Breaker’s Guide: Firefly + Photoshop Prompts That Actually Behave (Nano Banana Pro + Firefly Model 5)

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If you’ve ever typed a “simple” prompt and the AI responded by handing you: cropped letters, spaghetti fingers, a cursed logo, and an emotional-support fog machine… welcome. You’re among friends.

This post is a “breaker panel” for your image workflow: a clean set of rules that stops prompt chaos before it trips the whole house. We’re using a practical addendum style so you can iterate fast, stay brand-safe, and get thumbnails that communicate in one second—which is the only time a scroll-happy human is willing to give us anyway.

The goal is not “perfect art.” The goal is repeatable results. Because your content pipeline should feel like a factory… not a haunted house.

1) The Quick Model Picker (Use This Every Time)

Think of this like choosing the right wrench. Yes, you can use a hammer for everything. No, you should not.

Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3)

Best for readable text inside the image (signs, posters, thumbnails)
Real places / factual objects / recognizable gear
Merging multiple references into one clean concept
Editing a specific area (lighting, angle, cleanup, resolution tweaks)

Firefly Image Model 5

Best for commercial/IP safety and that consistent “Adobe look”
When you need a tight-matching series of images

FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]

Best for hyper-real / photographic output as the main priority

Important reality check: if you’ve been riding the “unlimited generations” vibe from earlier promos, today is December 15, 2025. Assume normal plan limits now and double-check your Firefly credits inside Adobe before you spam-generate 47 “just one more” variations.

2) The Non-Negotiables Block (Copy/Paste This First)

This is the difference between “prompting” and “hoping.” Start every request with this block. It forces clarity and stops drift.

NON-NEGOTIABLES

Tool: (Firefly Text-to-Image / Firefly Boards / Photoshop Generative Fill)
Model: (Nano Banana Pro / Firefly Model 5 / FLUX.1)
Aspect ratio: (16:9 for YouTube thumbnails by default)
Goal: (what the image must communicate in 1 second)
Must-keep: (brand colors, logo/watermark, subject face, product shape)
Must-avoid: (cropped text, misspellings, extra fingers, warped logos, clutter)
Text rules: (big, high contrast, spelled correctly, fully visible)

If your prompt doesn’t include these, the model fills in the blanks with… imagination. And imagination is wonderful, until it redraws your face like a melted candle.

3) Prompt Anatomy That Works (Simple, Powerful, Repeatable)

Use this order. Always. Your future self will send you a thank-you card.

Scene (what we’re looking at)
Subject (who/what is the hero)
Action / emotion (what’s happening)
Style (photo / illustration / editorial / cinematic)
Lighting + camera (angle, lens feel, depth of field)
Text (exact headline + placement + typography vibe)
Brand constraints (colors, watermark, layout rules)
Negatives (what to keep out)

If you dump all this into one messy paragraph, you’re basically yelling into the void. But if you stack it in the right sequence, you’re giving the model a map.

4) Copy/Paste Templates (Use As-Is)

A) Firefly Text-to-Image (Nano Banana Pro) — Thumbnail Template

PROMPT

Create a YouTube thumbnail (16:9) with a strong focal subject and clean background separation.
Main subject: [describe subject + emotion].
Scene: [simple, readable environment].
Lighting: high-contrast, cinematic key light; crisp edges; no haze over text.
Typography: add large, bold headline text that is perfectly spelled and fully readable:
Headline: “[EXACT WORDS]”
Place headline in the upper-left or upper-right with strong contrast and safe margins.
Brand: include a “Deep Dive AI” watermark in the bottom-right corner, small but readable.
Style: [photoreal / comic / editorial ink / clean modern].
Quality: sharp, no artifacts, no weird hands/faces, no extra limbs.

NEGATIVE

No gibberish text, no cropped letters, no cluttered background, no warped logos, no extra people.

