# Is there a better way to draw gradient colored ellipse?

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**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [June 28, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-there-a-better-way-to-draw-gradient-colored-ellipse/22220 "2020-06-28T15:23:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 29, 2020, 10:59am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/is-there-a-better-way-to-draw-gradient-colored-ellipse/22220/3 "2020-06-29T10:59:08Z")

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Hello,

> [@nh3](#):
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> create a gradient colored sun for my project

Advanced topic…

This may be of interest:

> [@Adding an image to shape?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/adding-an-image-to-shape/21105):
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> How do you add a background for a shape? ie instead of filling a circle with a colour, fill it with an image?

You can create an image with Processing, other tools or use an existing one (with permission if needed).

`:)`

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