Color backgrounds
A color background floods the background of the scene with a solid color (for example, black, white, or red). To create a color background, see Create a basic color background.
Texture backgrounds
A texture background uses a 2D, 3D, or environment texture on an image plane to simulate a 3D background, or environment.
To create a texture background, see Create a texture background.
Note:
When you create a background in Maya, you create it for a specific camera. When you render a scene from that camera, the background is included in the rendered image. If you render the scene from a different camera, the background is not included. For more information on cameras, see Maya camera types.