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Draw text with a moving brush in C#

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Rod Stephens

This example uses a technique similar to the one used by the example Make a moving background in C#. It uses a gradient brush to draw its text. When the program’s Timer fires, its Tick event handler refreshes the PictureBox … Continue reading →

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Draw an ellipse that sort of looks like a button in C#

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Rod Stephens

This example uses two LinearGradientBrushes to draw an ellipse that has a sort of three-dimensional button-like appearance. The key is to outline the ellipse and then fill it with brushes whose gradients point in opposite directions. The following code shows … Continue reading →

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Let the user move the center point of an elliptical gradient in C#

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Rod Stephens

The example Fill an area with an elliptical gradient in C# shows how to make a brush that fills an area with an elliptical gradient. This example just lets the user move the gradient’s center point. When you move the … Continue reading →

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Fill an area with an elliptical gradient in C#

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Rod Stephens

Filling an area with an elliptical gradient is non-trivial in a Windows Forms application because the .NET Framework libraries intended for use with Windows Forms don’t include a RadialGradientBrush class. There is such a class in the System.Windows.Media namespace, but … Continue reading →

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Fill a polygon with a PathGradientBrush in C#

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Rod Stephens

A PathGradientBrush defines a brush that shades smoothly from a “center point” to specific points along a path. This example fills a hexagon with colors that shade from white in the center to red, yellow, lime, cyan, blue, and magenta … Continue reading →

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Use a LinearGradientBrush in C#

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Rod Stephens

A LinearGradientBrush fills an area with a color gradient that blends smoothly from one color to another. The LinearGradientBrush class has a Dispose method that you should call when you’re done with the brush. To make that easier, place the … Continue reading →

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