B) Firefly Reference Merge (up to 6 refs) — Brand-Aligned Template

Merge references into one cohesive scene
Preserve identity cues (don’t drift)
Add clean readable text: “[EXACT WORDS]” as a sign/poster/title integrated naturally

C) Firefly Boards — Campaign Moodboard Prompt

Generate 6 variations that match the board’s style
Change only ONE thing per variation (angle / background / prop / time of day / headline wording)
Headline must stay readable and spelled correctly every time

D) Photoshop Generative Fill (Nano Banana Pro) — Micro Prompts

Keep these short and literal. This is surgery, not poetry.

“Extend background with matching blur and lighting.”
“Remove object, rebuild clean wall texture.”
“Turn daytime to nighttime, add streetlights, realistic glow.”
“Add realistic window reflections, subtle.”
“Add soft rim light on subject, match existing direction.”
“Replace sign text with: ‘[EXACT WORDS]’ clean sans-serif, perfectly legible.”

5) Text-in-Image Rules (Nano Banana’s Superpower)

If you want perfect text, you must treat text like a product, not an afterthought. Do these four things:

Put the exact wording in quotes: “MOM — LEVEL UP!”
Specify placement: top-left with safe margins
Specify typography vibe: bold sans-serif, high contrast
Specify what not to do: no misspellings, no distorted letters

If the text still comes out wrong, don’t fight it for 30 generations. Do the smart thing:

Reduce the amount of text (fewer words)
Make the text its own object (sign/poster/billboard)
Or do final text in Photoshop if you need absolute control

Satirical truth: the model can paint a galaxy, but it sometimes struggles with the letter “R.” So we don’t gamble on “R.” We design around it.

6) Factual Accuracy (Landmarks / Real Objects)

When reality matters, don’t be vague. Add lines like:

“Accurate to real-world appearance.”
“Recognizable details.”
“Correct proportions.”

Example you can steal: “Render the Eiffel Tower with accurate structure and proportions, recognizable silhouette, real-world details.”

7) The Fast Iteration Loop (Stop Wasting Hours)

This is the loop that keeps you productive instead of stuck in “just one more variation” purgatory.

Generate 4 variations (same prompt, small randomness)
Pick the best composition (don’t overthink)
Second pass prompt: “Make text bigger + improve contrast + simplify background.”
Photoshop surgical fixes with tiny selections + micro prompts

That’s it. No ritual. No moon phase. No sacrificing a keyboard to the AI gods. Just a clean loop you can repeat every time.

8) Mini Quality Checklist (Before Export)

Headline: spelled right, fully visible, readable at phone size
Subject: face/hero is clear (not muddy)
Background: supports the message (doesn’t fight the text)
Brand: watermark present (bottom-right)
No weirdness: hands, eyes, warped edges, accidental extra humans

If any one of these fails, you don’t “hope it’s fine.” You fix it. Because thumbnails are tiny billboards, not abstract art galleries.

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One “Starter Request” You Can Reuse Forever

When you want ChatGPT (me) to write prompts in your house style, paste this and fill the blanks:

REQUEST TO CHATGPT

Create a prompt for: (Firefly Text-to-Image / Boards / Photoshop Generative Fill)
Model: (Nano Banana Pro)
Format: 16:9
Topic: [topic]
Headline text (exact): “[words]”
Style: [photoreal/cinematic/editorial/cartoon]
Must include: [face/product/watermark/colors]
Must avoid: [cropped text/gibberish/clutter]
Give me: (1) main prompt (2) negative prompt (3) 3 variation prompts that change only one element each.

That request is basically a cheat code. It forces structure, protects your brand, and keeps iteration fast.

Closing: Your Workflow Should Feel Like Power Steering

This is what we’re building: a repeatable prompt system where you can create thumbnails and edits without wrestling the AI like it’s a rogue shopping cart in a Meijer parking lot.

If you want the simplest next step: pick one upcoming thumbnail and run the loop. Four variations. One winner. Second pass for text. Micro-fixes in Photoshop. Then ship it.

And if you make something awesome with this: share it, tag it, and keep the good shortcuts moving. The future is a group project—and the only acceptable gatekeeping is keeping your cat off your keyboard.

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When the thumbnail is done and the prompt gremlins are back in their cage—hit play.

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