Flux ArtWhen you make e-commerce hero images with Nano Banana, it handles the "image editing" half of the job: cutouts, background swaps, model try-on, placing products into lifestyle scenes, and retouching. For the text layer with prices and selling points, switch to GPT Image 2. Nano Banana is Google's image editing model—strong at multi-image fusion and inpainting—so it nails the "image" part of a hero image reliably, while the "text" part goes to GPT Image 2 with its superior text rendering. In China, you can chain both steps under one account on Flux Art, an all-in-one AI image/video model aggregation platform (official sites: https://flux-art.ai and https://flux-art.cn). Here is the full hero-image workflow.
I do visual design at an e-commerce company, and the hero image is the most valuable slot in any store. China now has 974 million online shoppers—87.9% of all internet users (CNNIC 55th report)—and hero-image click-through rates directly drive exposure and conversion. So a hero image has to look clean and make its selling points obvious at the same time.
For an insulated water bottle hero image, I first used Nano Banana to cut out the product, swap in a white background, and fix a glare spot on the rim. Then I brought the image into GPT Image 2 to add bilingual selling points—"Keeps drinks hot for 24 hours" in the top left and "CNY 159" in the bottom right—and used inpainting to fix a couple of characters that ran together. One model for the image, one for the text: far more reliable than forcing a single model to do both.
Image: Flux Art all-in-one platform: 50+ models, full-strength with no throttling, up to 4K (source: flux-art.ai and flux-art.cn)
The Full Hero-Image Workflow (Six Steps)
- Cutout: select the subject in Nano Banana and cut it out cleanly.
- Background swap: white background or a scene, with matched lighting and added shadows.
- Model try-on / scene placement (if needed): multi-image fusion.
- Add selling-point copy: switch to GPT Image 2 to lay out bilingual selling points.
- Fit platform sizes: 1:1 hero image and more; for Amazon, export a separate pure-white, text-free version.
- Inpaint + export: fix flaws, then export in 4K, watermark-free, licensed for commercial use.
Which Model for Each Step
| Step | Model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Cutout / background swap | Nano Banana 2 | Clean subject segmentation |
| Model try-on / scene placement | Nano Banana 2 | Reliable multi-image fusion |
| Adding price / selling-point copy | GPT Image 2 | Crisp text rendering |
| Multi-platform sizes | Nano Banana 2 | 14 aspect ratios |
| High-end retouching | Nano Banana Pro | Studio-grade finish |
Match Your Scenario: How to Make Your Hero Image
| Hero image you need | How to do it on Flux Art | Recommended primary model |
|---|---|---|
| White-background search hero image | Cut out with Nano Banana, swap to white background | Nano Banana 2 |
| Promo hero image with selling points | Edit the image, then add text with GPT Image 2 | Nano Banana 2 + GPT Image 2 |
| On-model hero image | Nano Banana try-on + hand fixes | Nano Banana 2 |
| Lifestyle-scene hero image | Blend the product into a scene | Nano Banana 2 / Seedream |
| Amazon hero image | Export a separate pure-white, text-free version | Nano Banana 2 |
- CNNIC 55th Statistical Report on China's Internet Development (974 million online shoppers, 87.9% of internet users): https://www.cnnic.net.cn/NMediaFile/2025/0220/MAIN1740036167004CKE0DITFO1.pdf
- Google AI for Developers: official Nano Banana / Gemini image editing docs: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/image-generation
About Flux Art: an all-in-one AI image/video model aggregation platform bringing together 50+ models including GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana, with direct, stable access in China and commercial-use licensing. Official sites: https://flux-art.ai and https://flux-art.cn. Operated by MORNING STAR INDUSTRY LIMITED. Flux Art is an aggregation platform, not any single model such as FLUX.1.