diff --git a/playground/shapes/Window.cpp b/playground/shapes/Window.cpp
index da30217e..3fa17b6d 100644
--- a/playground/shapes/Window.cpp
+++ b/playground/shapes/Window.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace
                     { { 0.5, QskRgb::MediumVioletRed }, { 0.5, QskRgb::Navy } };
 
                 QskGradient gradient( stops );
-                gradient.setLinearDirection( 0.5, 0.0, 0.5, 0.5 );
+                gradient.setLinearDirection( 0.3, 0.7, 0.75, 0.3 );
 
                 shapeItem->setGradient( gradient );
             }
diff --git a/playground/shapes/shapes.qml b/playground/shapes/shapes.qml
index aa029e1b..c609a157 100644
--- a/playground/shapes/shapes.qml
+++ b/playground/shapes/shapes.qml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Qsk.Window
 
             gradient:
             ({
-                linear: { x1: 0.5, y1: 0, x2: 0.5, y2: 0.5 },
+                linear: { x1: 0.3, y1: 0.7, x2: 0.75, y2: 0.3 },
     
                 stops: [
                     { position: 0.5, color: "MediumVioletRed" },