Did you also come across many pictures of figurines last week? At first, it was hard to tell if they were real or AI-generated, the popularity was akin to the Ghibli craze back in the day. These are actually AI-generated realistic figurine renderings created using the LMArena.ai platform with the Nano Banana model. I’ve been playing around with it for a few days, testing various styles of images, and I was truly amazed.
This model has recently gained attention largely because it represents a new breakthrough in AI image generation technology regarding character consistency and realistic style, aligning with the current market demand for personalized and emotional consumption. Additionally, thanks to the development of AI technology itself, the spread through social media, and the maturity of the surrounding industrial chain, it has greatly satisfied the sharing desires of some toy enthusiasts..
The Mysterious Nano Banana
Nano Banana is currently regarded as an exceptionally performing mysterious model in the field of AI image generation, particularly in terms of character consistency and detail control, especially popular for AI figurine renderings across the internet.
It was not officially released by a large tech company, but rather encountered in a “blind test” manner through the LMArena.ai model battle platform in a “blind box” format. Currently, it cannot be used directly or stably. Even if you try ten times, you might only get it two or three times. Some platforms speculate that Nano Banana could be Google’s next-generation image generation model.
Experience it here: lmarena.ai
Don’t miss the prompt reference at the end of the article.
The website can be used without registration.
Select the image generation mode.
Select the image you want to turn into a figurine. The prompt structure should be “model name used, figurine style, scene description, details.” Note that you must include “using the Nano Banana model” in the prompt for the system to call this mysterious model. It really is mysterious!
Click “Generate,” the generation process is quick, and it defaults to giving two results. Since it is currently in “Battle” mode, you must choose one as the winner, or select that both are good, or that both are bad. After making your selection, it will tell you which models were used for the two images. This time, besides the emphasized use of Nano Banana, the other image used flux1. Both results were quite satisfactory, but comparing them, the nano-banana effect should be the best, especially in handling realistic characters.
Original Image
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Prompt Optimization
The most basic prompts are already numerous and can satisfy any image, but if you want the generated figurine to appear high-end and expensive, the environmental description in the prompt becomes very important.
After testing, it was concluded that the character consistency and lighting detail of nano banana exceed most image generation models, and the scene detail generation is also exceptionally exquisite, including mirror reflections, with a high restoration degree of the prompts.
Here are some prompt suggestions for you to try:
Chinese Keyword 1:
Use the nano-banana model to create a 1/7 scale commercialized figurine of the character in the illustration, in a realistic style, in a real environment, with the figurine placed on a computer desk, and the content on the computer screen showing the modeling process of that figurine.
Chinese Keyword 2:
Use the nano-banana model to create a 1/7 scale commercialized figurine of the character in the image, in a realistic style, in a real environment, with the figurine placed on a computer desk, using a circular transparent acrylic base, with no text on the base, and the content on the computer screen showing the Zbrush modeling process of that figurine, alongside a BANDAI-style toy packaging box printed with the original artwork.
Chinese Keyword 3 (the watermark on the base can be changed to your own design):
Use the nano-banana model to generate a commercialized 1/7 scale figurine, with the character being the one in the image, in a realistic style, in a real environment, with the figurine placed on a clean desk, next to a MacBook, with the screen browsing a magazine website, displaying a large image of the original image, in a warm light design studio, with the figurine having a circular transparent acrylic base, with a faint watermark “MFF” on the base.
English Keyword 1:
Use the nano-banana model to create a 1/7 scale commercialized figure of the character in the illustration, in a realistic style and environment. Place the figure on a computer desk, using a circular transparent acrylic base.
English Keyword 2:
Using the nano-banana model, create a 1/7 scale commercial figure of the character in the image, in a realistic style and authentic environment. The figure is placed on a computer desk, with the computer screen displaying the C4D modeling process of the figure. Beside the screen, there is a BANDAI-style plastic toy packaging box printed with the original artwork. On the computer desk, there are also tools for making the figure, such as brushes, paint, a knife, etc.
