Derive a new Font from existing font to change font style and font size in Java

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Font;
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import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    JFrame f = new JFrame("JColorChooser Sample");
    f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    final JButton button = new JButton("java2s.com");

    Font myFont = new Font("Serif", Font.ITALIC | Font.BOLD, 12);
    Font newFont = myFont.deriveFont(Font.ITALIC,50F);

    button.setFont(newFont);
    f.add(button, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    f.setSize(300, 200);
    f.setVisible(true);
  }
}