Gemini Image Prompts That Actually Go Viral
Copy-paste prompts for Google Gemini's native image model (Nano Banana / Gemini 2.5 Flash Image): 3D figurines, retro portraits, pro headshots, photo restoration, and more. Just upload a reference photo and type.
In short: This page contains 20 copy-paste ready prompts, organized into 4 categories with a description and pro tip for each. The first 5 prompts are free instantly, no signup needed. Hand-curated and tested by the AI Academy team.
Pixar-Style 3D Caricature
6/20โจ What it does
Gemini turns your uploaded photo into a friendly 3D movie-style caricature with rounded features, large eyes, your likeness, hair, and outfit colors, 1:1 head-and-shoulders. Send the selfie through, then use the result as an avatar or gift graphic.
Turn my uploaded photo into a friendly 3D animated movie-style character portrait with soft rounded features, large expressive eyes, smooth subsurface skin, and warm cinematic studio lighting. Keep my recognizable likeness, hairstyle, and outfit colors. Soft background bokeh, head-and-shoulders crop, 1:1 square.
Pro tip: Add 'keep my recognizable likeness' so the stylization stays you rather than drifting into a generic 3D character.
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Professional Headshots & Profile Pics
5 promptsLinkedIn Studio Headshot From a Selfie
7/20โจ What it does
Gemini converts a casual selfie into a corporate LinkedIn headshot: navy blazer, white shirt, grey studio, three-point light, catchlight, shallow depth, your face kept exact. Upload the phone shot, then post the polished crop.
Turn the uploaded selfie into a professional corporate headshot. Dress the person in a tailored navy blazer over a white shirt, against a soft neutral grey studio backdrop. Use flattering three-point studio lighting with a subtle catchlight in the eyes, sharp focus on the face, and a shallow depth of field. Keep my exact facial features, age, and skin tone. Head-and-shoulders crop, 4:5 portrait, photorealistic.
Pro tip: Specify 'keep my exact facial features, age, and skin tone' every time โ without it Gemini tends to smooth, slim, and lighten faces by default.
Outdoor Editorial Founder Portrait
8/20โจ What it does
Gemini builds a magazine-style founder portrait outside a glass office at golden hour, 85mm, rolled sleeves, blurred urban background, head-to-chest. Upload your photo, then pick the approachable frame over a flat studio shot.
Create a professional editorial portrait of the person in my uploaded photo, standing confidently outside a modern glass office building. Use natural golden-hour light from camera left, a blurred urban background, and a relaxed business-casual outfit (rolled sleeves, no tie). Shot on an 85mm lens at f/2, head-to-chest framing, warm magazine-style color grade, 3:4 aspect ratio.
Pro tip: Naming a focal length like '85mm at f/2' nudges Gemini toward natural facial proportions and a believable background blur.
Clean Profile Picture On Solid Color
9/20โจ What it does
Gemini makes a clean 1:1 profile picture on a solid soft-blue background, even light, subtle smile, tight head-and-shoulders, your real features kept. Add the source photo, then use the crop across social and team pages.
Make a clean profile picture from my uploaded photo. Place the person centered on a solid soft-blue background with even, flattering lighting and a subtle natural smile. Crop tight to head and shoulders, sharp focus, no harsh shadows, 1:1 square. Keep my real facial features.
Pro tip: Generate the headshot first, then in a follow-up message say 'change the background to dark charcoal' to spin out a whole color set with the identical face.
Team Photo Style Match
10/20โจ What it does
Gemini creates a team-page headshot from your selfie: soft white seamless, bright even light, friendly expression, business-casual top, exact face and hair, 4:5. Start from your selfie, then drop the headshot next to the existing company photos.
Using my uploaded selfie, create a headshot that matches this style: soft white seamless backdrop, bright even lighting, friendly natural expression, business-casual top. Keep my exact face and hair. Head-and-shoulders, 4:5, photorealistic, consistent with a corporate team-page look.
Pro tip: Upload one existing team headshot alongside your selfie and ask Gemini to 'match the lighting and background of the reference photo' for true consistency.
Seasonal Headshot Variations
11/20โจ What it does
Gemini spins one approved headshot into three 4:5 portraits with the same face, outfit, lighting, and crop: warm cream, deep navy, and soft outdoor greenery. Upload the keeper, then assign each background to a different platform.
From my uploaded professional headshot, generate three variations keeping my exact face and outfit identical: one on a warm cream background, one on a deep navy background, and one outdoors with a softly blurred greenery backdrop. Same lighting style and crop across all three. 4:5 portrait, photorealistic.
Pro tip: Generate the variations in a follow-up turn after you're happy with the base headshot โ Gemini reuses the locked-in face instead of re-rolling it.
Photo Restoration & Editing
4 promptsRestore & Colorize an Old Family Photo
12/20โจ What it does
Gemini restores a damaged old photograph: scratches, creases, dust, and tears repaired, faces sharpened, period-accurate color, no change to features, clothing, or composition. Upload the scan, then keep the true-to-life print.
Restore this old damaged photograph. Remove scratches, creases, and dust, repair torn areas, sharpen the faces, and naturally colorize it with realistic period-accurate tones. Do not change anyone's facial features, clothing, or the composition โ only repair and color. High-resolution, true-to-life result.
