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Illustrator Change background colour without effecting photograph


ryanlikealion

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HelloI am new to the forum - I cant find an existing post that matches this exact inquiry, so Im creating a new thread.I am new to using Adobe illustrator and want to use it to make simple posters for events i'm organising.I have placed a photo into my project but when i change the background colour using document setup (to turqoise in this particular example) it is affecting my photograph. How do i change the background colour using document set up, without changing the colour of the photograph?I hope ive worded that correctly - seems like a mouthful for what is probably a simple issue!Thanks
 

hawkeye

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Make a rectangle the same size as the document and set the fill color as you wish, then move it to the back.
 

ryanlikealion

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Thankyou for the reply - i know how to make the rectangle. How do i put it in the back ground. Also, should i have the same range of colours to choose from. Thankyou.
 

hawkeye

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With the rectangle selected, right click-Arrange-Send to back, or use the shortcut shift+ctrl+[. You pick any color you wish.
 

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