Google’s Gemini app is making waves online with its new Nano Banana feature, which lets users create stunning AI-edited photos with just a few words. This viral trend has already crossed millions of creations, turning ordinary selfies into artistic, fun, and share-worthy visuals. From toy-style portraits to famous painting scenes, Nano Banana is redefining how we use AI for creativity.
Nano Banana: What It Is & Why It’s Blowing Up
Google’s Gemini app introduced Nano Banana, an AI-powered image editing model that’s already sparking viral trends. Since its rollout just recently:
- Gemini has crossed 10 million downloads soon after Nano Banana launched.
- Over 200 million images have been generated or modified with it.
What makes Nano Banana stand out? Its speed and accuracy. The edits—ranging from stylized portraits to “you inside a painting” memes—have resonated far more quickly than many earlier AI-image tools.
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Why Use These Prompts (or Trends)
If you’re using Gemini with Nano Banana, these viral prompt ideas can help you:
- Produce eye-catching visuals that can get shared on social media.
- Showcase creative versatility—putting yourself in different eras, artworks, shows, etc.
- Experiment with AI’s capabilities (lighting, perspective, style blending).
- Build content that aligns with community trends (which boosts reach).
5 Trending Gemini “Nano Banana” Prompts to Try
Here are five prompt ideas that have gone viral. Each is followed by tips to make them look natural and polished.
| Name of Prompt | Prompt Idea | Sample Prompt / How to Craft It |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Turn yourself into an action figure | Prompt: “Take this photo of me and turn me into a collectible figurine inside a toy box. The box should include a clear plastic window, bold graphics, and my name on the packaging. Style the figurine in a fun, toy-like way but keep my likeness recognizable.” | Upload Image and Copy this prompt and Paste |
| 2. See yourself in a different decade | E.g. 1920s, 1970s, 1990s. Prompt: “Transform me into a 1980s character, with neon clothes, big hair, and an arcade in the background. Make it look like a real portrait from that decade, with accurate fashion and colors.” | Upload Image and Copy this prompt and Paste |
| 3. Appear in a famous TV show | Insert yourself into iconic scenes. Prompt: “Create a realistic image of me sitting with Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer in Jerry’s apartment from Seinfeld. Place me on the couch, laughing with the group, in the show’s 1990s style.” | Upload Image and Copy this prompt and Paste |
| 4. Step into classic artwork | Put yourself into paintings. Prompt: “Place me inside Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night. Paint me in the same swirling brush-stroke style, standing under the starry sky so I blend naturally into the scene.” | Upload Image and Copy this prompt and Paste |
| 5. Visit landmarks worldwide | Landmarks + realistic lighting etc. Prompt: “Take this photo of me and put me sitting on top of the Hollywood Sign, waving at the city below. Make it look realistic, with accurate lighting, shadows, and perspective.” | Upload Image and Copy this prompt and Paste |
Bonus Prompt: Using the nano-banana 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 brush modeling process of this figurine. Next to
the computer screen is a BANDAl-style toy packaging
box printed with the original artwork., The packaging
features two-dimensional flat illustrations.
Please turn this photo into afigure. Behind it, there
should be a Model packaging box with the character
from this photo printed on it. In front of thebox.on a
round plastic baseplace the fiqure version of thephoto
I gave you. I’d like the PVC material to be
clearlyrepresented. It would be even better if the
background is indoors.
Implications & What’s Next
- With tools like Nano Banana, image-editing is being democratized—anyone with a phone can create artistic visuals that used to require more skill or expensive tools.
- There could be concerns around authenticity, copyright, and ethical use of likeness, especially when integrating artworks or TV-show sets.
- As the trend grows, expect more hybrid prompts, more user demand for realism, and more creative mashups. Gemini and other AI tools will probably iterate more features (style filters, user control over small details).
Conclusion
The Nano Banana trend inside Google’s Gemini is much more than a fad—it’s a showcase of where AI image editing is going: fast, fun, creative, and accessible. Whether you want to see yourself as a period star, inside classic paintings, or even as a toy in a box—these prompt ideas can help you experiment and stand out.
If you try any of the above prompts, I’d love to see which one worked best for you—it could make for a good follow-up post!
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