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23 Gemini Nano Banana Pro Prompts for Different Cartoon Styles

ByMohammed Rashid Posted on

Cartoons have been a core part of how we communicate visually for over a century. From silent-era slapstick to modern animated series, these stylized drawings capture emotion and action in ways that feel immediate and relatable.

The beauty of cartoons lies in their flexibility. They range from simple, crude sketches to highly detailed digital creations. A cartoon can be a few lines on paper or a fully rendered 3D environment. What matters is that the style serves the story and connects with the viewer.

Google’s latest image model, Nano Banana Pro, now stands as one of the best options for creating images. While many know it for realistic photos, it’s equally skilled at handling art and cartoons. Whether you want vintage rubber hose animation or modern flat design, this tool delivers solid results across all styles.

How to Get Started

Here’s the straightforward process:

  1. Go to gemini.google.com
  2. Create a new conversation
  3. Select “Thinking with 3 Pro”
  4. Copy and paste your chosen prompt exactly as written

Ready to try some prompts? Below are 23 styles with specific prompts for each.

2D & Traditional Styles

1. Rubber Hose Animation

Create a vintage 1930s rubber hose animation style illustration of a cheerful cat wearing a bowler hat and white gloves dancing on a steamboat. The character should have noodle-like limbs without joints, pie-cut eyes, and a simple body shape. The image should be black and white with a heavy film grain, flickering scratches, and a vignetted border, set in a 4:3 aspect ratio.

Create a vintage 1930s rubber hose animation style illustration of a cheerful cat wearing a bowler hat and white gloves dancing on a steamboat. The character should have noodle-like limbs without joints, pie-cut eyes, and a simple body shape. The image should be black and white with a heavy film grain, flickering scratches, and a vignetted border, set in a 4:3 aspect ratio.

2. Ligne Claire (Clear Line)

Create a Clear Line (Ligne Claire) style illustration of a young reporter exploring a sunny European market square. Use precise, continuous black outlines of equal width for every element in the scene. The coloring must be flat, vivid, and saturated without any cross-hatching or gradient shading. The composition should be clean and readable, formatted in a 3:2 landscape aspect ratio.

Create a Clear Line (Ligne Claire) style illustration of a young reporter exploring a sunny European market square. Use precise, continuous black outlines of equal width for every element in the scene. The coloring must be flat, vivid, and saturated without any cross-hatching or gradient shading. The composition should be clean and readable, formatted in a 3:2 landscape aspect ratio.

3. Mid-Century Modern (UPA Style)

Create a Mid-Century Modern UPA style cartoon background and character. The scene features a stylized jazz musician playing a saxophone in a minimalist city apartment. Use geometric abstraction, off-register color blocks, and a flat graphic design aesthetic. The perspective should be flattened using a retro palette of mustard yellow, teal, and charcoal gray in a wide 16:9 aspect ratio.

Create a Mid-Century Modern UPA style cartoon background and character. The scene features a stylized jazz musician playing a saxophone in a minimalist city apartment. Use geometric abstraction, off-register color blocks, and a flat graphic design aesthetic. The perspective should be flattened using a retro palette of mustard yellow, teal, and charcoal gray in a wide 16:9 aspect ratio.

4. Adult Sitcom Animation

Create a scene in the style of a modern adult animated sitcom. The character is a slightly disheveled middle-aged man standing in a generic suburban living room. The art should feature loose, slightly crude hand-drawn linework, flat coloring, and exaggerated facial features like a slight overbite and tired eyes, presented in a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio.

Create a scene in the style of a modern adult animated sitcom. The character is a slightly disheveled middle-aged man standing in a generic suburban living room. The art should feature loose, slightly crude hand-drawn linework, flat coloring, and exaggerated facial features like a slight overbite and tired eyes, presented in a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio.

