Best Nano Banana Prompts: 40+ Copy-Paste Templates for AI Images

Every great AI image starts with a great prompt. The Nano Banana prompts below are organized into 8 categories with 40+ ready-to-use templates that work in the Gemini app. Each prompt has been tested across Nano Banana, Nano Banana Pro, and Nano Banana 2 — with a recommendation for which model delivers the best result.

Copy any prompt, swap in your own subject or style details, paste it into Gemini, and generate. The prompts progress from simple portrait shots to advanced techniques like character consistency across multi-panel stories and multilingual text localization.

The Prompt Formula

Before diving into specific templates, understanding the structure behind effective prompts will help you customize every example in this guide. Google’s AI image generator uses deep reasoning to interpret your instructions, so the way you structure a prompt directly affects the output quality.

The proven formula breaks into five components: Subject (who or what), Action (what they are doing), Location/Context (environment, lighting, time), Composition (camera angle, framing), and Style (artistic aesthetic). A prompt that covers all five produces dramatically better results than a vague description.

There is one rule worth memorizing: the rule of five adjectives. Limit yourself to five descriptive adjectives per prompt. More than that dilutes the model’s focus and produces muddled, unfocused images. Five adjectives force you to choose the details that matter most.

Additional best practices that apply to every prompt below:

• Start with a strong verb: “Create,” “Generate,” “Design,” “Transform,” “Render”
• Use positive framing: write “empty beach at sunset” instead of “a beach with no people”
• Specify camera terms: “low angle,” “aerial view,” “macro lens,” “shallow depth of field”
• Iterate with follow-up prompts instead of rewriting from scratch

Photorealistic Portrait Prompts

Portrait generation is one of the most popular use cases for Google’s AI image generator. The prompts below range from standard headshots to creative techniques that push the model’s understanding of identity, scale, and emotion.

Standard Portraits

Prompt 1 — Cinematic Environmental Portrait:Create a photorealistic portrait of a woman in her 30s standing at the edge of a rooftop at golden hour. Wind catching her hair. Shot on 85mm lens, f/1.4, shallow depth of field. City skyline soft in the background. Warm, cinematic color grading with amber highlights and deep shadows.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Prompt 2 — Professional Headshot:Generate a corporate headshot of a middle-aged man in a navy suit and white shirt. Neutral grey background. Rembrandt lighting with soft fill. Sharp focus on eyes. Medium format camera look with subtle film grain. 4:5 aspect ratio.Recommended model: Nano Banana Pro

Creative Portrait Techniques

Prompt 3 — The Micro-World Illusion:Create a hyper-realistic miniature scene where a golden retriever puppy appears toy-sized. Place the dog on a wooden office desk next to a laptop, notebook, and coffee mug. Use a macro lens perspective with shallow depth of field so the background slightly blurs. Add tiny environmental details like dust particles, desk scratches, and soft morning light coming from a window. The dog should look realistic, not cartoonish.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Prompt 4 — Identity Without the Face:Create a realistic image showing the back view of a person sitting alone in a late-night diner booth. Do not show their face. Use reflections in the window, posture, and clothing to suggest solitude. The lighting should be warm inside, dark outside the windows. 16:9 aspect ratio, cinematic.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Prompt 5 — Hugging Your Younger Self:Upload: One current photo and one childhood photo. Create an image that looks like it was taken with an instant photo camera, showing the adult self hugging the child self. Warm afternoon light, shallow depth of field, emotional and tender moment. Maintain realistic proportions and clothing details from both photos.Recommended model: Nano Banana Pro

Product Photography Prompts

The model treats everyday objects as retail products when given commercial photography logic. Controlled lighting, shallow depth of field, and intentional placement unlock studio-grade realism that can be used for e-commerce listings, social media ads, and packaging design.

Prompt 6 — Product Consistency Carousel:Upload: One high-quality product photo on white background. Show this exact product in 4 lifestyle scenes: 1) On a minimalist home office desk with a MacBook and coffee. 2) Inside a gym bag with a towel and water bottle. 3) On a restaurant table with wine glasses and candlelight. 4) In an open backpack on a forest hiking trail. Keep the product identical across all four scenes. Studio-quality lighting in each.Recommended model: Nano Banana Pro

Prompt 7 — Premium Flat Lay:Generate a top-down flat lay photograph of a skincare collection on a marble surface. Include 5 products arranged in a diagonal composition. Add fresh lavender sprigs, water droplets, and a folded white linen towel. Soft diffused overhead lighting, no harsh shadows. Clean, minimalist aesthetic. 1:1 aspect ratio.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Prompt 8 — Packaging Mockup:Design a premium coffee bag packaging mockup. Matte black bag with gold foil text reading “ALTITUDE ROAST — Single Origin Colombian.” Place the bag on a rustic wooden surface with scattered coffee beans. Dramatic side lighting creating long shadows. 3:2 aspect ratio.Recommended model: Nano Banana Pro (best for text rendering)

Infographic and Data Visualization Prompts

Nano Banana 2 connects to real-world knowledge through Google Search, making it capable of generating infographics with actual data rather than placeholder numbers. This is the category where the difference between models matters most.

