The Xara Trompe L'Oeil Room Page 7
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Send the shadow behind the church pressing Ctrl - Shift - B repeatedly until the shadow is behind the church.

Apply a 2-color Linear Fill with the darkest end of the fill closest to the front of the church.

Time to apply some more feathering to soften the distant shapes. Select each shape and apply the amount of Feathering shown on the left.

As objects recede, they become less saturated and softer. Hence the distance mountains need more feathering than the foreground.

In a moment or two, we are going to add some luminarias on the top of the towers and in front of the church. In preparation of this added light source, copy the fill in the bell towers (Ctrl - C) and paste the fill (Shift - Ctrl - A or Edit > Paste Attributes) to the crosses.

Luminarias are small brown paper bags filled partially with sand and contain a lighted votive candle. They are seen on the tops of buildings, homes, and churches around Christmas time.

Create a small rectangle. Click the Curved Corners icon on the Infobar (with the rectangle and the Rectangle Tool selected), and add a small amount of roundness. Copy the fill from the door and paste it onto the rectangle using Paste Attributes. Make several copies and adjust the size and position of the fill. Spread the luminarias across the tops of the towers and the top of the front of the church.