5. Saturday Morning Cartoon (80s/90s)

Create an 80s Saturday morning cartoon action shot. A muscular space hero with a laser sword is striking a dynamic pose against a starry purple background. The image should feature heavy black shadows, cel-shaded coloring, and a slightly low-budget hand-drawn animation look with vibrant, saturated colors in a 4:3 TV aspect ratio.

Create an 80s Saturday morning cartoon action shot. A muscular space hero with a laser sword is striking a dynamic pose against a starry purple background. The image should feature heavy black shadows, cel-shaded coloring, and a slightly low-budget hand-drawn animation look with vibrant, saturated colors in a 4:3 TV aspect ratio.

6. Thick-Line Vector

Create a thick-line vector art illustration of a teenager skateboarding. The character must have very bold, distinct black outlines and smooth, clean vector curves. Use bright, flat colors with minimal shading. The style should resemble high-quality flash animation or sticker art with a white border around the main character, in a square 1:1 aspect ratio.

Create a thick-line vector art illustration of a teenager skateboarding. The character must have very bold, distinct black outlines and smooth, clean vector curves. Use bright, flat colors with minimal shading. The style should resemble high-quality flash animation or sticker art with a white border around the main character, in a square 1:1 aspect ratio.

7. Watercolor Storybook

Create a whimsical watercolor storybook illustration of a brown bear wearing a scarf, sitting on a log in a forest drinking tea. The art should feature soft, painterly edges, gentle ink wash outlines, and a pastel color palette. The texture of cold-press paper should be visible, creating a gentle atmosphere in a vertical 3:4 aspect ratio.

Create a whimsical watercolor storybook illustration of a brown bear wearing a scarf, sitting on a log in a forest drinking tea. The art should feature soft, painterly edges, gentle ink wash outlines, and a pastel color palette. The texture of cold-press paper should be visible, creating a gentle atmosphere in a vertical 3:4 aspect ratio.

8. Paper Cut-Out

Create a digital illustration mimicking a paper cut-out style. The scene depicts a submarine exploring an underwater reef. All elements, including the fish and seaweed, should look like layered construction paper with visible scissor-cut edges and slight drop shadows between layers to create depth. Use vibrant blues and greens in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Create a digital illustration mimicking a paper cut-out style. The scene depicts a submarine exploring an underwater reef. All elements, including the fish and seaweed, should look like layered construction paper with visible scissor-cut edges and slight drop shadows between layers to create depth. Use vibrant blues and greens in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

9. Editorial/Political Caricature

Create a satirical editorial caricature style drawing of a generic businessman running while carrying a giant bag of money. The facial features should be heavily exaggerated with a large head and nose. Use a cross-hatching ink style typical of political newspaper cartoons, set against a white background in a 3:2 landscape aspect ratio.

Create a satirical editorial caricature style drawing of a generic businessman running while carrying a giant bag of money. The facial features should be heavily exaggerated with a large head and nose. Use a cross-hatching ink style typical of political newspaper cartoons, set against a white background in a 3:2 landscape aspect ratio.

3D & CGI Styles

10. Claymation (Stop Motion)

Create a stop-motion claymation style image of a friendly green monster standing in a cave. The texture of the character should look like real plasticine or clay with visible thumbprints and imperfections. The clothing should look like felt, and the lighting should be soft and cinematic, mimicking a miniature physical studio set in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Create a stop-motion claymation style image of a friendly green monster standing in a cave. The texture of the character should look like real plasticine or clay with visible thumbprints and imperfections. The clothing should look like felt, and the lighting should be soft and cinematic, mimicking a miniature physical studio set in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

11. Low Poly

Create a low poly 3D style image of a knight standing in a blocky forest. The character and trees should be made of visible geometric polygons with sharp edges and no smoothing. The texture mapping should be pixelated, mimicking the graphics of a late 90s video game console in a 4:3 aspect ratio.

Create a low poly 3D style image of a knight standing in a blocky forest. The character and trees should be made of visible geometric polygons with sharp edges and no smoothing. The texture mapping should be pixelated, mimicking the graphics of a late 90s video game console in a 4:3 aspect ratio.

