Getting Started
Create Your First Image
A practical checklist to generate your first Nano Banana Pro 2 image from a blank prompt to a downloaded file.
Goal
By the end of this page you will have:
- Written a specific prompt.
- Chosen ratio and quality deliberately.
- Generated at least one good frame and downloaded it.
Step 1 — Pick a simple brief
Use this starter brief (copy and tweak):
Product hero shot of a ceramic coffee mug on a walnut table, soft morning window light, 85mm lens look, shallow depth of field, subtle steam, clean minimal background, high detail, commercial photography.
Step 2 — Set parameters
- Aspect ratio:
1:1or3:4for many social crops;9:16for vertical video covers;16:9for banners. (The editor lists1:1,3:4,4:3,16:9,9:16,2:3,3:2,21:9—there is no4:5preset; crop after export if a platform requires 4:5.) - Quality: start at 1K while iterating; move to 2K / 4K when the layout is locked (some base models stay on 1K—see Quality).
Step 3 — Generate
Click generate and wait for the result. If it is “almost right,” change one thing:
- Lighting: softer / harder / more directional
- Camera: wider / longer lens feel
- Background: busier / cleaner
Step 4 — Iterate with purpose
Use a tiny diff in your prompt:
- Before: “soft morning window light”
- After: “hard side light, dramatic contrast, small catchlights”
Avoid rewriting everything unless the concept is wrong.
Step 5 — Download
Pick PNG if you need transparency or maximum quality; JPEG for smaller shares; WebP for fast web delivery.
Stretch goals
- Add negative prompts (see Negative prompts) to suppress common issues.
- Reuse a style reference (see Style reference) to align with a brand look.