Java tutorial
import java.awt.AlphaComposite; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.Font; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.RenderingHints; import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class TextRendering extends JPanel { public void paint(Graphics g) { Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g; g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON); Dimension d = getSize(); AffineTransform ct = AffineTransform.getTranslateInstance(d.width / 2, d.height * 3 / 4); g2.transform(ct); String s = "www.java2s.com"; Font f = new Font("Serif", Font.PLAIN, 128); g2.setFont(f); int count = 6; for (int i = 1; i <= count; i++) { AffineTransform oldTransform = g2.getTransform(); float ratio = (float) i / (float) count; g2.transform(AffineTransform.getRotateInstance(Math.PI * (ratio - 1.0f))); float alpha = ((i == count) ? 1.0f : ratio / 3); g2.setComposite(AlphaComposite.getInstance(AlphaComposite.SRC_OVER, alpha)); g2.drawString(s, 0, 0); g2.setTransform(oldTransform); } } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.getContentPane().add(new TextRendering()); f.setSize(800, 800); f.show(); } }