Goodbye, Photoshop

👋 Hey there,

I spent the day testing Google’s new image model Nano Banana — and it genuinely surprised me. It takes edits that used to require advanced Photoshop skills and makes them possible in seconds with a simple prompt.

The standout feature is character consistency. You can keep the same character(s) across different edits while:

• Changing facial expressions

• Adjusting clothing

• Relighting scenes or shifting the camera angle

• Swapping backgrounds or adding/removing objects

That level of editing used to be a specialized skill. Now it’s available to anyone.

Potential use cases

• Recreate high-performing YouTube thumbnails with your character in different styles or expressions

• Storyboard scenes with consistent characters for short-form content or campaigns

• Generate lifestyle product shots for marketing

• Redesign interiors or swap backgrounds

• Colorize old black and white photos

• Remove unwanted objects or logos

There are honestly so many use cases and I’m just scratching the surface.

My workflow: Nano Banana + Canva AI

I tested Nano Banana on a set of images, then polished them in Canva AI for things like:

• Expanding the frame

• Removing logos or watermarks

• Modifying text

• Making background adjustments

Photoshop is of course an amazing tool, but it’s not one of my strengths. I prefer to keep my toolkit lean — the fewer tools I need to get results, the better. Nano Banana plus Canva gives me speed, consistency, and quality without the steep learning curve.

Try it yourself

👉 Nano Banana: ai.studio/banana (also available via the Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
👉 Canva AI: Built into Canva under Magic Studio