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Use Canvas method, which has a Brush property. This example shows all styles of Brush on mouse click.

procedure TForm1.FormClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
  with Canvas do
  begin
    Brush.Style:=bsSolid;
    Brush.Color:=clWhite;
    Rectangle(0,0,ClientWidth,ClientHeight);
    case Click1 of
      1: Brush.Style:=bsHorizontal;
      2: Brush.Style:=bsVertical;
      3: Brush.Style:=bsFDiagonal;
      4: Brush.Style:=bsBDiagonal;
      5: Brush.Style:=bsCross;
      6: Brush.Style:=bsDiagCross;
      7: Brush.Style:=bsSolid;
      8: Brush.Style:=bsClear;
    end;
    Brush.Color:=clRed;
    Rectangle(0,0,ClientWidth,ClientHeight);
  end;
  Inc(Click1);
  if Click1>8 then Click1:=1;
end;

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Click1:=1;
end;