# Inking Line Art

When you draw line art, Toon Boom Studio uses the currently selected color swatch to color the line. If you change the properties of the swatch, the color properties of the associated line art change as well.

You can also change the color properties of a line by inking the line art with the Paint tool. When you ink line art, you assign a new swatch to the line and change its color properties.

To change the line art color:

1. From the Color Palette tab, select the swatch you want to use to paint the zone.

- You can ink brush strokes with solid, gradient or texture swatches.
- You can only ink centerline shapes with solid swatches.

2. Select the Paint tool from the Tools > Drawing Tools menu or from the Drawing Tools toolbar.

3. Click the line art you want to ink.

See Also
Swatches
Painting Zones in Your Drawings
Managing Your Colors with Palettes
Changing the Color of Brush Strokes, Fills and Centerline Objects
Drawing Line Art