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c#winformsgraphicsdrawing

Draw a Fill Rectangle with low opacity


I a have a PictureBox with a picture in a Windows Form application in C# language.I want draw a FillRectangle in some location of picturebox.but i also need to see picture of picture box.how can i draw this rectangle with low opacity to see image of picturebox?


Solution

  • Do you mean:

    using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(pb.Image))
    {
        using(Brush brush = new SolidBrush(your_color))
        {
            g.FillRectangle(brush, x, y, width, height);
        }
    }
    

    or you can use

    Brush brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(alpha, red, green, blue))
    

    where alpha goes from 0 to 255, so a value of 128 for your alpha will give you 50% opactity.