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Contextual image editing models

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Lately, I’ve been integrating Nano Banana and Flux Kontext more into my matte painting workflow. These image editing models work great for a number of tasks. From extending environments seamlessly to making lighting and time of day changes.  I wanted to show a quick workflow of establishing a quick and solid base for a matte painting. As my plate, I'll use one of my photos from my library: A temple nestled in a forest canopy. I want to extend the temple downward, and have it sit on the edge of a cliff in the forest. Using Gemini's Nano Banana, I drafted a starting prompt. For a first pass, I'm happy with the temple extension, but I want the rocks to blend in with the forest more. This conversational approach makes it possible to split a task into steps if you want to focus on a specific step at a time. Rocks blended in with foliage more: Next, prompting for some clouds: Using Guide Lines As a next step, I want to extend the temple further, but specifically around the clif...