# Backdrop > Pick one of 40 studio backdrops, from white seamless paper and gradients to brick walls, velvet drapes and chroma green, and Nodaro adds it to your prompt. Source: https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/backdrop The **Backdrop** picker sets the studio background behind the subject. You choose one backdrop from its catalog, such as white seamless paper, a sunset gradient, a brick wall or a velvet drape. Nodaro adds a tested description of that backdrop to the prompt of every node you connect it to. The picker never calls a model, so it costs no credits. - Found in: Creative Controls › Scene - Output: text - API type: `backdrop` ## When to use it - Product photography on **White Seamless** or **Black Seamless**. - Editorial portraits on **Muslin** or a gradient. - Fashion campaigns on a bold color, such as **Royal Blue** or **Mustard Yellow**. - A background you replace later: **Chroma Green** or **Chroma Blue**. ## How to use it ### Add the picker Open the node picker and choose **Creative Controls › Scene › Backdrop**. ### Choose a backdrop Select the node and choose a backdrop in the settings panel. The tiles are grouped by kind, and each tile shows a small swatch of the backdrop's color, gradient or texture. ### Connect it Drag from the picker's output to the **Look** input of a [Generate Image](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/image/generate-image) or [Generate Video](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/video/generate-video) node. You can also connect it to a [Text](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/text) or [Prompt](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/automate/prompt) node to include the wording in a longer text. ### Run the image or video node The backdrop's wording is added to the end of the prompt when the connected node runs. Workflow: Backdrop and Lighting pickers feed the Look input of Generate Image for a studio product shot. - Text → Generate Image (prompt) - Backdrop → Generate Image (look) - Lighting → Generate Image (look) ## Settings | Setting | What it does | | --- | --- | | **Backdrop** | The backdrop to add. The default is **White Seamless**. | | **Custom text (before)** | Your own words, added before the backdrop's wording. | | **Custom text (after)** | Your own words, added after the backdrop's wording. | | **Prompt hint** | **Full** describes the backdrop and how it is lit. **Compact** adds only the short term. See [Creative Controls](https://nodaro.ai/docs/guides/creative-controls). | To see the exact words the picker will add, switch the node to the **Prompt** or **Both** display mode. The settings panel shows the same text under **Will inject into prompt**. For example, **White Seamless** adds this text in **Full** mode: ```text against a clean white seamless studio backdrop, evenly lit with soft diffused fill and no environmental detail beyond the subject ``` In **Compact** mode, it adds only `white seamless backdrop`. ## Every backdrop The catalog has 6 groups: Solid / Seamless, Gradient, Textured, Fabric / Drape, Effect / Lighting and Reflective. Search it or filter it by group. The words under each name are the term the picker adds in **Compact** mode. **Solid / Seamless** - White Seamless: `white seamless backdrop` - Black Seamless: `black seamless backdrop` - Grey Seamless: `grey seamless backdrop` - Ivory Seamless: `ivory seamless backdrop` - Deep Red: `deep red studio backdrop` - Royal Blue: `royal blue studio backdrop` - Emerald Green: `emerald green studio backdrop` - Dusty Pink: `dusty pink studio backdrop` - Mustard Yellow: `mustard yellow studio backdrop` - Textured Teal Wall - Chroma Green: `chroma green screen` - Chroma Blue: `chroma blue screen` - Paper Roll Seamless: `seamless paper roll backdrop` **Gradient** - Red-Orange Gradient: `red-to-orange gradient backdrop` - Pink-Orange Gradient: `pink-to-orange gradient backdrop` - Blue-Emerald Gradient: `blue-to-emerald gradient backdrop` - Sunset Gradient: `sunset gradient backdrop` - Two-Tone Split: `two-tone split-color backdrop` **Textured** - Brick Wall - Concrete Wall - Plastered Wall: `hand-troweled plaster wall` - Peeling Paint: `peeling paint wall` - Wood Paneling - Tile Wall: `square-tiled wall` - Marble Wall - Graffiti Wall - Exposed Stone Wall **Fabric / Drape** - Muslin: `mottled muslin backdrop` - Velvet Drape: `draped velvet backdrop` - Satin Drape: `draped satin backdrop` - Painted Canvas: `hand-painted canvas backdrop` **Effect / Lighting** - Bokeh Blur: `out-of-focus bokeh background` - Neon Bokeh: `neon bokeh background` - Halo Glow: `glowing halo ring behind the subject` - Light Leak - Dark Vignette - Window with Light: `backlit window with daylight streaming through` - Rooftop Skyline: `city skyline seen from a rooftop` **Reflective** - Mirror Floor: `mirrored floor with reflection` - Polished Floor ## Backdrop or Setting Use **Backdrop** for a studio shot: the subject stands in front of a surface, with no real place around it. Use [Setting](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/setting) when the subject is somewhere, such as a kitchen, a street or a forest. ## Tips - **Light the studio.** Pair the picker with [Lighting](https://nodaro.ai/docs/nodes/creative-controls/lighting), for example **High-Key** on white or **Low-Key** on black. - **Add a floor.** The Reflective group has **Mirror Floor** and **Polished Floor**, which add a reflection under a product. - **Adjust the look.** Use **Custom text (before)**, for example `softly lit`, or **Custom text (after)**, for example `with subtle vignette`. ## Frequently asked questions ### What does the Backdrop picker do? It describes the studio background behind the subject, such as white seamless paper or a velvet drape. The description is added to the prompt of every image or video node it is connected to. It never runs a model. ### Does the Backdrop picker cost credits? No. Pickers only change the prompt. You pay only for the generation node that uses it. ### What is the difference between Backdrop and Setting? Backdrop is a studio background for product, portrait and fashion shots. Setting is a real or imagined place around the subject, such as a coffee shop or a beach. ### Can I get a green screen background? Yes. The Solid / Seamless group has Chroma Green and Chroma Blue, which describe a green or blue screen behind the subject. ### What is the difference between Full and Compact hint mode? Full describes the backdrop and how it is lit. Compact adds only the short term, such as white seamless backdrop.