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 Hexagon Shape as shown below:

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Step 3: Draw Hexagon, select Brushes -> select Gradient Brush located to the Right of the Property Panel and Fill Color in Shape as shown below:

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Step 4: Expand the Brush Tool as shown below:

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Note: Here, When we select Gradient Brush Tool, then only these properties are visible.

Step 5: Here, the Brush Tool contains Advanced Properties; they are as follows:

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Note: Here, we have to select the Pad Option of the SpreadMethod Property as shown above. 8.png

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Note: Here, we have to select the Pad Option of the SpreadMethod Property as shown above.
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Step 6: Select Relative Transform as shown below:

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Note: Here, Relative Transform Property is subdivided into 5 parts as follows:

Step 7: Select Hexagon Shape -> select Relative Transform ->

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Note: When we apply these properties upon the Hexagon Shape, notice that the changes occur in the Inner Part only instead of the Whole Shape.

Summary

This article shows the effects of the Gradient Brush Tool Advanced Properties which were mostly ignored by us.