[Bf-funboard] Background of UV unwrap

[Bol Bib]

I don't think you can change the background default.

Are you having any luck with changing the background  on a new image?

> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:42:46 +1000
> From: arelem3 at bigpond.com
> To: bf-funboard at blender.org
> Subject: Re: [Bf-funboard] Background of UV unwrap
> 
> Thank you for the tip.
> She has simple 4 vertex planes on to which say for instance a cartoon 
> cat front view is placed, the cat image has white eyes.
> I don't understand how to make say a flat magenta image the default uv 
> background.
> regards
> Roger
> 
> 
> > first you need to make a 'new image' from the image menu in the UV editor.
> >
> > In the dialog that shows you can choose the color,or you might also select UV checkerboard.
> > Now you can paint on it or load an image into it as well.
> >
> >
> > Do keep in mind that you need to select the mesh before it unwraps and shows properly in the UV editor.
> > You can test that even on a black UV editor screen by pressing "a" to select all.
> > If nothing selects,nothing is loaded,because the mesh is not selected.
> >
> >
> >
> > Hope this helps
> >
> >
> >
> > @Maybe it would not be amiss to propose to the developpers that the UV unwrap should be visible with any color? so :make it so that even with a black background you can see the islands?
> >
> >> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:40:55 +1000
> >> From: arelem3 at bigpond.com
> >> To: bf-funboard at blender.org
> >> Subject: [Bf-funboard] Background of UV unwrap
> >>
> >> Hi
> >> My daughter is making an animation story using black and white
> >> characters and finds that she cannot see the black bodies of her
> >> characters on the black uv unwrap screen.
> >> Is there any way of changing the black to grey checker board?
> >> Thanks
> >> Roger
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