# Closing Gaps in Your Drawings

When you draw your line art, you may not always close the zones completely. Sometimes, intentionally or not, you might end a line too soon, creating a gap. To fill zones with color, they must be closed. You must use the gap closing features in Toon Boom Studio if you want to fill unclosed zones with color.

You can use the following tools to close gaps manually:

- The Close Gap tool closes zones so that you can fill them with a solid color or gradient swatch.
- The Stroke tool allows you to draw shapes that have no visible line art.

While you are painting, you can also use the Toon Boom Studio auto-gap close options to automatically close gaps as you paint.

See Also
Painting Zones in Your Drawings
Manually Closing Gaps
Auto Gap Close Options