Google’s new image-generation model Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana), launched in August 2025 and immediately went viral. Its ability to create figurines, change outfits, and transform selfies into new styles spread quickly across TikTok, X, and Instagram.
This article explains what Gemini Nano Banana is, how to use it with LitVideo, and the most popular prompt styles creators are using today.
In This Article
01 What Is Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)?
02 How to Use Google Gemini Nano Banana on LitVideo
03 How Creators Use Gemini Nano Banana on Social Media (With Prompt Examples)
01 What Is Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image—commonly referred to as Nano Banana—is Google’s latest lightweight image-generation model. Designed for speed and efficiency, it performs high-quality image generation, editing, and style transformation directly on smartphones and browsers.
Its rapid rise in popularity comes from how easily it handles creative tasks such as character creation, hairstyle conversion, outfit transformation, and natural portrait editing. Unlike the more advanced Gemini 3 Pro Image (Nano Banana Pro), this model focuses on stability, speed, and mobile friendliness rather than ultra-high-resolution detail.
Key Features and Capabilities
- High-level language understanding for accurate prompt interpretation
- Advanced editing capabilities including partial edits and multi-image composition
- Significant evolution from earlier Gemini 2.0 series models
- Natural handling of facial expressions and fine emotional nuances
- Editing that preserves the integrity of the original image
Outside of technical strengths, Nano Banana has become a favorite for its reliability. Photorealistic portraits, anime-style transformations, and 3D-like figurine renders generally retain consistent face shape and silhouette across different generations, making it useful for social media creators and character designers.
How to Use Google Gemini Nano Banana on LitVideo✨
LitVideo is an all-in-one AI creative platform offering image generation, image editing, and AI video creation. It supports both Gemini Nano Banana and Nano Banana Pro, making it a great place to experiment with the entire Gemini image family.
Go to LitVideo, sign in (a free account is enough), and open the image-to-image section. From the model list, choose Nano Banana.
Upload the base image you want to transform. Then type a prompt describing.
Once you tap Generate, the results appear in seconds. You can download your favorite output immediately or post it directly to TikTok, X, and Instagram. For users creating multiple variations—such as hairstyles, outfits, or character designs—LitVideo’s fast iteration workflow makes experimentation extremely smooth.
How Creators Use Gemini Nano Banana on Social Media (With Prompt Examples)
Gemini Nano Banana has inspired a series of viral content formats. Below are four of the most popular categories, along with ready-to-use Japanese prompts so you can recreate the trend instantly.
1. Turning Photos Into 3D Figures (Illustration to Figure)
This is the trend that pushed Nano Banana into mainstream visibility. You can upload a portrait, pet photo, anime character, or idol snapshot and convert it into a PVC-style figure. The soft resin texture, fixed-pose depth, and realistic shading recreate the look of collectible figurines.
Creators typically use full-body photos, which help the model capture proportions accurately.
Prompt example
2. Creating Multi-Angle Character Design Sheets
Nano Banana is remarkably stable across series outputs, enabling creators to produce multiple perspectives—front, side, back, and close-up—of the same character. This makes it ideal for VTuber concept art, OC character references, and anime-style design sheets.
Users often include instructions for expression changes, costume variations, and color adjustments.
Prompt example
Proportion design (different height comparisons, head-to-body ratio, etc.)
Three views (front, side, back)
Expression design (Expression Sheet) → like the image you sent
Pose design (Pose Sheet) → various common poses
Costume design (Costume Design)
3. Transforming Hairstyles (Change Multiple Hairstyles)
One reason Nano Banana stands out is its ability to maintain hair texture and structure. Whether converting to bob cuts, long hair, twin tails, ponytails, or perms, it avoids the over-smooth or overly stylized appearance common with other lightweight models.
This makes it ideal for “before/after hairstyle” posts popular on TikTok and Instagram.
Prompt example
4. Character Outfit Transformation (AI Clothing Change)
Outfit-changing content is one of the most shared categories across social media. Nano Banana works on both real photos and anime characters, generating new clothing styles that blend naturally with the body shape and pose.
Types of transformations include casual fashion, fantasy outfits, uniforms, streetwear, and themed costumes.
Prompt example
Conclusion
Google Gemini Nano Banana represents a new generation of lightweight image-generation technology. It delivers fast, highly consistent results while maintaining excellent accuracy in facial features, expressions, and overall visual coherence. These strengths make it ideal for social media trends such as figurine creation, hairstyle transformation, character design sheets, and AI outfit changes.
If you want to get the most out of the Nano Banana series, LitVideo is the easiest place to begin. It allows you to generate images, edit them, and even convert them into videos—all from a single platform. Whether you’re a beginner experimenting for fun or a creator producing high-quality assets, LitVideo makes the entire workflow simple and intuitive.
You can start exploring the latest Nano Banana models immediately with LitVideo’s free trial and experience how the model brings your ideas to life.
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