Nano Banana 2 Prompt Template Library: 20 Copy-Paste Ready Templates

The fastest way to get a usable Nano Banana 2 frame is not inventing a prompt from scratch. Paste a scaffold that already orders subject, scene, style, light, and lens—then swap the nouns. These 20 templates are written that way. Copy one, change the bracketed bits, and generate.

Try them in the workspace from nanobanana-ai.us.

Workspace: https://app.nanobanana-ai.us/en/generate/image-tools/nano/

How to use them

1. Paste the whole block. Only edit what’s in brackets.
2. Judge the first frame on direction, not perfection.
3. In chat, change one thing per turn and say what must stay.

Portraits

1. Window daylight portrait

A [young woman with a short bob] by a café window, wearing a [linen shirt], soft daylight from the left, relaxed expression, 85mm portrait, shallow depth of field, realistic photography, warm bokeh background

2. After-rain street

A [short-haired woman] walking a city street after rain, wet asphalt reflections, distant neon, cinematic contrast, natural expression, 85mm, shallow depth of field, realistic street photography

3. Clean business headshot

Half-body portrait of a [man in his thirties], dark shirt, plain light-gray backdrop, soft studio side light, natural skin texture, eye-level, realistic commercial portrait

4. Golden-hour outdoor

A [person] on a [seaside boardwalk] at sunset, warm rim light on the hair, shallow depth of field, 35mm, candid lifestyle photography

Products and ecommerce

5. Tabletop still life

A [ceramic coffee cup] on a [walnut table], high window side light, soft shadows, shallow depth of field, realistic product photography, clean light background

6. Centered hero product

A [skincare bottle] centered on a [pale stone surface], soft overhead side light, true materials, no clutter, commercial product photography, shallow depth of field

7. Food close-up

Close-up of a [sliced lemon cake] on a wooden plate, window light, visible crumbs and glaze, shallow depth of field, realistic food photography

8. Keep the product, swap the set (use with a reference)

Keep the product shape, label, and materials from the reference. Replace only the background with a [bright kitchen counter], side light, product centered, realistic ecommerce hero

Places, illustration, and look

9. Cinematic alley

Dusk after rain in a city alley, a [person with a clear umbrella] walking through, neon reflected on wet pavement, distant silhouettes, cinematic contrast, 85mm shallow depth of field

10. Quiet interior

A corner of a [Scandinavian living room], afternoon sun on a linen sofa and wood floor, a plant, quiet mood, shallow depth of field, realistic interior photography

11. Landscape at golden hour

A [coastal cliff] at sunset, warm orange clouds, [grass] in the foreground, wide angle, sharp distance, natural landscape photography

12. Flat illustration cover

[A person working on a laptop at a desk]. Flat illustration, clean linework, limited palette, soft shading, centered composition, cover-ready

13. Anime character

Half-body character art of a [silver-haired girl] in a [school uniform], clean background, clear line art, soft cel shading, slight three-quarter view, anime style

14. CG environment

A [future-city rooftop] at dusk, volumetric light, wet floor reflections, distant aircraft, cinematic CG, wide angle, subject is [a person at the railing]

Figurines, pets, and social crops

15. Realistic 3D figurine

The same [young woman] as a 1/7 scale PVC collectible figurine, full-body standing pose, glossy plastic, fine hair, same outfit as the reference, clear round acrylic base, studio product photo, soft side light, shallow depth of field, clean light background

16. Pet portrait

An [orange cat] sitting on a [windowsill], morning daylight, clear fur detail, shallow depth of field, realistic pet photography, blurred background

17. Square social still life

Top-down of an [iced coffee and a book] on marble, centered, soft overhead light, clean negative space, square social crop, realistic still life

18. Poster with room for type

A [cyclist] on the left third of the frame, large clean sky on the right for a title, dusk side light, cinematic, realistic photography

References and chat edits

19. Outfit swap only

Keep the same facial features, hairstyle, and pose. Change only the clothing to a [navy coat]. Leave background and lighting unchanged

20. One-change chat finishers

After the first frame, don’t rewrite the whole prompt. Paste one of these:

Keep the subject and framing. Soften the key light slightly and lower contrast a bit. Leave everything else

Keep the subject. Remove only the clutter on the left. Do not change the rest of the background

Keep the person. Replace only the background with a dusk beach. Leave outfit and pose

Use #20 as a closer on top of any template above.

When you edit a template

• Change the subject or place first. Don’t rewrite the style clause in the same pass.
• For a series, freeze the second half (light, lens, style) and only swap the opening subject.
• With a reference image, prefer keep/replace wording like #8, #15, and #19.

Open nanobanana-ai.us, paste one template into Nano Banana 2, change two words, then run a single chat pass from template 20.