Java Code

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class FontShadowEx extends JApplet
{
   FontShadow fshad;
   public void init( )
   {
   	fshad = new FontShadow( "Elizabeth Sugar Boese" );
	fshad.setPreferredSize( new Dimension( 190,30 ) ); 	// you have to define it's size

	setLayout( new FlowLayout( ) );
	add( fshad );
   }
}

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class FontShadow extends JPanel
{
   String txt;
   public FontShadow( String val )
   {
	setBackground( Color.yellow );	  	// can change background color
   	txt = val;
   }

   public void paintComponent ( Graphics g )
   {
	super.paintComponent(g);
	g.setFont( new Font ( "SanSerif", Font.BOLD, 16 ) );
	g.setColor( Color.BLACK );		// can change shadow color
	g.drawString ( txt, 4,21 );
	g.drawString ( txt, 5,22 );
	g.setColor( Color.RED );		// can change text color
	g.drawString ( txt, 3,20 );
   }
}