Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ working with \AddToShipoutPicture

[snowfrog]

Hi,

I'm writing my thesis and at the start of each chapter, I would like to have a picture that covers the printable area, with the title of the chapter displayed on that picture.

So far, I have managed to do this with the code below although I admit I don't really understand how it works.

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\AddToShipoutPicture*{\put(130,0)%
{\includegraphics[width=17cm,height=25cm]{Image.jpg}%
}} 
\chapter{Title}
\pagebreak[4] 

Now I would like to change the colour of the font and where the text is displayed on the picture. Because I don't really understand how \AddToShipoutPicture works, I don't understand how to "play" with it.

Can anybody advise?
Thanks.

[josephwright]

What text and what position? All that \AddToShipoutPicture is doing is plonking the picture onto the page when it is generated (i.e. at shipout) If you want to alter the colour of the chapter text, then that is nothing to do with your picture.

[snowfrog]

Thanks for clarifying this!