AI image example generated from the "3x3 Grid Prompt for Lighting Cheatsheet" Nano Banana Pro prompt: A complex prompt for Nano Banana Pro designed to generate a 3x3 grid image…

Nano Banana Pro AI image example generated with this reusable CDance AI prompt: A complex prompt for Nano Banana Pro designed to generate a 3x3 grid image containing nine identical portraits of a subject, with each…

en

3x3 Grid Prompt for Lighting Cheatsheet

A complex prompt for Nano Banana Pro designed to generate a 3x3 grid image containing nine identical portraits of a subject, with each panel demonstrating a different, specifically named lighting technique (e.g., Loop, Split, Butterfly, Golden Hour), useful as a relighting cheatsheet.

BY @Travis Davids

Prompt

A 3x3 photo grid presented as a single image on a dark grey background. Each of the nine grid cells contains a different portrait of the same subject from the uploaded image, maintaining the perfect character consistency, outfit and pose across all panels. Below each individual portrait, a clean sans-serif text label with a number and name is clearly displayed.

The grid layout and lighting setups are: 

- Top row, left to right:

Loop Lighting (Flattering 3/4 light with a small loop of shadow from the nose onto the cheek)

Hardlight Frontal Flash (direct front facing, harsh flashlight with deep frontal shadows)

Split Lighting (dramatic light on only one side of the face, leaving the other side completely dark)

- Middle row, left to right:

Butterfly Lighting  (classic symmetrical light from the front, slightly high, with a small shadow under the nose)

Gobo Pattern (Venetian Blind)' (light projected through Venetian blinds, creating linear shadows across the face and clothes, the shadow can also be scene on the background)

Under-Lighting (Uplight)' (light coming from below, creating reverse shadows and a moody look)

- Bottom row, left to right:

Golden Hour / Warm Light' (bathed in soft, golden, warm light from a side angle)

Dramatic Spotlight  (hard, narrow circular beam of light, with a deep chiascuro effect and crushed blacks)

Neutral Kelvin Rim Light' (intense backlighting with no front fill, creating a distinct glowing outline around the hair and shoulders, leaving the face in darkness, against a black background).

The perspective and features remain identical in all panels, with only the specified lighting changing to match the label.

Related Nano Banana Pro Prompts

Wide quote card with portrait and Chinese/English customization

A prompt for generating a wide quote card featuring a famous person’s portrait, with a brown background, light-gold serif quote text, and layout where text occupies two-thirds and the person one-third. The quote text and author are parameterized for reuse.

Premium liquid glass Bento grid product infographic with 8 modules

Create an Infographics with bento grid 8 module layout, user can specify any product name in Food, Medicine, tech etc category, choose language, Background style, Hero grid style

Hand-drawn style header image prompt from photo

Prompt for a hand-drawn style header image of a person introducing Nano Banana Pro

Watercolor map of Germany with labeled states

A German prompt to generate a watercolor-style map of Germany where all federal states are labeled in ballpoint pen, useful for educational or infographic-style maps.

New Year's Day Special: Four-Panel Puzzle for 2026 Blessing

A detailed multi-panel prompt for Nano Banana Pro, creating a 2x2 grid photo collage where a single female character, in four different outfits and settings, pieces together a puzzle that spells '2026 New Year's Day Happy' in the center. The prompt specifies precise facial feature retention, clothing details, background elements, and photographic parameters for a fashion magazine style.

Vintage Patent Document for an Invention

A prompt designed to generate an image of a vintage United States patent document from the late 1800s. It specifies details like precise technical drawings, handwritten annotations, aged paper texture, foxing stains, an embossed seal, and a wax stamp, making it ideal for historical or archival aesthetics.

3x3 Grid Prompt for Lighting Cheatsheet | Nano Banana Pro AI image… | CDance AI