An image-edit prompt for Nano Banana 2.1: you upload a picture and this text says what to change.
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Prompt
Turn the animal in image 1 into a cute cartoon character, keeping its coat colours, patches and red collar, and make a 3x3 emoji pack: happy, sad, grumpy, in love, shocked, sleepy, hungry, thinking and partying. Each emoji has a big readable expression, a thick white outline and a one-word caption: "YAY", "SAD", "GRR", "LOVE", "WHAT", "NAP", "FOOD", "HMM", "PARTY". The same design in every cell, light background, sticker-ready.
Prompts stay in English, the language these models follow best. Copy it as it is, or change a few words.
The animal in your photo becomes a 3x3 sticker sheet of nine cartoon emojis, each with a one-word caption, made with Nano Banana 2.1. The prompt works because it names the coat colours, red collar, nine emotions and captions in matching order, so the model edits one picture into a consistent set instead of inventing new animals.
This edit expects one clear photo of a single animal, with its coat, markings and collar visible. The prompt refers to image 1, so the animal should be the main subject.
Works: a close photo of one cat or dog
The model needs to see the eyes, ears and face to turn them into cartoon features while keeping the same animal.
Works: a bright photo with the red collar visible
The prompt asks to keep the red collar, so a clear view lets the model copy its colour and position in every cell.
Avoid: a group photo with several animals
The prompt says to turn the animal in image 1, so with several animals the model may mix up which one to draw.
Avoid: a dark or blurry photo
Dim or soft pictures hide the coat colours and patches, so the cartoon may come out with the wrong colours or markings.
What each instruction does
Transformation instructionTurn the animal in image 1 into a cute cartoon character
It tells the model to redraw the animal as a cartoon instead of editing the photo as a realistic picture. If you remove it, the result may stay a photo with a sticker effect added on top, and the pet may not read as a cartoon character.
Identity lockkeeping its coat colours, patches and red collar
This keeps the pet recognisable across all nine cells. Without it, the coat colours and red collar can drift to random colours, so the emojis stop looking like the same animal.
Emotion grid listmake a 3x3 emoji pack: happy, sad, grumpy, in love, shocked, sleepy, hungry, thinking and partying
It sets the 3x3 grid and gives the nine expressions in order, one per cell. Changing an emotion changes that cell's expression, and removing the grid instruction may give you loose images instead of one sheet.
Cell styling and captionsEach emoji has a big readable expression, a thick white outline and a one-word caption: "YAY", "SAD", "GRR", "LOVE", "WHAT", "NAP", "FOOD", "HMM", "PARTY"
It asks for large expressions, a thick white outline and one word per cell, which suits sticker use. Dropping the outline makes each cut-out harder to separate from its background, and changing a caption changes the word printed in that cell.
Consistency and backgroundThe same design in every cell, light background, sticker-ready.
It makes every cell share one design and a light background, so the sheet looks like one set. Removing it can give mixed styles across the grid or a dark background that is hard to use as stickers.
Other edits in the same pattern
Dog with a blue bandana
Swaps the animal, markings and accessory and changes the emotions to suit a dog's everyday moods.
Prompt
Turn the dog in image 1 into a cute cartoon character, keeping its coat colours, spots and blue bandana, and make a 3x3 emoji pack: tired, excited, confused, hungry, sleepy, proud, scared, bored and playful. Each emoji has a big readable expression, a thick white outline and a one-word caption: "UGH", "YES", "HUH", "FOOD", "ZZZ", "WOW", "OOPS", "MEH", "FUN". The same design in every cell, light background, sticker-ready.
Autumn cat pack
Changes the season and the accessory with a warm background, for autumn chat stickers or seasonal posts.
Prompt
Turn the cat in image 1 into a cute cartoon character, keeping its fur colours, markings and green scarf, and make a 3x3 autumn emoji pack: cozy, sleepy, chilly, hungry, reading, rainy, sneezing, waving and dancing. Each emoji has a big readable expression, a thick white outline and a one-word caption: "COZY", "NAP", "BRR", "FOOD", "READ", "RAIN", "ACHOO", "HI", "DANCE". The same design in every cell, warm cream background, sticker-ready.
Watercolour rabbit
Changes the art style to watercolour with a softer outline, for a gentler look on a plain white background.
Prompt
Turn the rabbit in image 1 into a soft watercolour cartoon character, keeping its ear shape, fur colours and tiny grey waistcoat, and make a 3x3 emoji pack: happy, shocked, bored, proud, sleepy, hungry, curious, sad and excited. Each emoji has a big readable expression, a soft outline in the same colour as its fur, and a one-word caption: "YAY", "WOW", "MEH", "PROUD", "NAP", "YUM", "HUH", "SAD", "YES". The same design in every cell, plain white background, sticker-ready.
Model and settings
Keep the 1:1 ratio, because a square grid splits into nine even cells for stickers. Keep the 1k resolution for quick previews, and choose a higher resolution option when you need sharper caption text for printing. Keep the mode on image-to-image with one input picture, and only change the ratio if you want a wider sheet with more space around each cell.
Nano Banana ProBetter when you want the nine cells planned first, for example if you add longer captions or extra text to each emoji. Its tagline says it plans the layout first, which suits a strict 3x3 grid.
GPT Image 2.5 SunburstBetter when every one-word caption must be spelled exactly and quality matters more than speed. Its tagline stresses clean text, which helps with words like HMM and GRR.
When the edit misses
The pet's face or markings change between cells, so it no longer looks like the same animal.
Add "keep the same face, eye colour and markings as the animal in image 1 in every cell" after the identity phrase.
The whole picture is repainted with a generic cartoon animal instead of the pet in image 1.
Add "Keep the animal in image 1 as the only subject and do not invent a new animal" before the grid instruction.
Captions are misspelled or appear under the wrong expression.
Pair each emotion with its caption, for example "happy: YAY, sad: SAD, grumpy: GRR", so the model matches them directly.
The sheet comes out as a wide landscape image, so the nine cells are uneven and cramped.
Keep the ratio at 1:1 and add "square 3x3 grid" to the prompt so the layout stays even.
Questions about this edit prompt
Can I use a photo of my own cat or dog for this prompt?
Yes, the prompt is written for one animal in image 1, so a clear photo of a single cat or dog works well. Nano Banana 2.1 needs to see the coat colours, patches and red collar that the prompt asks it to keep, so choose a photo where those markings are visible.
Why does the prompt list the emotions and captions in the same order?
The prompt lists the nine emotions and nine captions in matching order, so happy goes with YAY, shocked with WHAT and thinking with HMM. If you reorder one list, reorder the other too, or a caption may land on the wrong expression.
Can I change the captions to words in another language?
Yes, replace the words in the quotes with your own, keeping each one short so it fits under a large expression. Nano Banana 2.1 is known for sharp text, but a long phrase may still crowd the cell and make the sticker harder to read.
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