Step 1: Open Expression Blend 4 -> Select Silverlight Application + Web -> Change Name and Location accordingly -> hit OK. A Blank Window appears on the Artboard.

Step 2: Select Shapes -> Select Triangle Shape from Shapes or Assets located to the Top Left of the Workspace as shown below:

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Note: In front of the Triangle Shape a dialog box appears which shows the details of the Triangle Shape as shown below:

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Step 3: Draw a Triangle Shape as shown below:

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Note: By using Gradient Brush or Solid Color Brush Fill Gradient Color as shown above as shown below:

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Step 4: Transform Property: It is divided into 2 parts; they are Render Transform and Projection as shown below:

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Step 5: Select Render Transform Property ->

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Step 6: Draw another Triangle Shape and using the Flip Property of the Render Transform Property, flip the triangle to the left as shown below:

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Note: A Flip Property is divided into 2 parts; they are Flip X-Axis and Flip Y-Axis as shown below:

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Step 7: Draw another triangle by following the above steps of "Flip" as shown below:

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Step 8: Select Shape -> Ring Shape and draw a Ring (Eye) as shown below:

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Note: Here, fill the ring by using the White Color from the Solid Color Brush.

Note: In front of the Ring Shape, a dialog box appears which shows the details of the Ring Shape as shown below:

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Step 9: By following the previous steps draw another Ring (Pupil) inside the larger ring as shown below:

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Note: Here, fill the ring using the Black Color from the Solid Color Brush and Sky Blue Color as Stroke.

Step 10: Copy and Paste the rings from Step 7 and Step 8 and see the image as shown below:

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Summary