XaraXone Xara Tutorials Page 5
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Bricks. Old bricks. That's what is behind the stucco.

Select the two shapes and Join Shapes (Arrange menu).

Select the shape and then open the Fill Gallery. Open the Brick Fill folder. Select and apply Brick Wall 3.

 

Select the Brick-filled shape with the Bevel Tool. Apply a Flat, Inner Bevel.

Drag and rotate the center Light Level arrow 180 degrees so the arrow is pointing to the lower right corner of the wall.

Change the size of the bevel to 2pix in the Bevel Size Slider text entry box.

By reversing the direction of the Light Angle, we have created the appearance of a hole in the stucco that reveals the bricks that are beneath.

Clone the bricks. Select None for the Bevel type. Change the fill to the color shown.

 

Select the shape with the Transparency Tool and apply a Flat, Contrast transparency.

This brings out the color and texture of the bricks.

TIP: To see how Contrast transparency works, try different colors and see what effect they have on the underlying object.

Save your work and take a short eye break. Eye breaks are real important for maintaining your eye's ability to focus.