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Mytwins4304
Mytwins4304
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March 10, 2017
Question

Inked drawing gets colored with background?

  • March 10, 2017
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After using image trace and expanding my inked drawing, I ungrouped it and when I try to add color using the live paint bucket. It colors the whole thing instead of my inked drawing or just the background. What am I doing wrong, I have tried it with several different inked drawings and it does the same thing. I  have even tried putting it in an another layer and it still does the same thing.

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 11, 2017

There are large gaps in the contour of the cat.

That causes the fill color to "leak".

Try Object > Live Paint > Gap Options... to close some of the gaps.

But I am afraid that the gaps are too large.

You can close those by drawing invisible lines across the gaps and adding them to your Live Paint object.

Choose the Pencil Tool (N).

No Fill, no Stroke color.

Draw lines across the gaps.

Select All and choose: Object > Live Paint > Merge.

This should close the gaps.

Mytwins4304
Mytwins4304Author
Participant
March 10, 2017

I have already did my image trace and clicked on expand, I understand how to do that part. I am having trouble adding color. After I ungroup it, I try to add color to my ink drawing using the live paint bucket it adds the color to my ink drawing and the background. I want to color the background a different color from my ink drawing, not all the same color. Not sure what I am doing wrong here?

Theresa J
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Theresa JCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 11, 2017

Can you post a screen grab of what you are trying to do?

Mytwins4304
Mytwins4304Author
Participant
March 11, 2017

Been trying to use the live paint tool to color the cat, but I do it colors the background too , even tried putting it in a new layer, still did the same thing

Jacob Bugge
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Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 10, 2017

Mytwins,

You may have a look here:

http://blogs.adobe.com/adobeillustrator/2013/07/image-trace-in-illustrator-a-tutorial-and-guide.html

Always expand after image tracing to get things to work.

Select it/them and Object>Image Trace>Expand.

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