Cubey Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Is there in any way to make the fill bucket only fill in a specific region, rather than the whole layer? If so, please inform me! I have recently downloaded it and I have been having troubles coloring my drawings since I can’t figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) Are you certain that you are doing the color fill on the same layer as your image? Also the contours of your fill area must not contain breaks for the fill to overflow into.https://youtu.be/nz32lb6Jgy8 Edited March 2, 2019 by HyReZ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubey Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 100% Sure I’m using the color fill on the same layer as the image and I am also aware small breaks could cause it to overflow - I wasn’t born yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) Your comment did not include information of your birth, but I asked what I did because it seemed like a novice question. I will leave it as that. Good Luck! Edited March 2, 2019 by HyReZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Hi @Cubey and Welcome to the forum I hope this diagram answers your question. Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHaveNoName Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) Particularly with simple, monochromatic shapes, as in Pixey's example, on a different coloured plain or transparent background instead of using Invert Selection you could use the Magic Wand tool to select the area outside the part of the image you do not want to flood. Another suggestion to avoid such problems flooding the whole image is to use another layer below the main image just for the background. Working on the image content in a transparent background layer on top of that gives you more options too ie. you can try different colour backgrounds/borders/frames etc without the annoyance of accidentally flooding the rest of the image. Edited March 2, 2019 by IHaveNoName Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 When using the Paint Bucket tool, also be sure to adjust the Tolerance slider in the top tool bar. This affects the overall agressiveness of the fill. I usually have mine set to 32%. Also, it is possible to use the Paint Bucket tool on an empty layer by changing the "Sampling" option to Image instead of Layer. 1 Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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