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September 20, 2017
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Flash CC Multiple Area Fill?

  • September 20, 2017
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Hey,

I'm starting to get into pixel animation, and I'm just wondering if it's possible to fill multiple little areas one colour with the paint bucket tool.

Thanks!

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Correct answer Colin Holgate

I'm wondering if there's an alternate solution to just using photoshop is all


My answer 8 would give you the little colored squares I think you're asking for. If the argument that having that many vectors is a bad idea, you can always select the shapes and Convert to Bitmap.

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rayek.elfin
Legend
September 20, 2017

This is a really bad idea: Animate CC is (mainly) meant for vector animation, and pixel art is just not part of its feature set. Drawing squares like that is crazy and awkward.

If you want to incorporate pixel art in an Animate CC animation, use a proper tool like Pro Motion (meant for pixel art creation) and import the resulting bitmaps in Animate CC. Transform as needed. Or use Photoshop to draw the pixel art. ANY bitmap tool will do, really. Even Paint! But not Animate CC. Wrong app.

Colin Holgate
Inspiring
September 20, 2017

Any shapes that are currently selected will get changed to the fill color when you use the paint bucket.

There is a different need that you might have, where you want to later on change your mind about the color used in a whole lot of places, some of which might not even be on the stage at the time. In the Swatch palette is a Tag Swatch feature. You can convert any color to be a tagged swatch, and it will appear in a tagged swatches area. If you later double click on that you can change its color, and everywhere that color was used will get changed, without needing to use the paint bucket.

Participating Frequently
September 20, 2017

Thanks, but I mean to fill in an empty space on a grid. Like empty spaces that have no colour in them, and filling multiple ones that I want to fill without having to individually click and fill each one. Sorry about the confusion!

Colin Holgate
Inspiring
September 20, 2017

Could you have two layers? One would only have the outside of the grid, and the other would be on top, and be the inside of the grid. They you paint bucket fill the underneath layer.