Pro tip: Add 'keep skin tones natural, not oversaturated' โ Gemini's auto-colorization can otherwise lean orange/pink on older photos.
Conversational Background Swap
13/20โจ What it does
Gemini keeps the person, pose, outfit, and lighting on the subject identical, and only replaces a cluttered background with a softly blurred home office. Upload the messy shot, then check the edges look like one real photo.
Keep everything in my uploaded photo exactly the same โ same person, same pose, same outfit, same lighting on the subject โ but replace the cluttered background with a clean, softly blurred home-office setting. Blend the edges naturally so it looks like one real photo.
Pro tip: The phrase 'keep everything the same but...' is Gemini's most reliable editing pattern โ it isolates the one element you want changed.
Remove Objects & People Cleanly
14/20โจ What it does
Gemini removes a background person on the right and a trash bin by the wall, filling those areas to match the scene, and leaves the main subject identical. Give it the original shot, then confirm nothing else moved.
In my uploaded photo, remove the person standing in the background on the right and the trash bin near the wall. Fill those areas naturally to match the surrounding scene and lighting. Keep everything else identical, including the main subject.
Pro tip: Describe both the object and its location ('the trash bin near the wall') so Gemini removes the right thing instead of guessing.
Outfit & Color Swap
15/20โจ What it does
Gemini keeps your face, pose, and background the same, and changes a t-shirt into a tailored charcoal blazer over a white shirt with matching light and fabric folds. Upload the casual shot, then preview the formal look before an event.
Keep my face, pose, and the background exactly the same, but change my t-shirt to a tailored charcoal blazer over a white shirt. Match the new clothing to the existing lighting and add realistic fabric folds and shadows.
Pro tip: Mention 'match the existing lighting and add realistic fabric folds' so the new garment doesn't look pasted on.
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Creative, Product & Sticker Prompts
5 promptsDie-Cut Sticker Pack of Yourself
16/20โจ What it does
Gemini turns your photo into six cute die-cut cartoon stickers with thick white borders: waving, thumbs up, laughing, thinking, heart hands, and sleeping. Feed it your photo, then save the pack for chats or Notion.
Using my uploaded photo, create a set of 6 cute die-cut sticker versions of the person in a flat cartoon style, each with a thick white border. Show different expressions and poses: waving, thumbs up, laughing, thinking, heart hands, and sleeping. Bright colors, clean vector look, transparent-style background, arranged in a 3x2 grid.
Pro tip: List each expression explicitly in one prompt so all six stickers share the same art style โ far more consistent than generating them one at a time.
Minimalist App Icon Set
17/20โจ What it does
Gemini designs four matching rounded-square app icons (calendar, checklist, chat, settings) in indigo and white, flat, soft gradient, subtle inner shadow, in a single row. Generate the set, then drop it into an app or dashboard mockup.
Design a set of 4 matching minimalist app icons in a rounded-square format with a soft gradient background. Themes: a calendar, a checklist, a chat bubble, and a settings gear. Flat modern style, consistent 2-color palette of indigo and white, subtle inner shadow, clean and friendly. Arrange in a single row.
Pro tip: Lock the palette in words ('indigo and white only') so Gemini keeps every icon on-brand instead of inventing new colors per icon.
Product On a Clean Studio Pedestal
18/20โจ What it does
Gemini places your uploaded product on a circular stone pedestal against a soft beige backdrop, with studio light, a soft shadow, a faint reflection, and space for marketing text, product unchanged. Upload the snapshot, then use the hero in a store or ad.
Place the product from my uploaded photo on a minimalist circular stone pedestal against a soft beige seamless backdrop. Add gentle directional studio lighting with a soft shadow beneath, a faint reflection, and clean negative space above for marketing text. Keep the product's exact shape, label, and colors. Photorealistic e-commerce hero shot, 4:5.
Pro tip: Ask for 'clean negative space above for marketing text' so the composition leaves room for a headline you add later.
Isometric Diorama of Your Workspace
19/20โจ What it does
Gemini rebuilds your uploaded room as a cute isometric 3D home-office diorama: desk, laptop, plant, bookshelf, warm lamp, clay-render pastels, 1:1. Upload the room photo, then post the miniature as a setup shot.
Create a cute miniature isometric 3D diorama of a cozy home office based on my uploaded room photo. Include a desk with a laptop, a small plant, a bookshelf, and warm lamp lighting, rendered as a tiny detailed model on a soft floating tile. Clay-render style, pastel palette, soft shadows, 1:1.
Pro tip: Reference your actual room photo and ask Gemini to 'keep the same layout and key furniture' so the diorama still feels like your space.
Whiteboard Concept With Readable Text
20/20โจ What it does
Gemini draws a clean 4:5 infographic titled My 2026 Goals with Health, Career, and Learning sections, each with a flat icon, one short bullet, indigo accents, and crisp readable type. Generate it, then swap the bullets for your real goals if the text is legible.
Create a clean infographic on a white background titled 'My 2026 Goals' with three labeled sections: Health, Career, and Learning, each with a small flat icon and one short bullet line. Modern minimalist style, indigo accent color, crisp legible sans-serif text, 4:5 portrait.
Pro tip: Keep on-image text short and quote it exactly in your prompt; long paragraphs are where any image model's text rendering starts to break down.
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