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Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

Select the solid flower shape (not the individual sections). Using the Fill Tool (F5) apply a Circular fill. Double click on the fill path arrow to add two additional colors.

Drag the center of the fill up and to the left. Apply the colors shown and adjust the colors on the fill path.

 

Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

Place the two individual shapes (shown top right) over the flower.

Apply two Linear fills using the colors shown and the fill path arrow positions. These fills use colors that are a bit lighter than the colors below. The reason for this will be revealed in the next step.

 

Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

Select the two shapes and add 10 pixels feathering.

 

Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

Apply Linear, Mix transparency using the Transparency Tool (F6).

    TIP: Click on the shape with the Transparency Tool once to select the shape then click and drag in the direction of the arrows to apply an interactive Linear transparency. The idea here is to blend the edges of the top shapes to the larger flower shape below.