How would you create this effectin XARA?

**Egg Bramhill** · 08 July 2017, 05:21 PM

Cheers Rik.

**maxcon62** · 08 July 2017, 06:25 PM

Hi Gary.. it has taken to me a little more time than Ernie-f ... since I've tried to make corners round

Max

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**gwpriester** · 08 July 2017, 06:28 PM

Second attempt with a few additions. The figures are from the Content Catalog > Illustration > Figures

Took me longer than Ernie.

**Egg Bramhill** · 08 July 2017, 06:49 PM

Good fun! Got totally lost at one point & had to start again.

**theinonen** · 08 July 2017, 07:03 PM

Using ProCAD+ / Artworks 2 combination on RISC OS

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**Egg Bramhill** · 08 July 2017, 07:15 PM

Pinched Gary's idea

**gwpriester** · 08 July 2017, 07:34 PM

Waiting to see what Rik comes up with.

**gwpriester** · 08 July 2017, 07:54 PM

Here are some techniques and tips.

Conical Fill: Center the conical fill over the circle, extend the diameter, and double click on the fill path semi-circle to add extra color points. I have applied this to just the selected section.

Four Color Fill: Apply to one section at a time and you can use four different colors to get a mesh fill effect.

Bitmap Copy: Create a Bitmap Copy, True Color + Alpha and use the Photo Enhance tools to make the bitmap a few shades darker. Send the bitmap copy to the back. Select the original colored sections and apply Feathering.