Blender UV Map background is black

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Hi, relatively new to Blender, I’ve seen the UV Maps in tutorial videos which looks to be grey with a grid but mine has a black background, is this normal? Thanks in advance.

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When you create new Image, You can choose Generated Type

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3

Ah thank you, so I’ve selected it. Are you able to change the background after creating it?

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Sure. You can use whatever image you want.

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