3D Figurines to AI hairstyles: Google shares top Nano Banana trends of 2025 with detailed prompts

2025 was the year when image generation models really got going where AI tools gave us various viral trends. It all started with ChatGPT's Ghibli style craze but as the year ended Google went on to build a sizable lead in this domain, first with Nano Banana and later with Nano Banana Pro. The tech giant has also now shared some of the top trends that users found with image generation tool.

Here's a list of the top trends that users created with Nano Banana along with prompts to recreate them.

1) General photo edits

The ability of Nano Banana Pro to make precise edits to images has led to users taking advantage of the AI model to make detailed edits to their images like removing someone from the picture or even adding a celebrity in the mix. Google also shared that users turned their images into different scenarios using Nano Banana. Here's the detailed prompt:

Prompt: “Turn this into a night scene, lit by the moon, with dramatic shadows and moody overall lighting.”

2) Figurines

One of the biggest trends of the year was turning your images into figurines and indeed it has found a place in Google's top trends list, albeit with a twist. Here's the prompt to try out the trend:

Prompt: “Create a realistic-looking small 3D model of this dog. Place the model on a desk next to birthday packaging that makes it look like someone unwrapped the model as a gift.”

3) Photo with younger self:

One of the Gemini trends that really lit up social media this year was the images with younger self that users generated to, perhaps show to themselves and to others around them, how they have grown in life. In case you still want to hop on to this trend, here's the detailed prompt:

Prompt: “This is a photo of my younger self and a photo of myself today. Create an image that looks like it was taken with an instant photo camera, showing my older self hugging my younger self. Don't change the faces.”

4) Comics and cartoons

Storytelling through AI became a major thing this year, with users leveraging the AI tool to create instant comic strips. Here's the prompt to create your own comic: Prompt: “Make a 3-panel comic strip about a baby who becomes a superhero and saves a city from a big piece of evil broccoli.”

Prompt: Make a 3-panel comic strip about a baby who becomes a superhero and saves a city from a big piece of evil broccoli.

5) Artistic images

Nano Banana allowed users to experiment with various artistic styles this year, be it oil paintings to watercolors or even just aesthetic visuals.

Here is a prompt to try this artistic style:

Prompt: Create a watercolor-style painting of a gingerbread house that feels cozy and warm.

6) Hairstyle experiments

One of the funny trends that really caught on this year, not just with Gemini but even with other image editors, was trying on various hairsyles where users imagined how they or their friends would look look like in various styles if they ever got them.

Here's how you can try out a new look:

Prompt: "Show what I'd look like blonde with bangs."

7) Complex infographics

Text rendering used to be one of the most problematic issues of image generators. However, Nano Banana Pro, Google took a big leap where the model can not only accurately create an infographic using the data provided by users but even link to Google Search to create an infographic from scratch. Here's a prompt to try out the infographic feature:

Prompt: "Create an infographic about this plant focusing on interesting information."

8)Holiday edits

WhatsApp wishes are still a thing but with Nano Banana Pro and other image editors, users now much rather prefer to edit out their images in themes of various festivals using the AI tools.

Prompt: “This is a photo of me and my dog. Transform this photo into a realistic holiday portrait where I am sitting in front of a Christmas tree, and my dog is sitting next to me. I should be smiling at the camera, and my dog is looking at me. Mimic my real face. My dog and I should be wearing red and green pajamas and there should be red, green and gold-wrapped gifts surrounding us. The lighting should be warm, with a golden filter.”

9) Isometric images

The new isometric image trend allows users to create clean, geometric locations of fantastical locations, giving them a leak at the imaginary world. Here's a prompt to try out this trend:

Prompt: Create a 3D isometric image of a fantastical underwater city.

10) Game inspiration

We are entering into an era where many believe that games would be built primarily using AI and this trend by Google shows just that. Users used Nano Banana to reimagine locations from the real world into photorealistic locations in the game, perhaps to get into the world of their favourite game or to get inspiration for a completely new title. Here's how you can try out this trend

Prompt: Turn this landscape photo into a rustic game board, where the objective is to bring a raft-shaped game piece down the river, avoiding obstacles. Make the scene style photorealistic, with some fantastical elements.

11) Fashion experimentation

Another really nifty application of AI image editors this year has been the ability to virtually try on different outfits. Google already has a separate tool for this purpose but the company says users also took to Gemini to try out some creative use cases.

Prompt: Change my outfit to be an astronaut's outfit, but with the same colors and patterns from my clothes and boots.

12) Photo restoration

This is where Nano Banana Pro's precise edits once again come in handy where the model is able to completely bring to the 21st century old polaroid images. Here's a prompt to try it out for yourself:

Prompt: Restore this photo. Make it less blurry, get rid of the white streaks and add bright, vivid color. Keep his face the same.

13) Puppies galore

This one's for the dog lovers out there who used Nano Banana Pro to get into a world filled with the cute pets. here a prompt to try it out for yourself.

Prompt: This is a photo of me. Create a realistic, high-fashion, editorial-style image where I am surrounded by a lot of different small fluffy shih tzu puppies not on a leash. We should be walking towards the camera but I should not be looking directly at the camera. Keep my face exactly as it is. Make the lighting consistent, with a golden glow.