Category Archives: drawing

Draw interlocked circles in C#

Posted on November 19, 2019 by RodStephens

This example draws a set of interlocked circles so they alternate between above and below each other. As you can see from the picture, the circles are made up of colored lines with black outlines so it’s easy to see … Continue reading →

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Draw arc wedges in C#

Posted on November 8, 2019 by RodStephens

This example defines several extension methods that draw various interesting items including the one that I originally set out to draw: arc wedges. The extension methods let you easily draw arc wedges, arcs with tic marks, line segments with tic … Continue reading →

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Make an Apollonian gasket filled with images in C#

Posted on November 4, 2019 by RodStephens

This example shows how to draw an Apollonian gasket filled with images of a cat. (I promise that this will be my last cat fractal for a while, although I may have one other cat image post coming up. ;-)) … Continue reading →

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Draw an image spiral in C#

Posted on October 27, 2019 by RodStephens

This example lets you draw image spirals similar to the one shown above. This example lets you draw image spirals similar to the one shown above. It’s mostly just for fun, although it does include a useful exercise in graphics … Continue reading →

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Draw an improved heartagram in C#

Posted on October 22, 2019 by RodStephens

My previous post Draw a heartagram in C# uses a smooth curve to draw the curved part of a heartagram. The result is pretty good, but if you look closely you’ll see that its edges curve in to the shape’s … Continue reading →

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Draw a heartagram in C#

Posted on October 18, 2019 by RodStephens

The heartagram is a symbol created by vocalist Ville Valo and used by the band HIM. I’m not particularly a fan, but I think the heartagram shape is interesting so I wanted to make one with a C# program. The … Continue reading →

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Connect two line segments with a circular arc in C#

Posted on October 14, 2019 by RodStephens

Recently I wanted to make a circular arc that connected two line segments. The .NET DrawCurve method lets you connect points with a smooth curve relatively easily, but the curve is a spline and not a circular arc. (I’ll post … Continue reading →

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Crop images to specific sizes in C#

Posted on October 8, 2019 by RodStephens

Sometimes I need to crop images to specific sizes or aspect ratios. For example, the following list shows some recommended image sizes for Google Business. Profile image – 250×250 pixels Cover photo – 1080×608 pixels Shared images – 497×373 pixels … Continue reading →

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Draw on top of a background image in C#

Posted on October 5, 2019 by RodStephens

Drawing on a background image is actually very easy. It seems to be a common question on the internet, however, so I decided to make this example. This example draws on a background image in two ways. If you just … Continue reading →

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See which section is under the mouse in a sunburst chart in C#

Posted on September 28, 2019 by RodStephens

My earlier post Make a sunburst chart in C#, Part 4 shows how you can draw a sunburst chart. This example shows how you can tell which section the mouse is over when you move the mouse over the chart. … Continue reading →

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