import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.Image; import java.awt.Toolkit; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; class MyCanvas extends JComponent { public void paint(Graphics g) { Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g; Image img1 = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("yourFile.gif"); g2.drawImage(img1, 10, 10, this); g2.finalize(); } } public class Graphics2DDrawImage { public static void main(String[] a) { JFrame window = new JFrame(); window.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); window.setBounds(30, 30, 300, 300); window.getContentPane().add(new MyCanvas()); window.setVisible(true); } }