Gemini: Edit an existing AI image with natural language

Gemini Try it →Watch full video →The AI Advantage · Dec 2025

Demo summary

The user demonstrates how to modify a generated image by providing a follow-up prompt to make the sunset more dramatic using Nano Banana's editing capabilities.

Step-by-step

Generate an initial image
Provide a follow-up prompt describing the specific change
Refer directly to the existing image in your request

Watch out for

You must refer to the image in your prompt to trigger the edit functionality

Tips

Use descriptive language like 'more dramatic' to influence specific environmental elements like sunsets

Highlights

“As long as you're referring to the image, you can make any edits imaginable. Nice.”

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