The exact text-to-image prompt behind this picture, made with Nano Banana 2.1.
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Prompt
A hyper-real exploded vertical infographic of a classic cheeseburger: every layer floats in a perfectly aligned stack, top to bottom: sesame bun top, lettuce, tomato slices, melted cheddar, grilled beef patty, pickles, bun bottom. Realistic shadows under each layer, rustic wooden background, soft studio light. Clean labels with thin pointer lines using these exact words: "Bun", "Lettuce", "Tomato", "Cheddar", "Patty", "Pickles". Ultra-detailed food textures, premium commercial look.
Prompts stay in English, the language these models follow best. Copy it as it is, or change a few words.
The layout is spelled out piece by piece: every layer floats in a perfectly aligned stack, top to bottom. Keep that structure and change only the content, or the model loses track of the page.
Naming every label up front, "Bun", "Lettuce", "Tomato", "Cheddar", "Patty", "Pickles", is what keeps the words spelled right. Keep labels short and concrete.
This is a fill-in template: swap the parts in braces, like {food}, in the boxes above and keep the rest word for word.
A classic cheeseburger shown as a vertical exploded infographic, with seven floating layers and a thin pointer line to each label. Nano Banana 2.1 keeps the six label words sharp, and the gaps between layers, soft studio light and rustic wooden background give it the premium commercial look that makes the diagram easy to read.
The style reads as a clean, lit diagram rather than a casual photo. These four traits carry it.
Composition
The burger is split vertically with each layer lifted apart, so the eye reads it as a labelled exploded diagram. Without the stacked spacing, the result looks like a normal sandwich shot.
Light
Soft studio light keeps the highlights even across every layer, so no single part dominates the diagram. Harsh light would make the shadows compete with the pointer lines.
Surface
The rustic wooden background adds a warm, natural tone under the stack. It sets the food against something textured, so the bright cheddar and lettuce stand out from the base.
Finish
Ultra-detailed food textures and a premium commercial look give the food a sharp, catalogue-quality surface. This is what separates the result from a plain labelled sketch.
What defines this look
Format and subjectA hyper-real exploded vertical infographic of a classic cheeseburger
This sets the output as a labelled diagram rather than a food photo, which is why the rest of the prompt is about layout. Change 'infographic' to 'photo' and the layers stop separating into an exploded view.
Layer order and spacingevery layer floats in a perfectly aligned stack, top to bottom: sesame bun top, lettuce, tomato slices, melted cheddar, grilled beef patty, pickles, bun bottom
This fixes the order and the floating gap so each layer reads separately from top to bottom. Remove 'perfectly aligned' and the layers may tilt or drift, which makes the stack look like a pile rather than a diagram.
Depth and stagingRealistic shadows under each layer, rustic wooden background, soft studio light
The shadows give each floating layer depth, while the wooden background and soft light set a warm, tabletop mood. Drop the shadows and the layers look pasted on; swap to harsh light and the cheese and bun lose their soft shine.
Label textClean labels with thin pointer lines using these exact words: "Bun", "Lettuce", "Tomato", "Cheddar", "Patty", "Pickles"
The quoted words are the only text the model should render, and the pointer lines connect each name to its layer. Replacing the list with 'labels for each ingredient' lets the model pick its own names, which often means misspellings or extra words.
Finish and polishUltra-detailed food textures, premium commercial look.
This pushes the surfaces toward glossy, sharp food detail, like a menu or packaging shot. Without it the burger often looks soft and plain, so keep it and change only the adjective if you want a homestyle feel.
Same style, new subjects
Chef's outfit
Swaps the burger for clothing layers on a grey backdrop, useful for a workwear or uniform explainer.
Prompt
A hyper-real exploded vertical infographic of an adult chef's outfit: every layer floats in a perfectly aligned stack, top to bottom: chef hat, white jacket, neck scarf, canvas apron, dark trousers. Realistic shadows under each layer, grey paper backdrop, soft studio light. Clean labels with thin pointer lines using these exact words: "Hat", "Jacket", "Scarf", "Apron", "Trousers". Ultra-detailed fabric textures, premium commercial look.
Cat grooming kit
Replaces the food with pet grooming tools on pale oak, useful for a pet-care product page.
Prompt
A hyper-real exploded vertical infographic of a tabby cat's grooming kit: every item floats in a perfectly aligned stack, top to bottom: slicker brush, metal comb, nail clipper, red collar, small bell. Realistic shadows under each item, pale oak tabletop, soft studio light. Clean labels with thin pointer lines using these exact words: "Brush", "Comb", "Clipper", "Collar", "Bell". Ultra-detailed metal and fur textures, premium commercial look.
City street block
Turns the stack into building and street layers on a plain grey backdrop, useful for an urban guide poster.
Prompt
A hyper-real exploded vertical infographic of a small city street corner: every layer floats in a perfectly aligned stack, top to bottom: rooftops, shopfronts, street level, cobblestone base. Realistic shadows under each layer, plain grey backdrop, soft studio light. Clean labels with thin pointer lines using these exact words: "Roofs", "Shops", "Street", "Cobbles". Ultra-detailed brick and stone textures, premium commercial look.
