\listfiles \documentclass{article} \usepackage{eso-pic,xcolor,pict2e,picture} \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage[english]{babel} \usepackage{blindtext} \newcommand*\Bild{} \AddToShipoutPictureBG{ \AtTextCenter{ \put(10mm,10mm){% \textcolor{blue!30}{\circle*{.5\textwidth}}}% }% } % ^^-- The same as \AddToShipoutPicture \AddToShipoutPictureFG{ \AtTextCenter{ \put(-10mm,-10mm){% \textcolor{green!30}{\circle*{.5\textwidth}}}% }% } \begin{document} \blindtext\par\blindtext\par \blindtext\par\blindtext\par \blindtext \newpage \ClearShipoutPictureFG \blindtext\par\blindtext\par \blindtext\par\blindtext\par \blindtext \newpage \ClearShipoutPictureBG % ^^-- The same as \ClearShipoutPicture \blindtext\par\blindtext\par \blindtext\par\blindtext\par \blindtext \end{document}