//author flaetch_to_99
    private void drawProgressBar(final Graphics2D g, final int skill,
            final int x, final int y, final int width, final int height,
            final Color colorBase, final Color colorOver,
            final Color textColor, final int alpha) {
        final GradientPaint base = new GradientPaint(x, y, new Color(200, 200,
                200, alpha), x, y + height + 3, colorBase);
        final GradientPaint overlay = new GradientPaint(x, y, new Color(200,
                200, 200, alpha), x, y + height + 3, colorOver);
        g.setStroke(new BasicStroke(1));
        g.setPaint(base);
        g.fillRect(x, y, width, height);
        g.setPaint(overlay);
        g.fillRect(x, y,
                (int) (width * Skills.getPercentToNextLevel(skill) / 100.0),
                height);
        g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
        g.drawRect(x, y, width, height);
        g.setFont(new Font("Arial", 1, (width / 35 + height / 5)));
        final String progress = Skills.getPercentToNextLevel(skill) + "% to "
                + (Skills.getCurrentLevel(skill) + 1) + " "
                + Skills.SKILL_NAMES[skill] + " | "
                + Skills.getExpToNextLevel(skill) + " XP Until level";
        g.setColor(new Color(textColor.getRed(), textColor.getGreen(),
                textColor.getBlue(), 150));
        g
                .drawString(
                        progress,
                        x + (width - g.getFontMetrics().stringWidth(progress))
                                / 2,
                        (int) (y + (g.getFontMetrics().getHeight() / 2 + height / 4 * 1.65)));
    }