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Gemini Image Prompts That Actually Go Viral

20 copy-paste prompts

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 15 prompts are free instantly — no signup needed. Hand-curated and tested by the AI Academy team.

By Louis Corneloup · Founder, Techpresso
Last updated ·Hand-curated & tested by the AI Academy team

Viral Portrait & Figurine Prompts

6 prompts

1/7 Scale 3D Collectible Figurine

1/20

Using the uploaded photo of me, create a 1/7 scale commercialized figurine of the person, rendered in a realistic style and set in a real environment. Place the figurine on a round transparent acrylic base on a computer desk with no text. Behind it, show a BANDAI-style toy packaging box printed with the original photo as box art. The screen of the computer behind should display the ZBrush modeling process of this figure. Photorealistic, soft studio lighting, shallow depth of field.

The viral collectible-figurine trend: turns a single selfie into a desk-toy mockup with packaging box and 3D modeling screen. Great for fun shareable posts.

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Pro tip: If the face drifts from your reference, reply in the same chat with 'keep the face identical to my uploaded photo' — Gemini edits the existing image instead of starting over.

Vintage 1970s Bollywood Saree Portrait

2/20

Transform the uploaded photo of me into a vintage retro 1970s Bollywood-style portrait. Dress the person in an elegant chiffon saree with classic gold jewellery, soft curled hair, and bold retro makeup. Use warm grainy film tones, soft golden studio lighting, a dreamy hazy backdrop, and the slightly faded color palette of old film photography. Keep my exact facial features. 4:5 portrait, cinematic vintage aesthetic.

The retro saree / old-Bollywood look that trends across India and South Asia. Produces a nostalgic, film-grain editorial portrait from one selfie.

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Pro tip: Add 'grain and gentle light leaks like a scanned 35mm photograph' to push the authentic vintage feel without making it look like a heavy filter.

Retro Polaroid With a Celebrity-Style Look

3/20

Create a candid retro Polaroid-style photo of the person in my uploaded image, standing in a cozy 1990s living room with warm tungsten lighting and a slight motion blur. Frame it as an instant film snapshot with a thick white border, faded colors, and soft flash. Keep my facial features exactly the same. Square 1:1 format.

A nostalgic Polaroid snapshot effect that feels personal and candid rather than studio-perfect. Good for profile refreshes and throwback posts.

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Pro tip: Polaroids look more believable with imperfections — explicitly request 'slight overexposure from the flash and a faint date stamp in the corner.'

Cinematic Action-Figure Box Art

4/20

Using my uploaded photo, design a toy action-figure still inside its retail blister packaging. The figure wears a stylish modern outfit and is surrounded by accessory slots (a tiny laptop, coffee cup, and headphones). The cardboard backing reads 'CREATOR EDITION' in bold type at the top. Photorealistic product photography, bright even lighting, 4:5 aspect ratio.

A playful action-figure packaging mockup with custom accessories that reflect your personality or profession. Strong character consistency makes the face recognizable.

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Pro tip: Name the accessories explicitly — Gemini renders in-image text and labeled props far more reliably when you list them rather than saying 'some accessories.'

AI Couple Photo From Two Selfies

5/20

Here are two separate photos: one of me and one of my partner. Combine us into a single natural couple portrait standing close together in a sunlit park during golden hour. Match the lighting and skin tones so it looks like one real photo. Keep both faces exactly as in the uploads. Warm cinematic tones, soft bokeh background, 3:4 portrait.

Fuses two separate selfies into one believable couple or friends photo — useful when you never got a shot together. Relies on Gemini's multi-image fusion.

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Pro tip: Upload both images in the same message and refer to them as 'the first photo' and 'the second photo' so Gemini knows which face goes where.

Pixar-Style 3D Caricature

6/20

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.

A polished 3D cartoon caricature that still clearly looks like you. Popular for avatars, gift graphics, and profile refreshes.

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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 prompts

LinkedIn Studio Headshot From a Selfie

7/20

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.

Converts a casual phone selfie into a polished LinkedIn-ready headshot. Ideal when you need professional photos fast without a photographer.

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Pro tip: Specify 'keep my exact facial features, age, and skin tone' every time — without it Gemini tends to smooth, slim, and lighten faces by default.

