# Editing prompts and mixing styles

Improve a result step by step and combine styles to get something new.

Your first result is rarely the final one. The fastest way to a great image is to change one thing at a time and see what happens.

## Change one thing at a time

Open a result and click **Reuse prompt and settings**. The prompt, model and format fill back in. Now change just one part:

| Round | Change | Why |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | The light: "golden hour" to "blue hour" | Sets a new mood |
| 2 | The lens: "wide angle" to "close-up" | Changes the framing |
| 3 | The style: "photo" to "watercolor" | A new look for the same scene |

If you change everything at once, you won't know what made it better or worse.

## Edit the image, not the prompt

For small fixes, it's often faster to edit the picture itself. Open the result, click **Edit this image** and describe the change. This needs an Edit model (Nano Banana 2, Pro or Lite).

```prompt
Keep everything the same, but change the jacket to dark green and make the sky a bit more orange
```

## Mixing styles

Combining two styles often gives the most original results. Name both and say how they meet.

```prompt
A tiger surrounded by peonies, drawn as a Japanese tattoo, with soft watercolor washes in the background
```

![Tattoo-style tiger with peonies](/showcase/g22.webp)

```prompt
Cyberpunk street at night in the rain, painted in the style of a classic oil painting, neon reflections on wet cobblestones
```

Good pairings to try:

- Photo + miniature diorama (tilt-shift look)
- Anime + watercolor
- 3D clay + product photo
- Synthwave + landscape photo
- Vintage poster + modern object

## Order and weight

Words at the start of a prompt usually carry more weight. If one style is taking over, move the other one earlier, or repeat it once ("strong watercolor texture").

## Keep what works

When you get a great result, use **Copy prompt** and save it somewhere. Over time you'll build your own set of prompts. See [Prompt templates](/guide/prompt-templates) for a starting set.

> [!TIP]
> Try the same edited prompt on two different models. Sometimes the model matters more than the words. See [Choosing a model](/guide/choosing-a-model).

## Related

- [Complete prompting guide](/guide/prompting-guide)
- [Image to image and photo editing](/guide/image-to-image)