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Make a duplicate light bulb shape. If that extra contour is still around you can remove the contour and use it. Select the shape with the Contour Tool (Ctrl F7) and create a 1-step, Inner Contour. Make the Contour Width 5pix then press the Inset Path diamond-shaped icon. This eliminates all but the inner contour shape, even if there are dozens of contour rings.

Make a duplicate of this shape.

Clone (Ctrl k) one of the shapes and move the clone down and right as shown above left. Select both the clone and the original and Arrange > Combine Shapes > Subtract Shapes (Ctrl 2).

Select the second duplicate and make a clone. Move this clone up and to the left about 10 pixels as shown above, bottom right. Subtract Shapes (Ctrl 2).

Apply a white fill, no outline to the top shape and a pale yellow fill, no outline to the bottom shape.

Position the 2 shapes over the bulb drawing. Select the top shape and Arrange > Break Shapes. Using the Transparency Tool (F6), apply a Linear, Mix transparency to the larger of the 2 broken shapes. Drag the fill path arrow as shown above left so that it extends a short distance beyond the shape. Change the starting transparency to 20% and the end transparency to 100%. New users, click on the box at the end of the arrows and then change the slider setting on the Infobar.

TIP: You can apply a Linear fill or a Linear transparency by clicking the object with the appropriate tool to select it then dragging in the direction you wish the fill or transparency to go.

Select the top smaller shape (on the right) and apply a Linear transparency as shown.

Select the pale yellow reflected highlight shape and apply 3 pixels feathering using the Adjust Size of Feather Region slider found at the top right area of the Infobar.

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