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import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.GradientPaint;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;

/**
 * 
 * @author aim
 */
public class Utils {
    public static BufferedImage createGradientImage(int width, int height, Color gradient1, Color gradient2) {

        BufferedImage gradientImage = createCompatibleImage(width, height);
        GradientPaint gradient = new GradientPaint(0, 0, gradient1, 0, height, gradient2, false);
        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) gradientImage.getGraphics();
        g2.setPaint(gradient);
        g2.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
        g2.dispose();

        return gradientImage;
    }

    private static BufferedImage createCompatibleImage(int width, int height) {

        return GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment().getDefaultScreenDevice().getDefaultConfiguration()
                .createCompatibleImage(width, height);

    }
}