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Now for the grand finale--the big bang effect. Create a star burst with Xara’s Quick Shape Tool. Fill it with a Radial Fill, Alternate Rainbow option (on the top Control bar), from yellow orange to purple. (a.) Apply a Radial Transparency and pull the outline beyond the actual circle. (b.) Draw a white circle as shown. (c.)

Apply a Radial transparency to the white circle. (d.) Draw a slender rectangle and give it a Linear fill from purple to white with the Alternate Rainbow option (as shown in the insert). Position it just off center. Duplicate and rotate to create the four rainbow flares. (e.) Draw a large solid white circle, and apply a Radial Transparency. This creates a pretty convincing lens flare effect. But enough talk, let’s preview the final illustration.




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