Filling in background colour for a spherical world map

[SiyangTeo]

Hi,

I have created a world map in the form of a globe by defining the projection as orthographic. The feature class for display consists of the world's countries.

How do I fill in the sea with a background colour for such a case? I can't use the data frame's frame tab for the defining the background colour since it will render the entire screen with that colour.

Currently I have to manually create a circular feature class and set it as the background. Just wondering whether there is an easier way to accomplish the same objective.

I am using ArcGIS 10.2.2

Thanks!

[DavidBarnes · Accepted solution]

You could also create a rectangle feature in a GCS, set to fill the full geographic extent from 90 north to 90 south, 180 west to 180 east, and then let it get projected on the fly.

[SiyangTeo]

Ok, that's a better way to do then my method. Appreciate it.