Getting Started with Graphics Programming

This section shows how to get started using GDI+ in a Windows Forms application. The following topics show how to complete several GDI+ tasks such as drawing and filling shapes and text.

In This Section

• How to: Create Graphics Objects for Drawing
  Shows how to create a Graphics object for drawing.

• How to: Create a Pen
  Shows how to create a pen.

• How to: Set the Color of a Pen
  Demonstrates how to set the color of a pen.

• How to: Create a Solid Brush
  Describes how to create a solid brush.

• How to: Draw a Line on a Windows Form
  Demonstrates how to draw a line.

• How to: Draw an Outlined Shape
  Describes how to draw a shape.

• How to: Draw a Filled Rectangle on a Windows Form
  Explains how to draw a rectangle.

• How to: Draw a Filled Ellipse on a Windows Form
  Shows how to draw a filled ellipse.

• How to: Draw Text on a Windows Form
  Describes how to draw text.

• How to: Draw Vertical Text on a Windows Form
  Shows how to draw vertical text.

• How to: Render Images with GDI+
  Demonstrates how to draw images.

• How to: Create a Shaped Windows Form
  Explains how to change the shape of a form.

• How to: Copy Pixels for Reducing Flicker in Windows Forms
  Explains how to copy pixels from one area to another.

Reference

• System.Drawing
  Describes this namespace and has links to all its members.

• System.Windows.Forms
  Describes this namespace and has links to all of its members.