# How to turn a picture in dots?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-turn-a-picture-in-dots/244400>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [November 17, 2007, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-turn-a-picture-in-dots/244400 "2007-11-17T12:57:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kajinku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/94ad74/32.png) [@Kajinku](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kajinku)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-turn-a-picture-in-dots/244400/1 "2007-11-17T12:57:23Z")

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Hello,

I would like to achieve this effect:

![](http://www.mathieudepuydt.com/temp/dots.jpg)

…but with a picture. I know that, unlike the example above, I will need dots in different shades of blue to keep some kind of depth in the picture, but I don’t know how to start making something like that the efficient way. I guess I could place every single dot myself, but to cover up a whole face alone, that’s one hell of a job! So any ideas on how to do this in an easier way?

Also, take a look at the [“loading content” message of this website](http://www.tiltdesignstudio.com/). How is this made?

Thanks a lot for your help! 🙂

**EDIT:** Please take a look at the 4th message in this thread for a better example of what I mean.