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

Step 2: Select Shapes -> Select Pentagon 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 Pentagon Shape a dialog box appears which shows the details of the Pentagon Shape as shown below:

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Step 3: Draw a Pentagon Shape as shown below:

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Step 4: Using the Rotation Property of the Projection Property, rotate the Shape as shown below:

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Note: Here, the Projection Transform Property consists of 4 properties; they are Rotation, Center of Rotation, Global Offset and Local Offset as shown below:

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Note: See the description of Rotation.

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Note: Here, by increasing or decreasing the value of the X-Axis manage the Shape.

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Note: Here, by increasing or decreasing the value of the Y-Axis manage the Shape.

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Note: Here, by increasing or decreasing the value of the Z-Axis manage the Shape.
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Note: See the description of the Center of Rotation.

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Note: Here, by increasing or decreasing the value of the Y-Axis manage the Shape.

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Note: Here, by increasing or decreasing the value of Z-Axis manage the Shape.
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Note: See the description of the Global Offset.

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Note: Here, by increasing or decreasing the value of the X-Axis manage the Shape.

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Note: Here, by increasing or decreasing the value of Y-Axis manage the Shape.

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Note: Here, by increasing or decreasing the value of Z-Axis manage the Shape.
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Note: See the description of the Local Offset.

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Note: Here, by increasing or decreasing the value of the X-Axis manage the Shape.

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Note: Here, by increasing or decreasing the value of Y-Axis manage the Shape.

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Note: Here, by increasing or decreasing the value of the Z-Axis manage the Shape.

Step 5: Select Fill Property -> select Solid Color Brush -> select Gray Color and see the effect as shown below:

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Step 6: Select Triangle Shape, draw Triangle, manage its width-height and send the shape to the back of the Pentagon Shape as shown below:

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Note: Here, Select Object -> Order -> Send to Back as shown below:

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Step 7: Draw another Triangle Shape or copy and paste the above Triangle as shown below:

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Step 8: Select Ellipse and Draw Eyes and fill with the White Color or Sky Blue Color as shown below:

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Step 9: Again select Ellipse and draw a Retina and fill with the Black Color or Brown Color as shown below:

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Step 10: Select Triangle and draw a Nose and fill with the White Color as shown below:

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Here's the Origami Cat.

Summary

The objective of this article is to learn about the Projection Property, Order Tool, Ellipse Shape, Triangle Shape and Pentagon Shape.