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title: "Drawings How-to Topics"
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  - "ImageDrawing objects [WPF]"
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# Drawings How-to Topics
The topics in this section describe how to use <xref:System.Windows.Media.Drawing> objects to draw shapes, images, or text.  
  
## In This Section  
 [Apply a GuidelineSet to a Drawing](how-to-apply-a-guidelineset-to-a-drawing.md)  
  [Create a Composite Drawing](how-to-create-a-composite-drawing.md)  
  [Create a GeometryDrawing](how-to-create-a-geometrydrawing.md)  
  [Draw an Image Using ImageDrawing](how-to-draw-an-image-using-imagedrawing.md)  
  [Play Media using a VideoDrawing](how-to-play-media-using-a-videodrawing.md)  
  [Use a Drawing as an Image Source](how-to-use-a-drawing-as-an-image-source.md)  
  
## See also

- <xref:System.Windows.Media.Drawing>
- [WPF Graphics Rendering Overview](wpf-graphics-rendering-overview.md)
- [Shapes and Basic Drawing in WPF Overview](shapes-and-basic-drawing-in-wpf-overview.md)
- [Graphics and Multimedia](index.md)