VB - An example on how to draw very nice shades of random colours

Just copy and paste the code in an empty project, run it, and enjoy :)

VB Code:

Option Explicit
 
Private Type tRGB
    R As Integer
    G As Integer
    B As Integer
End Type
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim K As Single, Col1 As tRGB, Col2 As tRGB
    
    Me.Show
    Me.ScaleMode = vbTwips
    Me.WindowState = 2
    DoEvents
    
    Randomize
    
    Col1.R = (235 * Rnd) + 20
    Col1.G = (235 * Rnd) + 20
    Col1.B = (235 * Rnd) + 20
    
    Col2.R = (235 * Rnd) + 20
    Col2.G = (235 * Rnd) + 20
    Col2.B = (235 * Rnd) + 20
    
    Do
        For K = 0 To Me.ScaleHeight Step Screen.TwipsPerPixelY
            Me.Line (0, K)-(Me.ScaleWidth, K), Colr(Col1, Col2)
            Pause 0.001
        Next K
        
        For K = Me.ScaleHeight To 0 Step -Screen.TwipsPerPixelY
            Me.Line (0, K)-(Me.ScaleWidth, K), Colr(Col1, Col2)
            Pause 0.001
        Next K
    Loop
End Sub
 
Private Sub Pause(ByVal Interval As Double)
    Dim EndTime As Double
    EndTime = Timer + Interval
    
    Do
        DoEvents
    Loop Until Timer >= EndTime
End Sub
 
'For drawing smooth colors
Private Function Colr(ByRef xRGB As tRGB, ByRef ARGB As tRGB) As Long
    If ARGB.R < xRGB.R Then
        ARGB.R = ARGB.R + 1
    ElseIf ARGB.R > xRGB.R Then
        ARGB.R = ARGB.R - 1
    Else
        xRGB.R = (235 * Rnd) + 20
    End If
    
    If ARGB.G < xRGB.G Then
        ARGB.G = ARGB.G + 1
    ElseIf ARGB.G > xRGB.G Then
        ARGB.G = ARGB.G - 1
    Else
        xRGB.G = (235 * Rnd) + 20
    End If
    
    If ARGB.B < xRGB.B Then
        ARGB.B = ARGB.B + 1
    ElseIf ARGB.B > xRGB.B Then
        ARGB.B = ARGB.B - 1
    Else
        xRGB.B = (235 * Rnd) + 20
    End If
    
    Colr = RGB(ARGB.R, ARGB.G, ARGB.B)
End Function
 
Private Sub Form_QueryUnload(Cancel As Integer, UnloadMode As Integer)
    Unload Me
    End
End Sub