Dim MyBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.Black) EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(MyBrush, 50, 150, 20, 20)

Dim MyBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.Black)

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(MyBrush, 50, 150, 20, 20)


Dim shtXOffset, shtYOffset As Short

For shtXOffset = 0 To 500

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(MyBrush, 50 + shtXOffset, 150, 20, 20)

Sleep(30)

Next shtXOffset

Demo one



For shtXOffset = 0 To 500 Step


Sleep(30)

Next shtXOffset



For shtXOffset = 0 To 500 Step

shtYOffset = shtXOffset / 4

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(MyBrush, 50 + shtXOffset, 150 - shtYOffset , 20, 20)

Sleep(30)

Next shtXOffset

Note that the arguments to the graphics functions can be fractions, the function will convert them to integers



EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.DrawEllipse(Pens.Black, 100, 10, 200, 200)





Sleep(30)

Next shtXOffset



MyBrush.Color = Color.Black


Sleep(30)

MyBrush.Color = Color.White


Next shtXOffset

Demo Two

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.DrawEllipse(Pens.Black, 100, 10, 200, 200)EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.DrawEllipse(Pens.Black, 350, 10, 200, 200)

For shtXOffset = 0 To 120 MyBrush.Color = Color.Black EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(MyBrush, 120 + shtXOffset, 110, 20, 20) EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(MyBrush, 370 + shtXOffset, 110, 20, 20) Sleep(30) MyBrush.Color = Color.White EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(MyBrush, 120 + shtXOffset, 110, 20, 20) EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(MyBrush, 370 + shtXOffset, 110, 20, 20)

Next shtXOffset

Demo Three

Dim MyBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.RoyalBlue)

Dim shtI As Short






Dim shtI As Short





For shtI = 0 To 20

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(MyBrush, 190 - shtI, 100 - shtI, 20 + (shtI * 2), 20 + (shtI * 2))

Sleep(50)

Next shtI

Demo Four


Dim shtI, shtYOffset As Short





For shtI = 0 To 40

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.DrawEllipse(Pens.Black, 100, 10 + shtI, 200, 200 - (shtI * 2))

Sleep(70)

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.DrawEllipse(Pens.White, 100, 10 + shtI, 200, 200 - (shtI * 2))

Next shtI

Squinting eye

Dim shtI, shtX, shtY As Short

For shtI = 1 To 200

shtX = ((696 + 1) * Rnd())

shtY = ((224 + 1) * Rnd())

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.DrawLine(Pens.White, shtX, shtY, shtX, shtY + 1)

Next shtI

Dim shtI, shtX, shtY As Short

For shtI = 1 To 200

shtX = shtX + ((Rnd() * 3)) - 1

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.DrawLine(Pens.Yellow, 200 + shtX, 0 + shtI, 200 + shtX, 1 + shtI)

Sleep(3)

Next shtI

Dim MyBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.Wheat)




There is a mistake above, how do we fix it?

For shtI = 1 To 224

MyBrush.Color = Color.White

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(MyBrush, 200 + shtI, 0 + shtI, 5, 5)

Sleep(10)


EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(MyBrush, 200 + shtI, 0 + shtI, 5, 5)

Next shtI

Demo Five

Dim shtI As Short

For shtI = 0 To 400

myBrush.Color = Color.Red

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillPie(myBrush, 100, 10, 200, 200, 0 + shtI, 180)

myBrush.Color = Color.Yellow


Sleep(20)

Next shtI

Demo Six

Dim shtI As Short

For shtI = 0 To 40







Sleep(20)

Next shtI

Dim MyFont = New Font("Arial", 46)

Dim shtX, shtY As Short

Dim strLocation As String

shtX = EamonnsPicBox.MousePosition.X()

shtY = EamonnsPicBox.MousePosition.Y()

strLocation = "(" & Str(shtX) & "," & Str(shtY) & ")"

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.DrawString(strLocation, MyFont, myBrush, 100, 100)

Dim MyFont = New Font("Arial", 46)

Dim shtX, shtY As Short

Dim strLocation As String


shtY = EamonnsPicBox.MousePosition.Y()

strLocation = "(" & Str(shtX) & "," & Str(shtY) & ")"

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.DrawString(strLocation, MyFont, myBrush, shtX, shtY)

Dim myBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.Yellow)

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.DrawRectangle(Pens.Black, 300, 100, 50, 50)

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillRectangle(myBrush, 300, 100, 50, 50)




Dim shtX As Short


If shtX < 350 Then

EamonnsPicBox.BackColor = Color.Yellow

Else

EamonnsPicBox.BackColor = Color.Red

End If







Dim Top As New Point(200, 30)

Dim Right As New Point(250, 75)

Dim Bottom As New Point(200, 200)

Dim Left As New Point(150, 75)

Dim myKite As Point() = {Top, Right, Bottom, Left}

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillPolygon(myBrush, myKite)

Point(200, 30)

Point(250, 75)

Point(200, 200)

Point(150, 75)


Dim lngI, lngYoffset As Long

For lngI = -300 To 300

lngYoffset = Int((lngI * lngI) / 500)

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(myBrush, 320 + lngI, 50 + lngYoffset, 5, 5)

Sleep(20)

Next lngI


Dim lngI, lngYoffset As Long





Sleep(5)

myBrush.Color = Color.Black

EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(myBrush, 320 + lngI, 50 + lngYoffset, 15, 15) Next lngI

Demo Seven





Sleep(5)



Next lngI




EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(myBrush, 400 + 320 + lngI, 50 + lngYoffset, 15, 15)

Sleep(5)


EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(myBrush, 400 + 320 + lngI, 50 + lngYoffset, 15, 15)

Next lngI

Demo eight

Private Function mySleep(ByVal intValue As Integer) As Integer

Dim lngWasteTime As Long

For lngWasteTime = 0 To intValue * 10000 ' Waste some time

Next lngWasteTime

End Function

The Sleep function I have been using will not work for you! (in the lab)

You can use mySleep…

Animation HintsAnimation Hints

Don’t try to move large amounts of graphics, it will cause flicker.

Play with the examples I have given you, go home, think about it, then plan your animation, then code it.

Simple ideas work best.

Documents

Dim MyBrush As New SolidBrush(Color.Black) EamonnsPicBox.CreateGraphics.FillEllipse(MyBrush, 50, 150, 20, 20)