# Flash Coloring **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [November 11, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963 "2002-11-11T15:00:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HCLPfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d9b06d/32.png) [@HCLPfan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HCLPfan)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/1 "2002-11-11T15:00:13Z")
Just curiouse… why is it that when i draw…lets say… a circle i can’t color it on? i have to goto the new layer and color it in manually… but i wanna be able to use the bucket tool and stuff… any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/2 "2002-11-11T17:14:55Z")
Hi, Don’t understand what u mean. Cheers SHO ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/3 "2002-11-11T18:35:51Z")
If the area you are trying to use the paint bucket tool on is not close in, the paint bucket tool will not work. So if there is even the tiniest gap between lines, it won’t work, but if all the lines meet and create an enclosed area, you can fill that area with the bucket tool. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/4 "2002-11-11T20:31:23Z")
why dont you just pick the color and line color before you draw? Thats what i do. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/5 "2002-11-11T20:33:06Z")
He was using circle as an example I believe. If you are drawing something with the pen/pencil tool and the area isn’t closed, you can’t color it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/6 "2002-11-11T20:41:10Z")
there is always the “close gaps” feature… 🙂 Rev:P ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/7 "2002-11-11T20:50:10Z")
May I ask what that is Rev? I don’t draw much in Flash, when I do I manipulat the circle or rectangle shapes done with those tools. Where can I find the Close Gaps tool? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2002, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/8 "2002-11-11T20:55:19Z")
Of course lostinbeta, anything for you! :nerd: [edit] in Flash MX, with the paint bucket tool selected[/edit] ![](http://www.aulman.com/gaps.gif) Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/9 "2002-11-12T00:27:56Z")
reverendflash, how did you get that avitar? what is it? is it you? Camille? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/10 "2002-11-12T00:33:59Z")
Camille is a Pleasure GELF (genetically engineered life form) which in reality is a big green blob… the extremely gorgeous, and intelligent head in my avitar is Holly, after his head-sex change operation… 😛 😛 😛 Long live the Crimson Short One Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/11 "2002-11-12T00:42:08Z")
head-sex change operation… no wonder its so ■■■■ ugly. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/12 "2002-11-12T01:07:42Z")
Holly would be insulted… I’m not, but Holly would be. 😛 Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/13 "2002-11-12T03:12:19Z")
Thanks for the close gaps tip rev:) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/14 "2002-11-12T03:15:51Z")
No worries Lostinbeta: BTW - did you know that if you import an image (any image) hit CRTL B to break it apart, then use the eyedropper tool to select the entire image as your fill? The image just tiles as in HTML… Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/15 "2002-11-12T03:49:29Z")
Nope, I did not know that… thanks for that tip as well 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2002, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/16 "2002-11-12T05:51:10Z")
No prob… makes it easy to make backgrounds match… 😛 Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coloring/7963/17 "2002-11-13T21:13:43Z")
there are no gaps what soever but i still can’t use the tool…