Nano Banana 2 prompts for image creation and edits
Twelve Nano Banana 2 prompts for product imagery, campaigns, portraits, reference edits, presentation boards, materials, social graphics, and concept work.
By CreateForge Editorial · Reviewed 2026-08-18
Independent editorial cover. The uncropped provider-verified output and its production context appear below.
Nano Banana 2 prompts work best as structured briefs that define the subject, protected details, composition, light, output frame, and the defect that would reject the image. Nano Banana 2 prompts should describe the work the image needs to perform. A product hero needs a clear silhouette and copy space; a reference edit needs preservation rules; a concept board needs consistent camera and scale. Starting from the deliverable produces prompts that are easier to evaluate than a list of styles.
CreateForge treats Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana 2.0 as aliases for one canonical model workflow. Use the controls on that page for current input, ratio, resolution, and format choices. Adapt the examples below with real project details and review the saved output for identity, claims, text, and technical accuracy.
Production evidence
Provider-verified output behind this guide
The displayed output comes from the documented production acceptance. Prompt pages provide reusable templates below; they do not claim that every template produced this one evidence image.

Provider-verified production output
Public brief summary: a controlled studio composition used to verify provider submission and image output handling; the complete acceptance prompt remains private.
- Verified
- 2026-08-17T07:16:36.347Z
- Settings
- text-to-image workflow · 1:1 · 1K · JPG
- Result
- Provider task succeeded with one image output during the documented production acceptance.
01
Nano Banana 2 prompts: write one reviewable image brief
Name the asset first: marketplace thumbnail, campaign hero, poster background, editorial portrait, packaging concept, or reference edit. Then add the subject and acceptance constraints. This anchors the model in a practical composition and helps the reviewer decide whether the result fits the intended channel.
Choose frame and resolution in the interface after defining that channel. Describe the composition in the prompt as well. A vertical frame should not merely crop a landscape brief; it needs a subject position, foreground, depth, and safe areas designed for the narrower canvas.
02
Control reference changes explicitly
State the source role before the change. Protect identity, product geometry, camera, layout, or palette with concrete language. Then request one main transformation. If several references are used, explain which one outranks the others whenever their details conflict.
Reference fidelity should be reviewed before style. An image can look polished while changing a package shape or facial structure. Compare the saved result against the source at full size, and make preservation rules more precise before adding new decorative direction.
03
Reduce ambiguity instead of adding adjectives
Replace cinematic, premium, or dynamic with camera, light, material, and movement that can be seen. Specify an object count, a position, a shadow direction, or an empty title zone. Those instructions change the output in ways a reviewer can identify and discuss.
If a prompt fails, classify the failure. Simplify the subject sentence for identity, revise spatial language for composition, remove conflicting sources for reference drift, or shorten copy for text. A targeted revision preserves successful decisions and makes the next result informative.
04
Approve the final image responsibly
Inspect people, objects, marks, labels, claims, perspective, repeated patterns, and the final crop. Generated material can be inaccurate or non-unique. Verify anything that could mislead a customer or imply a fact, endorsement, certification, or product property.
Use lawful references and do not create prohibited deceptive, exploitative, infringing, or harmful material. Keep the approved prompt and controls with the Library asset. The record supports later adaptation and provides a clearer trail for another reviewer than a downloaded file with no production context.
Prompt library
Adapt these examples to a real brief
Launch-day hero
01Create a launch-day hero image for [product], bold three-quarter view on a sculpted white platform, cobalt backdrop, large soft key and clean rim light, precise product geometry, natural grounded shadow, landscape crop with headline space at upper left, no generated words.
Tie the empty area to the final layout rather than asking for generic negative space.
Direct-flash editorial
02Create a direct-flash editorial photograph of [subject] in [location], off-center composition, visible environmental texture, crisp near shadow and darker background falloff, restrained red accent, candid but controlled energy, vertical magazine crop, no text.
Concrete flash behavior and framing replace the vague request for an edgy style.
Minimal app illustration
03Create a clean editorial illustration for [software concept], one central visual metaphor using [two objects], flat shapes with subtle paper texture, white, charcoal, and signal-orange palette, balanced square composition, no interface screenshots, labels, letters, or logos.
