Little tip on colouring line drawings

[ZEBtoonz]

Thanks for the reply, Bob! I am always very interested in how people work and the ideas they come up with. I agree, that "there has to be a quicker way." Also, thanks for the explanation on how you do your videos. I have Camtasia Studio so I could try that.

In any case, since our work is so similar, I usually drop by your YouTube channel, website, blog, here on the forum, etc., to see what you're up to and any and all tips I can glean from you. I'd share more myself if I wasn't so darn busy with work! Guess that's a good sign, huh?

[mg.architect]

Only if it's "paying" work :-)

[handrawn]

I tried Indscape's fill tool, but it didn't give results I liked.

it can be rough and ready - the settings are crucial, and so is the view-zoom [not always appreciated]

in inkscape you can close the gaps with the calligraphy tool which draws filled shape, so one less stage [if you are doing the linework there in the first place that is ]

[Burpee]

Dogberth, I tried your suggestion but I get a blue box with my U cutout if the box is ontop and a black box with the U cutout if the box is behind my black U.

[dogbertbh]

Here's a Xara file with the step-by-step, Nancy.

I don't know if this would work with Bob's example.

But I figured I'd bring it up and see why not.

[wizard509]

Thanks Bob and Egg, that's just what I needed. I knew there must be a way to do that. I was getting frustrated because I just kept stumbling along getting nowhere. I tried and tried and just when I thought I had a method worked out, I didn't, so ended up doing it over and over, and over again.