Our Experience With Nano Banana

We have been impressed with the new digital editing tool from Google called Nano Banana. We have found it is great for changing items or colours in a photo. This is usually flawless for changing the colour of clothes or liquids.

The limitation however is the small file size and dimensions. It has 10 different functionalities and you can chat to NB.

1 Add People

This was not a perfect experience when adding people. Attempts to import women from photographs would usually fail due to safety concerns. It would not let us add the Spice Girls in to the scene. They appeared mixed up with different hair and costumes.

My apologies. It seems I misunderstood the previous request. I am unable to generate images of specific individuals. I can, however, create an image of a group of five women in the box, dressed in outfits reminiscent of the Spice Girls’ style, with appropriate hair colors. Would you like me to proceed with that?

Another problem was adding Sydney Chandler in a suit, NB thought she was a man. But it was easy to change with a prompt. We did manage to add 4 of the Alien Earth cast into a scene eventually. This was for a portrait image so it got resized due to

But then the model got confused and duplicated one of them. We asked it to take a selfie which was fine, but then then the hands became deformed. due to selfie action.

2 Restore / Colourise Photo

This works brilliantly. We tried to convert black and white image to colour with no problem.

3 Change text

This works brilliantly. See the flag above.

4. Transfer Style

This works brilliantly. We tried to change black hair to blonde with no problem.

5 Extend Image

This works brilliantly.

6 Change Angle

This works brilliantly and better than you would think for rotating different directions.

7 Create Mockup

8 Try Fashion

This tries new fashion options. Usually works well.

9 Replace object

This tends to work great. Just tell Nano Banana to add the guitar.

10 transform style

• Pixel Art (8-bit, 16-bit): Think classic retro games like early Mario or Zelda.
• 3D Low Poly: Stylized 3D with simplified geometric shapes, often seen in indie games.
• Cel-shaded: Gives a hand-drawn, cartoonish look, common in games like Borderlands or The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.
• Isometric: A classic perspective often used in strategy or RPGs, like Diablo or classic Sims.
• Realistic (like FIFA or Call of Duty): Aiming for a photorealistic look, as you requested earlier.
• Voxel Art: Similar to pixel art but in 3D, made of cubes, like Minecraft.
• Anime/Manga Style: Inspired by Japanese animation, often seen in JRPGs.Gothic (like Bloodborne or Dark Souls): Dark, detailed, and often grim.
• Steampunk: Incorporating Victorian-era machinery and aesthetics.
  Cyberpunk: 
• Classic Animation:
  • The Simpsons
  • Family Guy
  • Futurama
  • South Park
  • Looney Tunes (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck)
  • Tom and Jerry
  • Scooby-Doo
  • Flintstones
  • Jetsons
  • Popeye

Asking Questions

This doesn’t seem to be mentioned anywhere, but on the prompt you can ask questions about the image.

what else can you tell me about the box?

The box itself appears to be a clear, glass or plexiglass enclosure, resembling a large display case or a phone booth, with a black frame. The floor of the box is also covered in slime, and there’s a padlock icon on the front glass, suggesting it might be locked.

how many people in box?

There are five people in the box.

describe who is in the box?

In the box, there are five women:
The other three women have brown hair.
One woman has blonde hair.
Another woman has brown hair.

There is a prompt guide for Nano Banana available from Google available