template.beginText();
template.setRGBColorFillF(1, 1, 1);
template.setFontAndSize(bf, size);
template.setTextMatrix(0, 2);
template.showText(text);
template.endText();
template.setWidth(width);
template.setHeight(size + 2);
// make an Image object from the template
Image img = Image.getInstance(template);
img.setRotationDegrees(90);