Lesson 6 · Creating with AI

Nano Banana Prompt Tutorial

Learn how to build stronger image prompts using clear building blocks: subject, style, lighting, camera, composition and mood.

1. Start with the subject

Say what the image is actually about first. Strong prompts usually begin with a concrete subject, not abstract adjectives.

2. Add visual direction

Use style, lighting, camera language and composition to steer the model toward the look you actually want.

3. Finish with mood

Mood is the emotional glue. It makes a prompt feel cinematic, premium, dreamy, eerie, elegant or playful.

Interactive Builder

Build a stronger Nano Banana prompt

What is in the frame?
How should it look?
What is the light doing?
Choose the shot language
Shape the frame
Give it feeling
Live Output

Your generated prompt

Subject:
Style:
Lighting:
Camera:
Composition:
Mood:
Final Prompt

Prompt Strength
92%
Best Use
Hero image

What good prompts do

They reduce vagueness. The model does better when you tell it what matters visually, rather than hoping it guesses your taste.

What weak prompts do

They rely on vague words like “nice”, “cool” or “beautiful” without enough direction. That often leads to generic, forgettable imagery.

Teaching tip

Get students to change one variable at a time. Swap only the lighting or only the camera language to see exactly what changed.

Examples

Three strong prompt patterns

These examples are prebuilt so students can see how different goals create different prompt structures.

Quick Framework

A simple teaching sequence

This mini-site is designed to help learners move from vague prompting to structured visual direction without any API calls or live image generation.

Step 1
Name the subject clearly
Who or what is the image really about?
Step 2
Add the visual language
Style, lighting, composition and camera tell the model how to see.
Step 3
Refine with mood and intent
Decide whether the result should feel premium, eerie, calm, epic, playful or intimate.