How to make a background with a chalk or marker effect
![Marker effect in PowerPoint 2016 Marker effect in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/588/1.png)
To create a background image like one above, do the following:
1. Add a picture you prefer to the slide using any known method.
For example, by copying and pasting it or use the Insert tab:
1.1. On the Insert tab, in the Images group, click the Pictures button:
![Pictures in PowerPoint 2016 Pictures in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/powerpoint_button2016/pictures.png)
1.2. In the Insert Picture dialog box, choose the picture.
2. To make a chalk or marker effect, select the picture and then under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Adjust group, click Artistic Effects:
![Artistic Effects in PowerPoint 2016 Artistic Effects in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/powerpoint_button2016/artistic_effects.png)
3. Select the effect you like from the Artistic Effects drop-down list:
![Artistic Effects drop-down list in PowerPoint 2016 Artistic Effects drop-down list in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/588/2.png)
For example, use the Pencil Sketch effect:
![Artistic Effects drop-down list in PowerPoint 2016 Artistic Effects drop-down list in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/588/3.png)
4. Change the parameters for the selected effect:
4.1. Right-click on the picture and choose Format Picture... in the popup menu:
![Format Picture in popup menu PowerPoint 2016 Format Picture in popup menu PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/powerpoint_button2016/format_picture.png)
4.2. On the Format Picture pane, on the Effects group, in the Artistic Effects section, change parameters for the selected effect.
For example, for the Pencil Sketch effect, can be selected different values for two parameters: Transparency and Pressure.
- For Pressure = 5:
- For Pressure = 50:
Notes:
- In this example, we used the font Black Crayon.
- To create a 3D cube, see step 3 of How to create a flowchart with chalk drawing effect.