% file `eso-ex2.tex'; an example for background pictures % Rolf Niepraschk, 2015-07-14, Rolf.Niepraschk@gmx.de \listfiles\setcounter{errorcontextlines}{100} \documentclass{article} \usepackage{eso-pic} \usepackage{graphicx} \usepackage[dvips]{geometry} % Tells `dvips' and `pdfTeX' the papersize. % `rose.eps' from CTAN: macros/generic/boxedeps/ \newcommand\BackgroundPicture{% \put(0,0){% \parbox[b][\paperheight]{\paperwidth}{% \vfill \centering \includegraphics[width=\paperwidth,height=\paperheight,% keepaspectratio]{rose}% \vfill }}} % The picture is centered on the page background \AddToShipoutPicture{\BackgroundPicture} \begin{document} \section{\TeX} \newpage \ClearShipoutPicture \section{Empty} \newpage \AddToShipoutPicture{\BackgroundPicture} \section{\LaTeX} \end{document}