Как генерировать изображение из текста на мухе во времени выполнения

Вот версия Panayiotis ответа Kazar с дополнительными параметрами и документации, подходящей для добавления к классу библиотеки.

/// <summary>
/// Creates an image containing the given text.
/// NOTE: the image should be disposed after use.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="text">Text to draw</param>
/// <param name="fontOptional">Font to use, defaults to Control.DefaultFont</param>
/// <param name="textColorOptional">Text color, defaults to Black</param>
/// <param name="backColorOptional">Background color, defaults to white</param>
/// <param name="minSizeOptional">Minimum image size, defaults the size required to display the text</param>
/// <returns>The image containing the text, which should be disposed after use</returns>
public static Image DrawText(string text, Font fontOptional=null, Color? textColorOptional=null, Color? backColorOptional=null, Size? minSizeOptional=null)
{
    Font font = Control.DefaultFont;
    if (fontOptional != null)
        font = fontOptional;

    Color textColor = Color.Black;
    if (textColorOptional != null)
        textColor = (Color)textColorOptional;

    Color backColor = Color.White;
    if (backColorOptional != null)
        backColor = (Color)backColorOptional;

    Size minSize = Size.Empty;
    if (minSizeOptional != null)
        minSize = (Size)minSizeOptional;

    //first, create a dummy bitmap just to get a graphics object
    SizeF textSize;
    using (Image img = new Bitmap(1, 1))
    {
        using (Graphics drawing = Graphics.FromImage(img))
        {
            //measure the string to see how big the image needs to be
            textSize = drawing.MeasureString(text, font);
            if (!minSize.IsEmpty)
            {
                textSize.Width = textSize.Width > minSize.Width ? textSize.Width : minSize.Width;
                textSize.Height = textSize.Height > minSize.Height ? textSize.Height : minSize.Height;
            }
        }
    }

    //create a new image of the right size
    Image retImg = new Bitmap((int)textSize.Width, (int)textSize.Height);
    using (var drawing = Graphics.FromImage(retImg))
    {
        //paint the background
        drawing.Clear(backColor);

        //create a brush for the text
        using (Brush textBrush = new SolidBrush(textColor))
        {
            drawing.DrawString(text, font, textBrush, 0, 0);
            drawing.Save();
        }
    }
    return retImg;
}