It could save so much time if I learn to properly draw closed shapes. The Colorize Mask feature is something I definitely still want to experiment with.

Just change the color of the line art and maybe connect any broken lines, then color fill that. You don't have to trace your line art if you duplicate the line art layer again and colorize it. Your line art should be at least 300 DPI. So before you do any coloring, convert it to 1 bit B&W (duplicate first if you want). If you have trapped white pixels around the fill area, it might be because of the anti-aliasing. Increasing the tool tolerance or expanding the selection area by a pixel or two helps. You select in the line art layer, then color fill in a different layer, and the selection area should still constrain the color fill. : The 'magic wand' tool can automatically select enclosed areas. Just draw some squiggly lines and it will autofill everything in your selected colors. (Some artists like the B&W line art to be disconnected in some spots, not totally enclosed like coloring book art).Īnyway, Krita has a 'Colorize Mask' feature that should make flat filling fairly snappy. So before you do any coloring, convert it to 1-bit B&W (duplicate first if you want). The 'magic wand' tool can automatically select enclosed areas.

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