# How to set canvas/stage background picture with camera picture? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** beginner\ **Created:** [July 22, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-set-canvas-stage-background-picture-with-camera-picture/1407701 "2021-07-22T02:59:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![priya.24pinkwuw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@priya.24pinkwuw](https://community.thunkable.com/u/priya.24pinkwuw)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 2:59am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-set-canvas-stage-background-picture-with-camera-picture/1407701/1 "2021-07-22T02:59:16Z")
hi, I’m creating a doodle app for small kids. i would like to know how to take a pic and set the camera pic as a canvas/stage background image so that kids can doodle on it? thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![bnice](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bnice/32/110648_2.png) [@bnice](https://community.thunkable.com/u/bnice)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 5:50am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-set-canvas-stage-background-picture-with-camera-picture/1407701/2 "2021-07-22T05:50:39Z")
Based on my understanding, this is not possible. I believe all of the pictures that you want to use have to be loaded ahead of time. Here is an issue similar to it regarding sprites. Something you might be able to try is adding a picture, and then try overlapping the canvas over the picture? Haven’t tried it, but might be worth a shot. [Is it possible to assign sprite image using blocks at runtime?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-it-possible-to-assign-sprite-image-using-blocks-at-runtime/1402298) ---
**Author:** ![emma0122](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/emma0122/32/108510_2.png) [@emma0122](https://community.thunkable.com/u/emma0122)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-set-canvas-stage-background-picture-with-camera-picture/1407701/3 "2021-07-22T06:27:09Z")
Do you think this is possible as in my knowledge I have never come across anything like this? ---
**Author:** ![bnice](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bnice/32/110648_2.png) [@bnice](https://community.thunkable.com/u/bnice)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 7:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-set-canvas-stage-background-picture-with-camera-picture/1407701/4 "2021-07-22T07:45:13Z")
I took another shot and thought I had an idea, but it didn’t work. I was trying to find a way to set the canvas background color to transparent and then set the screen background image to the photo. Here was my test project, but no luck on my end. Maybe you see something I don’t. [Thunkable](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/b6980cb5e09257598053219250140bd1) ---
**Author:** ![catsarisky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/catsarisky/32/100661_2.png) [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 8:44am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-set-canvas-stage-background-picture-with-camera-picture/1407701/5 "2021-07-22T08:44:32Z")
When I tested a month ago, the canvas background could not be made transparent. ---
**Author:** ![priya.24pinkwuw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@priya.24pinkwuw](https://community.thunkable.com/u/priya.24pinkwuw)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-set-canvas-stage-background-picture-with-camera-picture/1407701/6 "2021-07-25T03:08:38Z")
That’s right! Even I tried to make the canvas transparent. But it didn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![priya.24pinkwuw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@priya.24pinkwuw](https://community.thunkable.com/u/priya.24pinkwuw)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-set-canvas-stage-background-picture-with-camera-picture/1407701/7 "2021-07-25T03:14:02Z")
thank you so much! As a workaround I uploaded the images in as canvas background. The student is happy! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bnice](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/bnice/32/110648_2.png) [@bnice](https://community.thunkable.com/u/bnice)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 5:15am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-set-canvas-stage-background-picture-with-camera-picture/1407701/8 "2021-07-25T05:15:06Z")
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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-set-canvas-stage-background-picture-with-camera-picture/1407701/9 "2024-11-08T13:19:39Z")