12. High-Fidelity CGI

Create a high-fidelity 3D CGI render of a small, adorable robot with big expressive eyes in a futuristic nursery. The texture should look hyper-realistic with scuffs on the metal, and the image should feature subsurface scattering on plastic parts. Use soft, cinematic lighting and a shallow depth of field in a cinematic 2:1 aspect ratio.

Create a high-fidelity 3D CGI render of a small, adorable robot with big expressive eyes in a futuristic nursery. The texture should look hyper-realistic with scuffs on the metal, and the image should feature subsurface scattering on plastic parts. Use soft, cinematic lighting and a shallow depth of field in a cinematic 2:1 aspect ratio.

13. Voxel Art

Create a voxel art scene of a bustling city street corner. Everything in the image, including cars, people, and buildings, must be constructed entirely out of tiny 3D cubes. The view should be isometric, with vibrant colors and a digital lego-like aesthetic in a square 1:1 aspect ratio.

Create a voxel art scene of a bustling city street corner. Everything in the image, including cars, people, and buildings, must be constructed entirely out of tiny 3D cubes. The view should be isometric, with vibrant colors and a digital lego-like aesthetic in a square 1:1 aspect ratio.

14. Vinyl Toy / Blind Box

Create a 3D render of a character that looks like a collectible vinyl toy. The subject is a stylized tiger mascot wearing a hoodie. The surface should be smooth, glossy plastic with rounded edges and simple paint applications. Place the character against a seamless pastel studio background in a square 1:1 aspect ratio.

Create a 3D render of a character that looks like a collectible vinyl toy. The subject is a stylized tiger mascot wearing a hoodie. The surface should be smooth, glossy plastic with rounded edges and simple paint applications. Place the character against a seamless pastel studio background in a square 1:1 aspect ratio.

Anime & Manga Variations

15. Chibi

Create a Chibi style anime character of a young wizard casting a spell. The character must have super-deformed proportions with a head as large as the body, huge sparkling eyes, and tiny limbs. The coloring should be bright and cel-shaded, emphasizing an extreme “kawaii” sticker aesthetic in a square 1:1 aspect ratio.

Create a Chibi style anime character of a young wizard casting a spell. The character must have super-deformed proportions with a head as large as the body, huge sparkling eyes, and tiny limbs. The coloring should be bright and cel-shaded, emphasizing an extreme "kawaii" sticker aesthetic in a square 1:1 aspect ratio.

16. Retro 90s Anime

Create a retro 90s anime style screenshot. The scene features a female pilot looking out a window at a rainy neon city. The image must include a VHS film grain effect, hand-painted background textures, and distinct high-contrast white highlights on the hair and eyes, using a muted color palette in a 4:3 aspect ratio.

Create a retro 90s anime style screenshot. The scene features a female pilot looking out a window at a rainy neon city. The image must include a VHS film grain effect, hand-painted background textures, and distinct high-contrast white highlights on the hair and eyes, using a muted color palette in a 4:3 aspect ratio.

17. Monochrome Manga

Create a monochrome manga panel depicting a samurai drawing a sword. The image should be strictly black and white ink, utilizing screen-tone dots for shading and gradients. Include dramatic speed lines in the background to convey intense motion and action in a vertical 2:3 aspect ratio.

Create a monochrome manga panel depicting a samurai drawing a sword. The image should be strictly black and white ink, utilizing screen-tone dots for shading and gradients. Include dramatic speed lines in the background to convey intense motion and action in a vertical 2:3 aspect ratio.