Prompt 9 — Weather Infographic:Design a weekend weather infographic for a ski resort in Tahoe, California, including temperature, snowfall, wind speed, and a small disclaimer at the bottom. Clean layout, readable typography. Blue and white color scheme with mountain illustration. 9:16 aspect ratio for social media.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2 (real-time data via Search)

Prompt 10 — Recipe Step-by-Step:Create an infographic showing how to make elaichi chai in 6 steps. Include ingredient quantities, timing for each step, and small illustrations. Warm color palette, hand-drawn style. Clear numbered steps with legible text. 2:3 aspect ratio.Recommended model: Nano Banana Pro

Prompt 11 — Comparison Chart:Generate a three-panel comic-style infographic in 16:9 aspect ratio comparing Cumulus, Stratus, and Cirrus clouds. Each panel shows the cloud type in a dramatic sky with a bold label. Include altitude range and key characteristics for each. Educational, visually striking.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Prompt 12 — Historical Timeline:Create a horizontal timeline infographic covering the history of space exploration from 1957 to 2025. Include 8 key milestones with small illustrations for each. Retro-futuristic design with dark background and neon accent colors. 4:1 aspect ratio.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Creative and Artistic Style Prompts

Style transfer and artistic reinterpretation are where Nano Banana’s pattern-matching abilities shine brightest. The original Nano Banana model actually outperforms the others at pure style transfer because its architecture prioritizes pixel-level transformation over logical reasoning.

Prompt 13 — Temporal Fusion Scene:Create an image of a single park bench where the left half shows autumn with golden leaves and warm sunset light, and the right half shows winter with fresh snow and blue twilight. The transition should blend seamlessly in the center. Photorealistic, wide angle, 16:9 aspect ratio.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Prompt 14 — Watercolor Transformation:Upload: One landscape photo. Transform this photograph into a loose watercolor painting. Maintain the composition and major shapes. Use visible brush strokes, color bleeds at edges, and white paper showing through in highlight areas. Wet-on-wet technique. Keep the original color palette.Recommended model: Nano Banana (original, best for style transfer)

Prompt 15 — Pixar/3D Character:Transform this person into a Pixar-style 3D animated character. Maintain their exact facial features, hairstyle, and clothing. Exaggerated proportions: slightly larger head, expressive eyes. Clean studio lighting on a simple gradient background. High-quality 3D render.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Prompt 16 — Album Cover Art:Design an album cover in the style of 1970s psychedelic rock. A surreal landscape with melting mountains, fractalized sky in sunset oranges and deep purples. A silhouette of a guitarist on a cliff edge. Bold vintage typography reading “ELECTRIC DAWN” at the top. 1:1 aspect ratio.Recommended model: Nano Banana Pro (text + style)

Prompt 17 — Anime Scene:Create an anime-style illustration of a teenage girl with blue hair sitting on a train, looking out the window at a sprawling neon city at night. Reflection in the window glass. Studio Ghibli color palette meets cyberpunk atmosphere. 16:9 aspect ratio.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Text Rendering Prompts

Text rendering separates Nano Banana Pro and NB2 from every other AI image generator. The key technique: always enclose your desired text in quotes within the prompt, and describe the typography style explicitly.

Prompt 18 — Birthday Card:Create a greeting card with a hand-painted watercolor floral border. Center text reading “Happy Birthday, Sarah!” in elegant gold calligraphy. Soft cream paper texture background. 5:7 aspect ratio.Recommended model: Nano Banana Pro

Prompt 19 — Event Poster:Design a modern event poster for a jazz festival. Bold sans-serif headline: “BLUE NOTE NIGHTS.” Subheading: “June 14-16, 2026 — Central Park.” Include an illustration of a saxophone player silhouette against a deep blue gradient. Gold accents. A4 aspect ratio.Recommended model: Nano Banana Pro

Prompt 20 — Multilingual Signage:Generate an image of a wooden trail sign in a national park. Text reads: “Native Wildlife: Please Observe from a Distance.” Surrounded by illustrations of local birds and flowers. Then localize this same sign for an Indian setting, translating all text to Hindi.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2 (localization feature)

Prompt 21 — Expressive Typography:Create 8 minimalistic logos on a white background. Each logo is a single expressive word where the letterforms visually convey the meaning: CRASH, WHOOSH, SHIVER, BANG, DRIP, SQUEEZE, ROAR, WOBBLE. Flat vector rendering, black only.Recommended model: Nano Banana Pro

Nano Banana Pro is the best model for creating images with correctly rendered and legible text directly in the image, whether you’re looking for a short tagline, or a long paragraph.

