Applying color to illustrations.

[geordieted]

I am trying to apply color to my illustrations but can not control or dictate where the color goes. Everytime I try to fill an object the color spills over the edges of my illustrations covering lines or I get white patchy areas. I cant seem to be able to select specific areas or sections of my drawings and then fill with color. Can anyone offer any solutions I am new to illustrator and basically stuck!

 

[RegistrationMark]

You're in Pixel Preview. Go to view and select pixel preview to turn it off.

Mark

you can select anything you want using the layers palette, I suspect you have clipping masks. or open paths that you can't fill with color. The layer palette will tell you what each object is. very handy but a bit cumbersome