Model and settings
Keep the 3:4 ratio, since the tall stack needs vertical room and the labels sit along its edge. The 1k resolution used here is fine for checking the layout, so raise it when you need sharper label text for print. Stay in text-to-image mode, since the prompt describes everything and no start frame or input picture is needed. For a wide or square layout, change the ratio, but the stack will get shorter and the labels may crowd.
Nano Banana ProPick this if you want more labels, extra callouts or a denser diagram than six short words, because its layout-first planning suits crowded text and diagrams.
GPT Image 2.5 SunburstPick this when every label must be spelled perfectly and you want the most polished finish, since OpenAI's quality-first model is built around clean text.
When the style drifts
The label words come out misspelled or the model adds extra captions.
Add 'no other text anywhere' after the label list so the model does not invent captions, and keep the six quoted words exactly as written.
The layers merge together or the spacing between them is uneven.
Keep 'every layer floats in a perfectly aligned stack' word for word, and if layers still touch, add 'clear gap between each layer' after it.
The result looks like an ordinary burger photo instead of an infographic.
Keep 'exploded vertical infographic' near the start of the prompt, since removing it or adding 'a photo of' pushes the model toward a normal food shot.
The image turns dark and muddy, especially on the wooden background.
Keep 'soft studio light' and change 'rustic wooden background' to 'light wooden background' if the picture comes out brown and dim.
Questions about this style prompt
How do I check the labels after Nano Banana 2.1 generates this image?
Read each quoted word, Bun, Lettuce, Tomato, Cheddar, Patty and Pickles, and follow its pointer line to the correct layer. If one spelling is off, run the prompt again, since the label list is the part most likely to change between runs.
Can I use this prompt for a different sandwich or dish?
Yes, but change the subject phrase, the layer list and the six label words together. If the labels still name burger parts after you swap the layers, the pointer lines will point at the wrong items.
Why does my burger look flat instead of floating?
Flat results usually mean the shadow sentence or the spacing phrase got lost or weakened. Keep 'Realistic shadows under each layer' and 'every layer floats in a perfectly aligned stack' word for word, since those two phrases create the lift and gap between layers.
A clean 3D exploded assembly view of a vintage film camera, every part floating apart along one straight axis in the order it is assembled: lens elements, aperture ring, shutter unit, film-advance gears, body shell, leather grip and screws. Keep the real proportions and the brushed silver and black finish, on a plain unbranded body with no logos or model names. Thin grey leader lines link each part to a short label in a neat sans-serif. White studio background, soft shadows under each floating part, technical product-render look.
One retro tin robot toy stands on a desk, displayed split down the middle. The left half is the normal painted toy; the right half is a clear transparent shell that reveals the inner mechanism: a wind-up spring, brass gears, a battery box, a tiny speaker and LED eyes. Thin white leader lines point from each part to short labels on the right side of the picture: "Spring", "Gears", "Battery", "Speaker", "LED eyes". Bright clean background, softly blurred tabletop, product photography lighting, crisp readable labels.
A cutaway visualisation of a compact electric hatchback in side view: the front half shows the intact painted body, the back half is cut open to expose the battery pack under the floor, the electric motor, the seats, the wiring and the suspension. Accurate proportions, realistic materials, thin callout lines with short labels, clean light-grey studio background, technical illustration meets product render.
A museum catalog-style breakdown poster of an 18th-century brass pocket watch. Work out the right structure, materials and history yourself. Fixed layout on warm ivory paper: top, the title "THE POCKET WATCH" with a one-line subtitle; left, the object large and photoreal with numbered leader-line callouts to its key parts and two close-up insets; upper right, material and craft samples with short notes; middle right, colour swatches and what its motifs mean; bottom, a small making-process strip and a three-point summary. Calm, professional exhibition-panel design, crisp readable English text, no clutter.
A 3D zoom-sequence science infographic about a honeybee, titled "ZOOM: THE HONEYBEE". Seven circular frames arranged in an expanding spiral, from the smallest detail to the full subject in its world: a pollen grain, the compound eye, a wing, the whole bee, a honeycomb cell, the hive and the flower meadow. Each frame holds a detailed render at that scale, the scale name, a four-word insight and a size tag. Frames are joined by thin zoom-path lines; no two frames show the same scale, and each frame grows with its scale. Clean dark navy background, crisp white labels, no generic magnifying-glass icons.
A scientific botanical infographic poster of the lemon tree: vintage botanical illustration mixed with clean modern infographic design on parchment. Centrepiece: the whole plant with roots, stem, leaves, flowers and fruit, one fruit cut in half. Around it, five numbered panels: 1 seed cross-section, 2 germination, 3 leaf structure, 4 flower anatomy with labelled parts, 5 fruit growth stages. Title at the top: "LEMON: FROM SEED TO FRUIT". Palette: leaf greens, lemon yellow and soft ink brown. Fine linework, readable labels.
A premium wildlife infographic poster about the snow leopard, styled like a sleek field dossier rather than a school chart. The animal dominates the page in photoreal detail in its habitat, a windswept rocky ridge with light snow. Around it, layered callouts: three anatomy notes with thin lines, a range map, a size comparison with an adult human silhouette, a diet icon row and a conservation-status badge. Title "SNOW LEOPARD" at the top in bold condensed type. Dark green-black background, crisp white and amber text.
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