Welcome to TVPaint Community forums !

I've gone through the manual and searched on line but can't find a fix for this.

The Flood Fill puts a bob of color over my outline, not stopping at the barrier pixels. There are no gaps. I'm sure this is just a simple switch I am not setting right, but can not figure it out. Trial and error has not produced an answer either. I'd be very grateful to anyone who can help with this.

-Cathy

If the color goes to far, you must decrease the Expand parameter, in the Filling Shape window.
If the color only scratches the inner pixels of your outline, use the FloodFill in Behind mode.

Usually, use FloodFill with Expand=1 in behind mode, if your outlines are thin black lines.
______________________________________

You should take a little time to test all the fill option.
Tip : Try also negatives value for Expand and use smooth : the color will faint at the border.

what's yours custom settings in the Filling Shape panel ?

Manuel wrote:If the color goes to far, you must decrease the Expand parameter, in the Filling Shape window.
If the color only scratches the inner pixels of your outline, use the FloodFill in Behind mode.

Usually, use FloodFill with Expand=1 in behind mode, if your outlines are thin black lines.
______________________________________

You should take a little time to test all the fill option.
Tip : Try also negatives value for Expand and use smooth : the color will faint at the border.

I had the Expand set to 0.
I'll post a pic of what this looks like when I get home tonight. Perhaps someone will recognise what's going on.

if not the Expend value, it could be the Smooth value, (smoothing being added outside the boundary marks).

Well (she said laughing) I don't know what happened - but it's working fine this evening!
So - never mind.