Simulating lighting effects with linear fills
<UserControl x:Class='SilverlightApplication3.MainPage'
xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation'
xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'
xmlns:d='http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008'
xmlns:mc='http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006'
mc:Ignorable='d'
d:DesignWidth='640'
d:DesignHeight='480'>
<Grid Width="80" Height="26">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="2*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Rectangle Grid.RowSpan="2" RadiusX="13" RadiusY="13">
<Rectangle.Fill>
<LinearGradientBrush StartPoint="0,0" EndPoint="0,1">
<GradientStop Color="Green" Offset="0" />
<GradientStop Color="DarkGreen" Offset="0.5" />
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Rectangle.Fill>
</Rectangle>
</Grid>
</UserControl>
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