The Xara Trompe L'Oeil Room Page 6
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In this step we will create a blend between the top and bottom rectangles.

Select the Blend Tool. Click on the top rectangle and drag down to the bottom rectangle. Release the mouse button.

You should have a 5-step blend. Change the number of Blend Steps on the Infobar to 18 and press Enter on your keyboard to apply the changes.

Select the blended rectangles and the background and press Ctrl B (as in Back) to send them to the back, or select Send to Back from the Edit menu.

NOTE: To multiple select objects, hold down the Shift key on your keyboard while you click on multiple objects.

Select the blended rectangles and the background and group them (Ctrl G or Arrange > Group).

Select the capsule, and the background and line group, and make a duplicate. Edit > Clone or Ctrl K.

Select the capsule, then the Shadow Tool , and click the left square shadow icon on the Infobar to turn the shadow off.

The lines behind the blue capsule would be distorted due to the roundness of the capsule.

Center the duplicate capsule over the duplicate lines and background. Select the lines and background, select the Mould Tool, then click the Elliptical Envelope button on the Infobar. The enveloped shape can be seen over the original background.

The enveloped background and lines are wider and taller than the duplicate capsule shape.

Select the enveloped lines with the Selector Tool. Click the top center control handle and while holding down the Shift key, drag towards the center. The Shift key constrains resizing so the sides move either together or apart the same distance.

Repeat this to make the width narrower. The enveloped shape should extend slightly beyond the capsule shape.