"Paint Fills" Mode Not Working Properly

Question

The "Paint Fills" brush mode is supposed to paint ONLY on top of already filled objects, right? And that's exactly what I want to do, I want to change the color of a certain part of my drawing by painting over it without messing up the already defined shape. But when I use the Paint Fills mode, it seems to operate exactly the same as the "Paint Normal" Mode. The only way I can get the result I want is by putting the brush in the "Paint Selection" mode and select the colored line I want to paint over.

Before:

Paint Normal Mode:

Paint Fills Mode:

Paint Selection Mode (the result I wanted and thought Paint Fills was supposed to accomplish):

I am using Windows 10 Home, 64-bit and Adobe Animate CC 16.2.0.24.

robdillon · Accepted Answer

Okay, I successfully removed the files, and it looks like everything has been reset. But still no luck on the Paint Fills mode.

OK, I just re-read your first message. I mistakenly thought that you were having a problem with Paint Inside. Paint Fills will paint on a filled area of a object and any blank space on the stage, as you show. So to get the effect that you want to see, use Paint Inside. Here's an article on the different paint modes: Using Paint Brush Modes | Creating Graphics in Adobe Flash CS4 | InformIT

robdillon · Answer

From the options showing in your Tools palette, it looks like you're using a tablet. If you disconnect the tablet and try the Paint Inside brush mode with a mouse, does that work correctly? If that's the case then you may need to update the driver for your tablet.

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