How to Color Inside the Lines in FireAlpaca

Setting Up

1. 
   Create a new file. Go up to "File" on the top left of your screen and select "New" from the dropdown menu. It should be the first option.
2. 
   Choose your file specifics in the window you opened. You can choose your background color from a color wheel, set your image size, and more. You don't need anything fancy, so you can just go ahead to press "OK" to move on with the default settings.

   1. The default settings are set to "Standard". If you're planning to use a comic outline, go to the top of the file window and choose "Comic".
   2. This tutorial has set the background color to white. The default is a clear checkerboard pattern.
3. 
   Draw your image outline. It can be one item, two items, three items, anything. Use the pen tool or another clear drawing tool to make your outline. It's advisable to use a darker tool, such as the pen, because it'll show through easier when using translucent layers (described later).

   1. It can be a rough sketch for now, as this is an outline.
4. 
   Open up the Layer menu. Go to the top of your FireAlpaca window or the middle top of your screen. Click "Window" and select "Layer". A window showing your current layer should open up.
5. 
   Create a new layer. Go to the top left of your screen and select "Layer" and "Add" from the dropdown menu. A new layer should appear on your Layer window you opened in the last step.
6. 
   Name your layers. Go to the Layer window and double click on a layer. A window should pop up and you'll have the chance to name it. Click "OK" to save your changes.

   1. This is optional but useful to clear up confusion, especially when you have multiple layers at once.
7. 
   Activate Onion Skin Mode. In the Layer window, click the layer you want the final drawing to be on, as opposed to the outline you originally made. Go to the top middle of the screen and select "View", then "Onion Skin Mode" from the dropdown menu.

   1. Drag the final drawing layer above the outline layer if not like that already, in the Layer window. This means your final drawing will be placed above the outline, which is what you want.
   2. The outline layer you made should appear faint pink in the final drawing layer.
8. 
   Make your drawing in the final drawing layer. Use the faint outline as a guide. Add necessary details but don't color yet.
9. 
   Clean the lines. In order to use the Bucket or Magic Wand tool, your image should have lines that are all connected to each other. Otherwise, the software will not be able to recognize where your image ends and your background starts. Zoom in by scrolling your mouse to see if there are any breaks in the lines.
10. 
    Delete your outline layer and stop Onion Skin Mode. Select the outline layer from the Layer Window. Go to the top of the screen and click "Layer", then "Delete" from the menu. Stop Onion Skin Mode by going back to "View" and selecting "Onion Skin Mode" again.