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Gold and Chrome Xara Xone Tutorial

If we had used the True Color + Alpha option when we created the bitmap copy we would not have been able to apply feathering. Well we could actually but it would be applied to the rectangular edge of the bitmap and not the shape itself.

Select the object and apply a small amount of feathering using the Change Size of Feather Region slider in the top right area of the Infobar. This lightly blurs the edges of the shape but retains the sharpness inside the shape. This feathering creates a more realistic appearance.

You can add a Wall Shadow with the Shadow Tool (Ctrl F2) if you want and stop here. But we can go farther with the image and add a bit of Xara magic.

 

Gold and Chrome Xara Xone Tutorial

Add a black rectangle behind the @ shape. Select the @ shape with the Shadow Tool. On the Infobar select the Glow Shadow icon. Modify the slider settings as shown above. Drag from the while color on the screen palette and drop the white onto the glow. This adds a soft diffused look.

NOTE: You can drag any color from the screen palette and drop it onto any object or group of objects on the page. As you drag the color the cursor changes to indicate the color is in transition, and then to a line or a box as the cursor is over an object. The line indicates the color will be dropped onto the outline. The square indicates the color will be dropped onto the fill. In this case we want the color to be dropped onto the shadow and as a fill. The white glow against the black gives the image a soft diffused look.

 

 

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