Thank you both for your quick responses - it was the fill and stroke settings that tripped me up. I am all set.

Hello All, newbie here. I am trying to do an eyeball tutorial here: http://inkscapedesign.blogspot.com/2013/11/realistic-eye-tutorial.html I completed Step 2 (creation of the iris) and my image looks nothing like the tutorial. The tutorial shows a black center and my screen shows a solid star. I am ...