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Character Consistency Prompts

Maintaining the same character across multiple images requires reference images rather than text-only descriptions. Nano Banana 2 supports up to 5 consistent characters and 14 objects per workflow.

Prompt 22 — 360-Degree Character Sheet:Create a character reference sheet for a young woman with short red hair, freckles, and a green military jacket. Show her from 4 angles: front view, left profile, three-quarter view, and back view. Consistent lighting, white background. Neutral expression. Full body.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Prompt 23 — Multi-Panel Story:Upload: character reference sheet. Create a 16:9 story sequence showing this character in 3 panels: 1) Discovering an old map in an attic. 2) Hiking through a dense forest with the map. 3) Finding a hidden waterfall. Maintain exact character appearance across all panels. Warm adventure lighting.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Prompt 24 — Mascot Variations:Upload: one mascot illustration. Generate this exact mascot in 6 different poses: waving hello, thinking with hand on chin, celebrating with arms up, pointing forward, sitting and reading, and running. Keep the mascot identical in every pose. White background, clean lines.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Marketing and Business Prompts

These prompts are designed for professional output that clients can actually use. The focus is on clean layouts, accurate text, and brand-appropriate aesthetics.

Prompt 25 — Social Media Carousel:Design a 5-slide Instagram carousel about “5 Morning Habits of Successful People.” Each slide: bold number (1-5), short headline, small illustration, consistent blue-and-white color scheme. Text must be readable at mobile size. 4:5 aspect ratio per slide.Recommended model: Nano Banana Pro

Prompt 26 — Email Header:Create an email marketing header for a summer sale. Text: “SUMMER SALE — UP TO 50% OFF.” Bright gradient background transitioning from coral to golden yellow. Clean sans-serif white text. Include subtle palm leaf shadows. 600×200 pixel proportions (3:1 aspect ratio).Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Prompt 27 — Presentation Slide:Design a professional presentation slide with the headline “Q4 Revenue Growth” in bold navy text. Include a simple bar chart showing monthly growth: Oct ($2.1M), Nov ($2.8M), Dec ($3.5M). White background, minimal design, corporate style. 16:9 aspect ratio.Recommended model: Nano Banana Pro

Prompt 28 — YouTube Thumbnail:Create a YouTube thumbnail with a dramatic split composition. Left side: a close-up of a confused face. Right side: an explosion of code and formulas. Bold text overlay: “I TESTED EVERY AI” in white with black outline. High contrast, attention-grabbing. 16:9 aspect ratio.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Advanced Technique Prompts

These prompts push the boundaries of what the models can do. They combine multiple capabilities — world knowledge, text rendering, character consistency, and spatial reasoning — into single, complex instructions.

Prompt 29 — Logical Constraint Portrait:Create a group portrait of five chefs in a spotless kitchen. Each chef must hold a cooking ingredient. Arrange the chefs so that the first letters of their ingredients spell out the word “SAUCE” in order from left to right. Modern digital painting style with sharp details and complementary colors.Recommended model: Nano Banana Pro (reasoning required)

Prompt 30 — Interior Design Visualization:Upload: One photo of an empty living room. Redesign this room in a mid-century modern style. Add a teak credenza against the far wall, an Eames lounge chair by the window, a round marble coffee table in the center, and a woven pendant light overhead. Maintain the original room proportions, window placement, and natural lighting.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Prompt 31 — Virtual Try-On:Upload: One full-body photo of a person and one product image of a leather jacket. Show this person wearing this exact jacket. Maintain the person’s pose, proportions, and surrounding environment. The jacket should drape naturally with correct shadows and creases.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2

Prompt 32 — Historical Google Maps:Generate a hyper-realistic image of the crowning of Charlemagne on December 25, 800 AD, perfectly replicating a Google Maps Street View capture. Include 123-degree wide-angle barrel distortion, a semi-transparent Google Maps UI overlay with navigation compass, and a “Copyright Google 800” watermark. Blur faces for privacy. Warm candlelight and high-ISO noise.Recommended model: Nano Banana 2 (world knowledge)

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