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+title: "Getting Started with Graphics Programming"
+description: Get started using GDI+ in a Windows Forms application. Learn how to complete several GDI+ tasks, such as drawing and filling shapes and text.
+ms.date: "03/30/2017"
+helpviewer_keywords: 
+  - "graphics [Windows Forms], getting started"
+  - "getting started [Windows Forms], graphics programming"
+  - "examples [Windows Forms], graphics"
+  - "drawing"
+ms.assetid: eb0f6d6f-9e52-4167-9592-ff4b82fb5869
+---
+# 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](how-to-create-graphics-objects-for-drawing.md)  
+ Shows how to create a <xref:System.Drawing.Graphics> object for drawing.  
+  
+ [How to: Create a Pen](how-to-create-a-pen.md)  
+ Shows how to create a pen.  
+  
+ [How to: Set the Color of a Pen](how-to-set-the-color-of-a-pen.md)  
+ Demonstrates how to set the color of a pen.  
+  
+ [How to: Create a Solid Brush](how-to-create-a-solid-brush.md)  
+ Describes how to create a solid brush.  
+  
+ [How to: Draw a Line on a Windows Form](how-to-draw-a-line-on-a-windows-form.md)  
+ Demonstrates how to draw a line.  
+  
+ [How to: Draw an Outlined Shape](how-to-draw-an-outlined-shape.md)  
+ Describes how to draw a shape.  
+  
+ [How to: Draw a Filled Rectangle on a Windows Form](how-to-draw-a-filled-rectangle-on-a-windows-form.md)  
+ Explains how to draw a rectangle.  
+  
+ [How to: Draw a Filled Ellipse on a Windows Form](how-to-draw-a-filled-ellipse-on-a-windows-form.md)  
+ Shows how to draw a filled ellipse.  
+  
+ [How to: Draw Text on a Windows Form](how-to-draw-text-on-a-windows-form.md)  
+ Describes how to draw text.  
+  
+ [How to: Draw Vertical Text on a Windows Form](how-to-draw-vertical-text-on-a-windows-form.md)  
+ Shows how to draw vertical text.  
+  
+ [How to: Render Images with GDI+](how-to-render-images-with-gdi.md)  
+ Demonstrates how to draw images.  
+  
+ [How to: Create a Shaped Windows Form](how-to-create-a-shaped-windows-form.md)  
+ Explains how to change the shape of a form.  
+  
+ [How to: Copy Pixels for Reducing Flicker in Windows Forms](how-to-copy-pixels-for-reducing-flicker-in-windows-forms.md)  
+ Explains how to copy pixels from one area to another.  
+  
+## Reference  
+ <xref:System.Drawing>  
+ Describes this namespace and has links to all its members.  
+  
+ <xref:System.Windows.Forms>  
+ Describes this namespace and has links to all of its members.