too, since it is not so strong.
Orange is also light, since the bug is in warm color.

The way I do it is not systematic you know😅
I did the head with yellow, orange and light brown... Then I got fed up, so I went to do the legs....next day I went back to do the head again😅

Also I am checking the balance. Is it dark enough or color strong enough then others? So I go back and forth the whole time.

But other artist, like few friends of mine, starts from the left upper corner and finish at right bottom corner withought going back!! Incredible....

There is no correct way for art making.
As long as the way suits you😊

And maybe in future I will post more detailed steps on pointilism.. Yah.. For now, you could also refer my previous post to see the dotting progress. I hope this helps;

[Day 1 to 3]
https://steemit.com/art/@naomipangolin/pointilism-cikada-1-to-3rd-day-f4ad34818a3fc

[Day4 to 6]
https://steemit.com/artzone/@naomipangolin/cikada-pointilism-day-4-to-6-8ff4bab04a44b