Having weird problems with photoshop 7

[JadedKitsune]

Dv8, I ctrl click the channels (it doesn't matter which one as I get the same results) as per the tutorial in order to select all white areas of the lineart. Then I ctrl shift I to invert the selection. This selects all of the lines in my image and it has worked in the past. Unfortunately for some reason when I go to fill those selected lines, I get that semi-transparent crap instead of solid black like I should.

[JadedKitsune]

Oh my god do I feel like a complete moron lol. I just scanned my lineart in black and white mode and the problems pretty much went away. Thanks everyone for your time and effort

[dv8_fx]

Just as I figured.... I don't think there's any wrong with your apps or computer. But the mere fact that you get imperfections of what you are describing whenever you select and fill with color a supposedly empty area in the drawing only tells me there has to be something in the layer that the red channel (or any channel) is picking up. if it's empty, then it should will stay empty.

It's the same like taking a flattened black and white greyscale line drawing wherein you use CTRL+click grayscale channel to select the drawing to put on its own layer. If there's totally nothing in the empty white spaces of the flattened drawing, you won't have those anomalies when you fill with color.

Personally, if I work on a b&w line drawing, I work in its natural habitat - greyscale. I can get the blackest black and the whitest white and everything in between.

[dv8_fx]

OK I didn't see your post again as I did my last post..... lol,,,,,

Which is why I said.... the color channel is picking up something..... because you are working a black & white drawing in RGB from the start.