Google’s experimental Nano Banana offers a fascinating glimpse into the future of AI-powered image creation. This intuitive tool allows you to use your own photos as a base, transforming them into incredible scenes and concepts guided solely by your descriptive text. The process demystifies AI image generation, making it accessible for creating everything from personal art to conceptual mock-ups. It’s a powerful way to bring your wildest imaginative ideas to visual life with minimal effort.
The journey begins on the Google Gemini (Nano Banana). The first step is to upload your chosen reference photo. This image is crucial as it provides the AI with the core subject—be it a person, an object, or a landscape—that will be integrated into your new scene. After your photo is successfully uploaded, you will locate the prompt input box. This text field is your command center, where your detailed instructions will direct the AI on how to reinterpret and augment your original image.
For the most accurate and impressive results, precision in your prompt is key. You can generate a heroic, cinematic scene by copying and pasting this exact text into the prompt box:
Figurine Details: A 1/7 scale figurine of a character from an unspecified “picture,” rendered in a realistic style, made of PVC, and placed on a computer desk. It should have a round, transparent acrylic base without text. Environment Details: The background should be indoors, and the computer screen should display the brush modeling process of the figurine. Packaging Details: A BANDAI-style toy packaging box with original artwork and two-dimensional flat illustrations should be placed next to the computer screen. A model packaging box with the character printed on it should be behind the figurine.Alternatively, you can create an exciting photorealistic selfie by using this prompt after uploading a picture of yourself:
Photorealistic 4k image of standing on a bright, green football pitch, taking a close selfie with Cristiano Ronaldo and Virat Kohli. He is holding up a smartphone with one hand, smiling naturally. He is wearing an India Cricket shirt, blue pants, and white Adidas shoes. Cristiano Ronaldo and Virat Kohli stand close on either side of him, smiling casually into the camera like friends posing for a fun picture. The stadium in the background is filled with cheering fans, blurred slightly to keep focus on the selfie group. Bright daylight, realistic details, crisp shadows.The true versatility of Nano Banana is shown by easily altering the theme. You can change the entire setting and vibe of your generated image simply by swapping the prompt. For a dramatic metropolitan scene, you would use:
Change the background standing to the edge of a very tall skyscraper in the middle of a South Korean metropolis. He wears a plain black polo, beige cargos, and Black Nike sneakers. His arms are wide open, as if he's reaching out for a sense of freedom. The wide-angle camera captures a panoramic view of Seoul from above—the bustling streetlights and the sea of glowing buildings are visible. The camera's perspective is from above, and the 360⁰ wide-angle lens effect creates a dramatic perspective, highlighting the elegant and majestic urban atmosphere at night. City lights, neon rooftop lights. Modern, calm, and fashionable, with a metropolitan nighttime feel, tense yet cool, with natural nighttime lighting and sharp details like a DSLR photo. High resolution, 4:3 landscape ratioFinally, for a powerful, cinematic portrait, a hyper-detailed prompt yields the best results. After clicking generate, Nano Banana will process your request, merging your uploaded photo with the intricate details from the prompt to create a final image that is both impressive and personalized.
A hyper-realistic, cinematic low-angle portrait of a young man standing confidently in the middle of a modern city street, surrounded by towering skyscrapers curving inward toward the sky. He wears a casual oversized gray t-shirt with bold lettering, camouflage cargo shorts, and carries a backpack. Black headphones rest around his neck, and he holds a water bottle in one hand. The lighting is natural and dramatic, with clear blue skies and scattered clouds above, emphasizing the sense of scale and urban energy. The composition creates a powerful, larger-than-life perspective, making the subject appear heroic and adventurous. Ultra-detailed textures in clothing, skin, and architecture."Using the person in the reference photo as a model, with very clear facial details, create an image of him sitting on the shoulder of a giant robot (Optimus Prime) from the Transformers movie in a futuristic style. The robot has an extremely detailed mechanical design with a blue-silver metallic face glowing with bright blue eyes, and a chest painted red with blue flame patterns. The background shows a cloudy sky, creating a heroic and cinematic sci-fi atmosphere. Vertical ratio 3:4, highly detailed, realistic style, dramatic lighting, high quality"Alternatively, for a completely different aesthetic, such as a delicate natural artwork, you would use this prompt:
"Create an oval shaped dry leaf carving picture, with a ratio of 3:4, precision carving details form a portrait or object according to the photo reference. The leaves are carved so carefully that the light can penetrate the thin patterns on the surface of the leaves. The sculptures feature realistic silhouettes and details. Natural landscape background with clear blue sky, green trees or natural cliffs. Sharp focus on leaves, soft bokeh in the background, warm natural lighting, realistic, highly detailed, macro photography style. "The versatility of Nano Banana is its greatest strength. You can effortlessly switch from natural art to hyper-realistic product photography by simply changing the prompt. For a professional product shot, use this detailed description:
Customize the attached 3:4 ratio ultra-realistic product photography, soft studio lighting with glossy highlights. Collectible miniature keychain figures, character faces and poses based on provided illustrations. Not a real human photo, but a premium action-figure styled toy. Designed with stylish proportions and sculptural details, made from 3D printed plastic or PVC vinyl. Smoothly painted surfaces, visible molded seam lines, sculpted hair, simplified facial features, and factory-made folds of clothes. The figurine has a glossy and matte paint coat, resembling a high-quality collectible figurine. The binding strap matches the figure's color theme, decorated with simple motifs and thick text "WELCOME". A realistic human hand gently pinching a keychain, captured sharply in focus. The background is mall interior lighting and cinematic bokeh effect, which emphasizes the appeal of this miniature toy collection.Finally, to create a meta-scene of a figurine being designed, this prompt provides all the necessary details. After pasting your chosen text, you simply click the generate button. Nano Banana will then process your request, expertly fusing your uploaded photo with the complex guidance from the prompt to deliver a unique and stunning image tailored to your specifications.
