Rings

[molucca]

I have been able to create linear rows, and this was an attempt at a circular pattern. I drew concetric rings in AutoSketch, and saved in WMF. I opened the WMF in Xara X, and manually shaded the rings. I made one ring set, and exported it to a PNG/Alpha. I opened the PNG in Elements and applied Gaussian blur. Then saved in PNG again. Next, I opened the file in Xara X, and made a bitmap copy. Then made copies and resized them smaller to fit the adjoining ring. Rich

[molucca]

I have been able to create linear rows, and this was an attempt at a circular pattern. I drew concetric rings in AutoSketch, and saved in WMF. I opened the WMF in Xara X, and manually shaded the rings. I made one ring set, and exported it to a PNG/Alpha. I opened the PNG in Elements and applied Gaussian blur. Then saved in PNG again. Next, I opened the file in Xara X, and made a bitmap copy. Then made copies and resized them smaller to fit the adjoining ring. Rich

[molucca]

Thought I would try simulating depth by controlling the individual ring set position.
Rich

[molucca]

Blends don't squeeze like individual ring sets. Rich

[molucca]

Sky reflection in water with rings. Rich