The Xara Trompe L'Oeil Room Page 5
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Select the bulb group and the horizontal line and Combine Shapes > Slice Shapes (Arrange).

The horizontal line will disappear and everything will look pretty much as it did. But the bulb group will now be two separate groups as a  result of the Slice Shapes operation.

Select the bottom group and ungroup the elements (Ctrl U).

Delete all elements except the bottom shape.

If you have not already done so, name and save your drawing and take a short eye break.

Apply an Elliptical Fill using the colors and positions shown in the illustration.

TIP: You can only drag and drop colors onto one arm of the elliptical fill path. This will be the longest path. Drag and drop any color onto the fill path just to add the color stations to the fill path, then go back and use the Color Editor to modify the colors using the color values shown.

NOTE: When you drag and drop a color onto the fill path, the dropped color is not the selected color. The end color is automatically selected. To edit a color on the fill path, click the color square to select it, then edit the color.

RELATED NOTE: As the dragged color approaches the fill path the symbol to the right of the cursor changes to indicate if the color is an outline color (thin vertical rectangle) or fill (a square).

Add five rectangles the height of the bottom shape as shown on the left. There are two squares (shown in light blue) a rectangle between them (pale green) and two thin rectangles (orange) centered on the blue squares.

Apply a Linear Fill to the two squares using the colors and positions shown. The example on the bottom has been enlarged for detail.

Select the thin rectangles and apply a 2-color Linear Fill. Start and end the fill about 1/5th inside the sides of the actual rectangle. This creates the impression of four distinct values. You will need to zoom in close to apply this fill as the actual shape is very small.