Create Texture Brush from image
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form{
private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;
private Image theImage;
private Image smallImage;
public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
SetStyle(ControlStyles.Opaque, true);
theImage = new Bitmap("Winter.jpg");
smallImage = new Bitmap(theImage,new Size(theImage.Width / 2, theImage.Height / 2));
}
protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e) {
Graphics g = e.Graphics;
g.FillRectangle(Brushes.White, ClientRectangle);
Brush tBrush = new TextureBrush(smallImage, new Rectangle(0, 0,
smallImage.Width, smallImage.Height));
Font trFont = new Font("Times New Roman", 64,
FontStyle.Bold| FontStyle.Italic );
g.DrawString("www.java2s.com", trFont, tBrush, ClientRectangle);
tBrush.Dispose();
trFont.Dispose();
}
private void InitializeComponent() {
this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(300,300);
this.Text = "Form1";
}
static void Main() {
Application.Run(new Form1());
}
}
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