Use a literal metaphor and tight palette to keep the illustration readable at small size.
Product family lineup
04Create a presentation image of [four products] arranged left to right at consistent scale and camera, neutral gray sweep, soft overhead light, accurate differences in size and color, equal spacing, no duplicate items, no text or decorative props.
Consistent scale and camera make the lineup suitable for internal comparison.
Reference scene change
05Use the supplied bicycle as the exact identity and geometry reference. Preserve frame, wheels, components, color, and three-quarter camera. Move it into a wet nighttime city street with soft neon reflections, realistic contact shadow and water droplets, no rider or modified branding.
The bounded environment change protects product geometry while adding a new campaign mood.
Portrait wardrobe edit
06Use the supplied portrait for identity, expression, hairstyle, pose, and crop. Change only the wardrobe to [description] and the background to a muted terracotta studio, soft side light, realistic skin and fabric, no jewelry additions, face modification, or text.
List protected portrait features before wardrobe and background instructions.
Material concept set
07Create a two-by-three concept board of the same [object] in six materials: [list], identical three-quarter camera, scale, lighting, and white background, each object fully visible with a soft shadow, no labels, dividers, or geometry changes.
A fixed camera and geometry make material differences easier to evaluate.
Packaging shelf test
08Create a realistic retail shelf scene featuring [package] at eye level among simplified neutral competitors, preserve the package’s approved color and silhouette, bright store lighting, believable spacing and reflections, keep competitor labels unreadable, landscape research image.
This is a concept visualization, not evidence of real shelf performance.
Event social cover
09Create a vertical social cover for [event], one oversized [object] emerging through layered translucent shapes, deep navy, white, and lime palette, dramatic top light, clear title zone in the center, no generated copy, dates, sponsor logos, or badges.
Add exact event typography downstream for reliable publication.
Editorial food portrait
10Create a close three-quarter food portrait of [dish], dark ceramic plate, warm directional light from behind, realistic steam, sauce texture, and imperfect handmade presentation, one ingredient detail in the background, shallow depth that keeps the main dish clear, no text.
Specify the food properties that signal freshness and verify plausible texture.
Conceptual architecture
11Create a competition-style exterior visualization of [building idea], low pedestrian camera, clear entrance and human scale, overcast coastal light, board-formed concrete and weathered metal, realistic structural spans, restrained landscaping, wide presentation frame, no signs or vehicles.
Generated architecture is conceptual and must not be treated as engineering documentation.
Retro print adaptation
12Use the supplied composition as the layout reference and preserve subject placement, scale, and crop. Reinterpret only the finish as a 1970s offset print with limited red, blue, black, and paper colors, coarse halftone and slight ink misregistration, no new objects or text.
Separating layout preservation from surface treatment keeps the edit focused.
Live catalog data
Current CreateForge model facts
These values are rendered from the production Catalog and generator Blueprint. The protected quote shown in the model workspace remains authoritative for a specific request.
Nano Banana 2
- Modes
- Text to Image, Image to Image
- Resolution
- 1K, 2K, 4K
- Aspect ratios
- Auto, 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 3:2, 2:3, 3:4, 4:3, 4:5, 5:4, 21:9, 1:4, 4:1, 1:8, 8:1
- Duration
- Still image
- Input roles
- Reference images: up to 14
- Native audio
- No generated audio control
- Output formats
- png, jpg
- Current minimum
- 5 CreateForge credits
- Pricing verified
- 2026-08-17
FAQ
Common questions
Is Nano Banana 2.0 a different prompt format?
No. CreateForge treats Nano Banana 2 and Nano Banana 2.0 as names for the same canonical model workflow, so the prompt principles and controls are consolidated.
How do I improve Nano Banana 2 prompt adherence?
Place the deliverable and non-negotiable subject first, use observable composition and material language, assign reference roles, and change one prompt layer at a time.
Can Nano Banana 2 keep a product or face unchanged?
You can request preservation with a lawful reference and precise protected attributes, but every result still needs human review for identity, geometry, text, and rights.
Should prompts include the aspect ratio?
Select it in the CreateForge control and describe a composition designed for that frame. The control defines the canvas while the prompt explains how the subject should occupy it.
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