Outdoor Editorial Founder Portrait

8/20

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.

A magazine-style founder or executive portrait with a real-world backdrop. Reads as more approachable than a flat studio shot.

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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

9/20

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.

A simple, distraction-free avatar that works across social platforms and team pages. The solid background keeps it versatile.

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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

10/20

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.

Produces a headshot that visually matches an existing company team-page style so new hires blend in seamlessly.

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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

11/20

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.

Spins one approved headshot into a small set of backgrounds for different platforms while keeping a consistent face.

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Pro tip: Generate the variations in a follow-up turn after you're happy with the base headshot — Gemini reuses the locked-in face instead of re-rolling it.

Photo Restoration & Editing

4 prompts

Restore & Colorize an Old Family Photo

12/20

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 — only repair and color. High-resolution, true-to-life result.

Repairs and colorizes scanned vintage or damaged prints while preserving everyone's real likeness. A standout use case people search for constantly.

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Pro tip: Add 'keep skin tones natural, not oversaturated' — Gemini's auto-colorization can otherwise lean orange/pink on older photos.

Conversational Background Swap

13/20

Keep everything in my uploaded photo exactly the same — same person, same pose, same outfit, same lighting on the subject — but replace the cluttered background with a clean, softly blurred home-office setting. Blend the edges naturally so it looks like one real photo.

Swaps a messy or distracting background while leaving the subject untouched. Showcases Gemini's precise 'change only X' editing.

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Pro tip: The phrase 'keep everything the same but...' is Gemini's most reliable editing pattern — it isolates the one element you want changed.

Remove Objects & People Cleanly

14/20

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.

Cleans up photobombers and clutter from real photos with natural fill. Useful for travel shots and product images.

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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

15/20

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.

Try-on style outfit changes that keep identity and scene intact. Handy for testing a more formal look before an event.

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Pro tip: Mention 'match the existing lighting and add realistic fabric folds' so the new garment doesn't look pasted on.

Creative, Product & Sticker Prompts

5 prompts

Die-Cut Sticker Pack of Yourself

16/20

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.

A personalized sticker or emoji pack in a consistent cartoon style. Fun for chats, Notion, and brand kits.

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Pro tip: List each expression explicitly in one prompt so all six stickers share the same art style — far more consistent than generating them one at a time.

Minimalist App Icon Set

17/20

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.

A cohesive icon set with a shared visual language. Good starting point for app, dashboard, or product mockups.

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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

18/20

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.

Turns a plain product snapshot into a premium studio hero image for stores and ads, without changing the product itself.

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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

19/20

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.

Reimagines a real room as an adorable miniature isometric model. Popular for portfolio and 'my setup' posts.

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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

20/20

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.

A graphic with accurate, readable in-image text — one of Gemini 2.5 Flash Image's real strengths over older models.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Google Gemini generates images with Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, the model widely nicknamed 'Nano Banana.' It is built into the Gemini app and AI Studio, so you can upload a reference photo and generate or edit images directly in the chat without any extra tools.
Upload a clear reference selfie and explicitly tell Gemini to 'keep my exact facial features, age, and skin tone.' Gemini has strong character consistency, so once you have a good result you can keep editing in the same conversation (for example changing the background or outfit) and it preserves the same face.
Yes. Gemini supports conversational, multi-turn editing. Upload an image and use phrases like 'keep everything the same but change the background' or 'remove the person on the right.' It edits the existing photo rather than starting over, which is ideal for restoration, background swaps, and outfit changes.
Yes. Upload multiple images in the same message and describe how to merge them — for example fusing two selfies into a couple photo, or placing a product into a new scene. Refer to them as 'the first photo' and 'the second photo' so Gemini knows which element comes from where.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Image renders short text noticeably better than older diffusion models, which makes it useful for posters, infographics, app icons, and product packaging. Keep the text short and quote it exactly in your prompt; very long passages can still come out garbled.
You can ask for common ratios directly in the prompt, such as 1:1 for avatars and stickers, 4:5 or 3:4 for portraits, and 16:9 for wide scenes. State the ratio in plain language at the end of the prompt and Gemini will frame the composition accordingly.

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