Animated Radius
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.ShapesWindow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" Title="ShapesWindow" Height="160" Width="400"> <Window.Resources> <Style TargetType="{x:Type TextBlock}"> <Setter Property="Background" Value="White" /> <Setter Property="Padding" Value="10" /> <Setter Property="BitmapEffect"> <Setter.Value> <OuterGlowBitmapEffect GlowColor="White" /> </Setter.Value> </Setter> </Style> <Style TargetType="{x:Type Rectangle}"> <Setter Property="BitmapEffect"> <Setter.Value> <DropShadowBitmapEffect /> </Setter.Value> </Setter> </Style> </Window.Resources> <StackPanel> <Ellipse Width="200" Height="100" Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="1" Margin="10"> <Ellipse.Fill> <RadialGradientBrush x:Name="animatedRadiusExample" GradientOrigin="0.75,0.25"> <GradientStop Color="#CBC8F1" Offset="0.0" /> <GradientStop Color="MediumBlue" Offset="0.5" /> <GradientStop Color="DarkBlue" Offset="1.0" /> </RadialGradientBrush> </Ellipse.Fill> <Ellipse.Triggers> <EventTrigger RoutedEvent="Ellipse.MouseLeftButtonDown"> <BeginStoryboard> <Storyboard> <DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="animatedRadiusExample" Storyboard.TargetProperty="RadiusX" From="0" To="1" Duration="0:0:3" FillBehavior="Stop" /> <DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="animatedRadiusExample" Storyboard.TargetProperty="RadiusY" From="0" To="1" Duration="0:0:3" FillBehavior="Stop" /> </Storyboard> </BeginStoryboard> </EventTrigger> </Ellipse.Triggers> </Ellipse> </StackPanel> </Window>