Use LinearGradientBrush to draw string : Draw string « 2D Graphics « VB.Net Tutorial

1. VB.Net Tutorial
2. 2D Graphics
3. Draw string

Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D
Imports System.Windows.Forms

public class ColorBlending
   public Shared Sub Main
        Application.Run(New Form1)
   End Sub
End class

public class Form1
  Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

  Protected Overrides Sub OnPaint(ByVal e As PaintEventArgs)
        Dim g As Graphics = Me.CreateGraphics()
        g.Clear(Me.BackColor)

        Dim rgBrush As New LinearGradientBrush(New RectangleF(20, 20, 100, 100), Color.Red, Color.Green, LinearGradientMode.Horizontal)
        Dim yrBrush As New LinearGradientBrush(New RectangleF(140, 20, 150, 300), Color.Yellow, Color.Red, LinearGradientMode.ForwardDiagonal)
        Dim rbBrush As New LinearGradientBrush(New RectangleF(10, 10, 50, 50), Color.Red, Color.Blue, LinearGradientMode.ForwardDiagonal)

        g.FillRectangle(rgBrush, 20, 20, 100, 100)
        g.FillEllipse(yrBrush, 140, 20, 200, 200)
        g.DrawString("Color Blending", New Font("Tahoma", 30), rbBrush, New RectangleF(100, 240, 300, 300))


        ' Dispose
        g.Dispose()

  End Sub

  Public Sub New()
   
    MyBase.New()
    Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
    Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 273)
    Me.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterScreen

  End Sub

End Class

17.28.Draw string
	17.28.1.	Print string in 3D
	17.28.2.	Draw string with Brush and Font settings
	17.28.3.	Text outline
	17.28.4.	Text Shadow
	17.28.5.	Text Contrast
	17.28.6.	Rotate and Transoform in Text painting
	17.28.7.	Transform Text
	17.28.8.	Use LinearGradientBrush to draw string
	17.28.9.	Transparent string