Still connecting the dots

I am still trying to get the hang of this method.  She makes little dots at the top, bottom and and either sides of each object.  The problem I am having is remembering what each dot stands for.  I get lost - the same way when I paint material and get lost in the folds - I hope you get better the more you practice.
Here is one I did just by filling in the masses.

This is trying to do the dots but really doing lines. (ignore the colour in the background I gessoed over an old one.  

And the result is

Another attempt and this time I am really going to stick to dots or rather dashes.

I think that is better.