Advice on the use of the tool pen to create the glow effect?

I'm very new to the pen tool. I want to draw a shape on top of my rectangle and lower the opacity to make it resemble an on top shining as something that uses Apple.

I place my first anchor point in the upper left corner, move the pen to the center of the rectangle (according to what hear me smart guides) and drag the handle to the right, then draw the anchor point in the upper-right and she finished on the other side, finally, I close the path by clicking on the first anchor point.

1.) is the right way to use the pen tool?

2.) can anyone suggest anything else I could do this better effect watching?

Thanks in advance!Screen shot 2012-04-15 at 6.37.52 PM.png

Kat,

1.) are there like Photoshop blend modes has which can make it look better?

(2.) that my use of the sound correct pen tool?

(1) you can create a copy of the path, change the H (eight) with a (much) smaller value in the transformation with the chosen reference Point upper center panel/palette, change the colors, or both, as you wish and oppose > blend > make.

(2) Yes.

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