18. Mecha/Cyberpunk Anime

Create a detailed Mecha anime style illustration of a giant robot’s head and shoulders. Focus on intricate mechanical details, hydraulic pistons, and metallic shading. Add glowing neon green accents, laser effects, and lens flares to give it a futuristic, high-tech look typical of modern sci-fi anime in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Create a detailed Mecha anime style illustration of a giant robot's head and shoulders. Focus on intricate mechanical details, hydraulic pistons, and metallic shading. Add glowing neon green accents, laser effects, and lens flares to give it a futuristic, high-tech look typical of modern sci-fi anime in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Digital & Modern Art Styles

19. Corporate Memphis / Flat Design

Create a Corporate Memphis flat design vector illustration depicting diverse people collaborating on a giant puzzle. The characters should have abstract proportions with tiny heads, long bending limbs, and non-realistic skin tones like blue and purple. The art must be flat, geometric, and joyful with no outlines in a wide 16:9 aspect ratio.

Create a Corporate Memphis flat design vector illustration depicting diverse people collaborating on a giant puzzle. The characters should have abstract proportions with tiny heads, long bending limbs, and non-realistic skin tones like blue and purple. The art must be flat, geometric, and joyful with no outlines in a wide 16:9 aspect ratio.

20. Pixel Art

Create a 16-bit pixel art scene of a fantasy tavern interior. The image should look like a screenshot from a 1990s console game, using a limited color palette, dithering for shadows, and a distinct grid-based square pixel structure in a 4:3 aspect ratio.

Create a 16-bit pixel art scene of a fantasy tavern interior. The image should look like a screenshot from a 1990s console game, using a limited color palette, dithering for shadows, and a distinct grid-based square pixel structure in a 4:3 aspect ratio.

21. Synthwave / Neon

Create a Synthwave style cartoon portrait of a character wearing reflective aviator sunglasses. The background should be a dark grid with a glowing sun on the horizon. Use a palette of neon magenta, cyan, and deep purple. The lines should be glowing vectors against a black void in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

Create a Synthwave style cartoon portrait of a character wearing reflective aviator sunglasses. The background should be a dark grid with a glowing sun on the horizon. Use a palette of neon magenta, cyan, and deep purple. The lines should be glowing vectors against a black void in a 16:9 aspect ratio.

22. Doodle / Sketch

Create a rough ballpoint pen doodle style drawing on lined notebook paper. The scene depicts a chaotic battle between stick figures and sketched monsters. The lines should be messy, scribbly, and monochromatic blue ink, mimicking a bored student’s drawing in a vertical 3:4 aspect ratio.

Create a rough ballpoint pen doodle style drawing on lined notebook paper. The scene depicts a chaotic battle between stick figures and sketched monsters. The lines should be messy, scribbly, and monochromatic blue ink, mimicking a bored student's drawing in a vertical 3:4 aspect ratio.

23. Linocut / Woodblock

Create a Linocut print style illustration of an owl sitting on a branch at night. The image should rely on high contrast black and white, where the white lines look carved out of a black ink background. The texture should look stamped, rough, and organic in a vertical 2:3 aspect ratio.

Create a Linocut print style illustration of an owl sitting on a branch at night. The image should rely on high contrast black and white, where the white lines look carved out of a black ink background. The texture should look stamped, rough, and organic in a vertical 2:3 aspect ratio.

These 23 prompts cover a lot of ground. Whether you’re into vintage aesthetics, modern digital work, or anything in between, there’s something here for you.

The real value comes from experimenting. Each prompt is specific enough to guide Nano Banana Pro in the right direction, but you can always tweak them to match your needs. Change the character, adjust the setting, or swap in your own ideas.

What makes this tool worth using is that it actually understands these cartoon styles. You’re not fighting the AI to get what you want. The results speak for themselves across all these different aesthetics.

Start with a style that catches your eye. Run the prompt through Nano Banana Pro. See what you get. Then try another. The more you use it, the better you’ll understand what works and how to get closer to your vision.

The world of AI image generation has come a long way. Tools like this make it possible for anyone to create cartoon art without needing years of training or expensive software. Give these prompts a shot and see what you can make.

I'm Rashid, an avid AI and tech enthusiast with a newfound passion for AI artistry. Through Imagine with Rashid, I explore the burgeoning world of digital creativity, sharing my adventures and insights at the intersection of technology and art.

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