. ( Java +1 ):

import java.awt.AlphaComposite;
import java.awt.BasicStroke;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.Insets;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;
import java.awt.geom.RoundRectangle2D;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.net.URL;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class ShadowTest {
private JFrame frame;
public ShadowTest() {
initComponents();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
new ShadowTest();
}
});
}
private void initComponents() {
frame = new JFrame();
frame.setTitle("Example");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setResizable(false);
frame.setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
GridBagConstraints gc = new GridBagConstraints();
gc.fill = GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
gc.insets = new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10);
frame.add(new RoundedPanel(), gc);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}
class RoundedPanel extends JPanel {
protected int strokeSize = 1;
protected Color shadowColor = Color.black;
protected boolean shady = true;
protected boolean highQuality = true;
protected Dimension arcs = new Dimension(20, 20);
protected int shadowGap = 10;
protected int shadowOffset = 4;
protected int shadowAlpha = 150;
int width = 300, height = 300;
BufferedImage image;
BufferedImage roundedImage;
public RoundedPanel() {
super();
setOpaque(false);
try {
image = ImageIO.read(new URL("http://www.wallpaperpimper.com/wallpaper/Anime_&_Manga/Naruto/Naruto-Vs-Sasuke-1-D6UGW3NLAZ-800x600.jpg"));
} catch (Exception ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
roundedImage = makeRoundedCorner(image, 20);
width = roundedImage.getWidth()+arcs.width/2;
height = roundedImage.getHeight()+arcs.height/2;
}
public static BufferedImage makeRoundedCorner(BufferedImage image, int cornerRadius) {
int w = image.getWidth();
int h = image.getHeight();
BufferedImage output = new BufferedImage(w, h, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
Graphics2D g2 = output.createGraphics();
g2.setComposite(AlphaComposite.Src);
g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
g2.setColor(Color.WHITE);
g2.fill(new RoundRectangle2D.Float(0, 0, w, h, cornerRadius, cornerRadius));
g2.setComposite(AlphaComposite.SrcAtop);
g2.drawImage(image, 0, 0, null);
g2.dispose();
return output;
}
@Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Color shadowColorA = new Color(shadowColor.getRed(),
shadowColor.getGreen(), shadowColor.getBlue(), shadowAlpha);
Graphics2D graphics = (Graphics2D) g;
if (highQuality) {
graphics.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
}
if (shady) {
graphics.setColor(shadowColorA);
graphics.fillRoundRect(
shadowOffset,
shadowOffset,
width - strokeSize - shadowOffset,
height - strokeSize - shadowOffset,
arcs.width, arcs.height);
} else {
shadowGap = 1;
}
graphics.setColor(getBackground());
graphics.fillRoundRect(0, 0, width - shadowGap,
height - shadowGap, arcs.width, arcs.height);
graphics.setColor(getForeground());
graphics.setStroke(new BasicStroke(strokeSize));
graphics.drawRoundRect(0, 0, width - shadowGap,
height - shadowGap, arcs.width, arcs.height);
graphics.drawImage(roundedImage, 0, 0, this);
}
@Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(width, height);
}
}