Create or Customize a look and feel

I'd like to create my own java look and feel and I wonder if a tool that allows to create or customize my laf exists ? What's the better or faster way to do so ?

LookAndFeel lf = UIManager.getLookAndFeel();
         // Install a different look and feel; specifically, the Windows look and feel
         try {                         //com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel
                                        //javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel
         UIManager.setLookAndFeel("javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel");
         } catch (InstantiationException e) {
         } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
         } catch (UnsupportedLookAndFeelException e) {
         } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
         }

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