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This article discusses vital concepts, including the life cycle of a graphics application. After reading this article, you should understand the basics of the GDI+ coordinate system, basic graphics structures used by GDI+, drawing surfaces, and how to write a graphics application using GDI+.
To write a graphics application, a good understanding of drawing surfaces and coordinates system is necessary. We will begin by discussing these concepts and how they are represented in GDI+. Then you'll learn step-by-step how to write a graphics application in the .NET Framework using GDI+. We will cover the following topics:
- How to add a reference to the GDI+ library
- How to get a drawing surface in the program
- How to create pens and brushes
- How to use pens and brushes to draw graphics objects