Web Comic Help kinda big dl

[Random Chaos]

Ok, i'm trying to get a webcomic started to practice and learn art, both digital and real. Unfortunately I'm an art noob, and I'm running into some problems with my coloring process. if anyone could help me with this problem it'd be awesome.
ok heres the problem:
here we have some line art i did. i scanned it into photoshop 7 and then vectorized it in macromedia flash, then sent it exported it back to ps7.
http://www.daocplace.com/tng/tng/uploader/uploaded/hahaha.jpg
now when i color it as it is i get a normal job.
http://www.daocplace.com/tng/tng/uploader/uploaded/hahahacolor.jpg
but since i do backround and other effects i need to get rid of all negative space. i usually just select the lines with the wand tool and either copy or cut the line art into new psd and start from there. btw i color by selecting each space with the wand and then using the paint pucket to fill in, but i get the same problem with the brushes. once i try to color this i get this weird barrier shown below, even with the backround stuff. the green in in a layer behind it.
http://www.daocplace.com/tng/tng/uploader/uploaded/line%20stuff.jpg
this really sucks and if anyone knows how to fix this i'd really appreciate it.
i was somehow able to do this panel by turning off the anti alias function on my wand and cutting it, but as you can see the line art became fragmented and unclean.
http://www.daocplace.com/tng/tng/uploader/uploaded/omg.jpg
i'm using the method at www.machall.com (http://www.machall.com)
shown here:
http://www.machall.com/info/art.html (http://www.machall.com/info/art.html)
i have to credit them for getting me into the webcomic stuff. Ian McConville is an amazing artist
if you dont know please try and ask someone who does. this problem really bugs the hell outta me.
Thanks alot.

[Fozzybar]

Why don't you fill the plain areas in flash and export them to ps7 after that?

[Random Chaos]

lol *smacks head. i'll try that.

on further observation i dont know how to use flash, lol i just use it to vectorize. the paint bucket wont work and my brush will paint but then the color dissapears. i have tried to color in ps7 and then vectorize it all in flash, but that only created cataclismic results.
thanx though, once i learn how to do it i'm pretty sure it'll help.

[delta wolph]

I'm pretty sure (99.9%) that you can vectorize in PS. Lemme check it out, if I remember correctly I did it way back when.

[pandawhipped]

You won't be able to use the paint bucket with this, but you can just put your black and white drawing onto a new layer and use the multiply layer mode. Then you just paint on the layer below it.