Question

I want to create a sphere in Raphael which should look like

I am using Paper.ellipse with equal horizontal and vertical radius to draw sphere.
I think I need to tweak fill attribute to achieve effect as shown in image. Also I want sphere in different color with same effect.
Can anybody point out any helpful link about fill property in Raphael as I couldn’t find enough information?

Answer 1

Used

function ball(x, y, r, colour) {
    paper.ellipse(x, y, r, r).attr({
        fill: "r(.3,.25) white-" + colour,
        stroke: "none"
    });
};  

You can use any color like yellow or color code like #00CC33 for hue.
Demo.
Demo Source Code.