diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Arc.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Arc.java
index 3d8b29b2d..ce29bfd37 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Arc.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Arc.java
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ public class Arc extends BasicShape implements DrawOperation {
                 PlanarImage img = ((DrawOperation) instr).executeDrawOperation();
                 graphics.drawImage(img.getAsBufferedImage(), null, 0, 0);
             } else if (instr instanceof TransformOperation) {
-                graphics = (Graphics2D) bi.getGraphics();
                 PlanarImage image = ((TransformOperation) instr)
                     .executeTransformOperation(PlanarImage.wrapRenderedImage(bi));
                 bi = image.getAsBufferedImage();
+                graphics = (Graphics2D) bi.getGraphics();
             }
         }
         return PlanarImage.wrapRenderedImage(bi);
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Ellipse.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Ellipse.java
index 9fa1802d4..635d809bd 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Ellipse.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Ellipse.java
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ public class Ellipse extends BasicShape implements DrawOperation {
                 PlanarImage img = ((DrawOperation) instr).executeDrawOperation();
                 graphics.drawImage(img.getAsBufferedImage(), null, 0, 0);
             } else if (instr instanceof TransformOperation) {
-                graphics = (Graphics2D) bi.getGraphics();
                 PlanarImage image = ((TransformOperation) instr)
                     .executeTransformOperation(PlanarImage.wrapRenderedImage(bi));
                 bi = image.getAsBufferedImage();
+                graphics = (Graphics2D) bi.getGraphics();
             }
         }
         return PlanarImage.wrapRenderedImage(bi);
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Rectangle.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Rectangle.java
index e2d5bb1b2..836b6ca00 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Rectangle.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Rectangle.java
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ public class Rectangle extends BasicShape implements DrawOperation {
                 PlanarImage img = ((DrawOperation) instr).executeDrawOperation();
                 graphics.drawImage(img.getAsBufferedImage(), null, 0, 0);
             } else if (instr instanceof TransformOperation) {
-                graphics = (Graphics2D) bi.getGraphics();
                 PlanarImage image
                     = ((TransformOperation) instr)
                     .executeTransformOperation(PlanarImage.wrapRenderedImage(bi));
                 bi = image.getAsBufferedImage();
+                graphics = (Graphics2D) bi.getGraphics();
             }
         }
         return PlanarImage.wrapRenderedImage(bi);
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Text.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Text.java
index 5ba010a2d..ac18ed4ca 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Text.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/optional/image/Text.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class Text extends ImageOperation implements DrawOperation {
             RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
         graphics.setRenderingHint(
             RenderingHints.KEY_FRACTIONALMETRICS, RenderingHints.VALUE_FRACTIONALMETRICS_ON);
-        Font f = new Font(font, Font.PLAIN, point);
+        Font f = createFont();
         FontMetrics fmetrics = graphics.getFontMetrics(f);
         height = fmetrics.getMaxAscent() + fmetrics.getMaxDescent();
         width = fmetrics.stringWidth(strText);
@@ -123,4 +123,15 @@ public class Text extends ImageOperation implements DrawOperation {
         PlanarImage image = PlanarImage.wrapRenderedImage(bi);
         return image;
     }
+
+    private Font createFont() {
+        int style = Font.PLAIN;
+        if (bold) {
+            style |= Font.BOLD;
+        }
+        if (italic) {
+            style |= Font.ITALIC;
+        }
+        return new Font(font, style, point);
+    }
 }