Brushes How-to Topics

The following topics demonstrate how to use Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) brushes in order to paint content to the screen.

In This Section

• How to: Animate the Color or Opacity of a SolidColorBrush

• How to: Animate the Position or Color of a Gradient Stop

• How to: Create a Reflection

• How to: Create Different Tile Patterns with a TileBrush

• How to: Define a Pen

• How to: Paint an Area with a Drawing

• How to: Paint an Area with an Image

• How to: Paint an Area with a Linear Gradient

• How to: Paint an Area with a Radial Gradient

• How to: Paint an Area with a Solid Color

• How to: Paint an Area with a System Brush

• How to: Paint an Area with a Video

• How to: Paint an Area with a Visual

• How to: Preserve the Aspect Ratio of an Image Used as a Background

• How to: Set the Horizontal and Vertical Alignment of a TileBrush

• How to: Set the Tile Size for a TileBrush

• How to: Transform a Brush

• How to: Use System Colors in a Gradient

Reference

Brush

SolidColorBrush

LinearGradientBrush

RadialGradientBrush

DrawingBrush

VisualBrush

Related Sections

WPF Graphics, Animation, and Media Overview

Windows Presentation Foundation Graphics Rendering Overview

Brushes Samples