"Using the model, create a 1/7 scale commercialized figurine of the characters in the picture, in a realistic style, in a real environment. The figurine is placed on a computer desk. The figurine has a round transparent acrylic base, with no text on the base. The content on the computer screen is the Zbrush modeling process of this figurine. Next to the computer screen is a BANDAI-style toy packaging box printed with the original artwork. The packaging features two-dimensional flat illustrations. "Using nano-banana model, the commercialization of 1/7 of the characters in the drawing.
Realistic style, real environment, handmade on the computer desk.
The contents of the computer screen are the hand-done C4D modeling process.
The computer screen is placed next to the computer screen, the BANDAI-style plastic toy box printed with the original painting, and the computer table also has handmade tools such as brush, pigment, knife, etc.
Create a 1/7 scale commercialized figurine of the character based on the reference photo.
The figurine must keep the exact outfit and pose.
The figure should be designed in a hyper-realistic collectible toy style, made of glossy high-quality plastic with clean molded details, subtle shading, and a slight reflective sheen.
It is posed naturally on a round transparent acrylic base (no text or logos on the base).
The figurine is placed on a modern Aamina desk setup, surrounded by everyday desk items.
A curved gaming monitor in the background shows a 3D modeling process of this same figurine, with visible wireframe and render preview elements.
Next to the screen, there is a large toy packaging box labeled “YOUR NAME,” styled like a premium gamer collectible package.
The box must be much larger than the toy, with a semi-open transparent front panel so the figurine is partially visible inside.
The packaging design combines character themes along with flat 2D illustrations of the character.
The box should look glossy, bold, and premium, like high-end merchandise.
On the desk, scatter realistic unboxing details:
a folded user manual
a few loose plastic blister tray parts
accessory pieces (extra sunglasses, controller prop, alternate hand)
packaging foam
a small cutting tool or tape suggesting the toy was just unpacked
The entire scene should be rendered in ultra-realistic photographic quality, with RGB ambient desk lighting, sharp depth-of-field focus, and natural reflections on the glossy toy surface—making it look like a real collectible gamer figurine display.
Using nano-banana model, the commercialization of 1/7 of the characters in the drawing.
Realistic style, real environment, handmade on the computer desk.
The contents of the computer screen are the hand-done C4D modeling process.
The computer screen is placed next to the computer screen, the BANDAI-style plastic toy box printed with the original painting, and the computer table also has handmade tools such as brush, pigment, knife, etc.
Create a 1/7 scale commercialized figurine of the character based on the reference photo.
The figurine must keep the exact outfit and pose.
The figure should be designed in a hyper-realistic collectible toy style, made of glossy high-quality plastic with clean molded details, subtle shading, and a slight reflective sheen.
It is posed naturally on a round transparent acrylic base (no text or logos on the base).
The figurine is placed on a modern Aamina desk setup, surrounded by everyday desk items.
A curved gaming monitor in the background shows a 3D modeling process of this same figurine, with visible wireframe and render preview elements.
Next to the screen, there is a large toy packaging box labeled “YOUR NAME,” styled like a premium gamer collectible package.
The box must be much larger than the toy, with a semi-open transparent front panel so the figurine is partially visible inside.
The packaging design combines character themes along with flat 2D illustrations of the character.
The box should look glossy, bold, and premium, like high-end merchandise.
On the desk, scatter realistic unboxing details:
a folded user manual
a few loose plastic blister tray parts
accessory pieces (extra sunglasses, controller prop, alternate hand)
packaging foam
a small cutting tool or tape suggesting the toy was just unpacked
The entire scene should be rendered in ultra-realistic photographic quality, with RGB ambient desk lighting, sharp depth-of-field focus, and natural reflections on the glossy toy surface—making it look like a real collectible gamer figurine display.[quads id=3]