Banana Pro AI / creator workspace
Arrange separate references into one visual brief. Upload images, fine-tune the grid, add notes and colors, then download a PNG.
Start with images
JPG, PNG or WebP · up to 6 tiles · 10 MB each
Your visual direction starts here. Add three images to make a board.
Three images are needed for download. Preview and PNG use the same layout.
Visual directions / 01
A useful mood board has a decision to make. These three directions show how separate images, short notes, and a small palette can make a brief easier to discuss before anyone commits to a final campaign.
A small skincare brand can compare packaging, ingredient texture, a bathroom setting, and soft window light on one board. Warm ivory, sage, and amber swatches give the photographer a consistent starting point. Each photograph remains a separate reference, so a team can approve the light while replacing only the packaging idea.
For an apparel pitch, place the hero silhouette beside fabric detail, location, and posing references. A featured tile gives the proposed outfit extra weight; smaller tiles explain texture and setting. The notes can say which pieces are mandatory and which are only a direction, keeping the shoot discussion specific.
A creator planning a channel refresh can collect desk lighting, portrait framing, thumbnail composition, and a restrained accent palette. The board helps an editor and photographer work from the same visual brief. When a new thumbnail idea arrives, replace that one tile and export an updated PNG without rebuilding the direction.
The format / 02
A mood board maker turns a collection of visual references into a single page that explains how a project should feel. Instead of sending six unrelated image links, you put them in a deliberate order, set one or two visual priorities, add short annotations, and choose colors that connect the references. The resulting PNG is a discussion document for a client, photographer, stylist, designer, or editor. It is not a finished advertisement, and it does not need every image to match perfectly.
This workspace keeps every reference in its own tile. Upload three to six JPG, PNG, or WebP images, or add one AI-made image when a needed direction does not exist in your source folder. Choose an editorial two-column grid or a compact three-column grid, then move tiles with the order controls. Mark one tile as featured, adjust the crop focus without stretching its source, and attach a note to explain why it belongs. The title and three palette colors stay in the same board as the images.
Upload, arrangement, editing, and PNG export are free of AI generation charges. Only an explicit request to create an individual AI reference starts a billed image task. That separation makes it practical to iterate on the board after a review: move a tile, revise a note, or change a swatch without paying to regenerate an entire composition. The preview and download use the same canvas layout, so the order, crop, type, and spacing you approve are the elements in the file.
Make the board / 03
Start with images you own or are allowed to use for the brief. Mix subject, texture, environment, and lighting references rather than six near-duplicates. Upload them directly; a missing idea can become a single AI tile with its own prompt and visible credit cost. A failed AI tile does not remove the other references.
Pick the two-column editorial grid when a hero image should lead, or the three-column compact grid when the references deserve similar weight. Use the move controls to tell a story from main subject to materials and context. Feature a tile to make it wider. Set horizontal and vertical focus where a crop would otherwise cut off a product, face, or garment.
Name the visual direction, set three palette swatches, and write short notes that explain decisions rather than repeating what is visible. Check the entire preview, then download the full board as a PNG. A signed-in account can save the current project for later editing; the browser also keeps a local draft for the current device.
Better briefs / 04
Choose one hero subject, then use the remaining tiles for material, palette, lighting, setting, type or framing. This makes feedback actionable: a client can approve the overall light and reject only a fabric or setting. If two references say the same thing, keep the stronger one and leave room for a missing part of the brief.
A good annotation might say “soft side light on the bottle” or “oversized silhouette, not this exact jacket.” Short notes travel with the image in the exported file and reduce ambiguity when a board is forwarded. The editor limits note length so the text remains readable beside the images.
Wide campaign photos and portrait product shots fit different cells. This maker preserves image proportions and crops into each tile; it never stretches a product to fill a frame. Adjust the focal point if an important detail sits near an edge. Review the smaller preview as well as the full PNG before sending it to a client.
Choose a workflow / 05
These workflows answer different questions. Choose by the output you need to review, not by how many source files you have.
| Decision | Banana Pro AI mood board | Image combiner | Manual collage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep source ideas separate | Six independent tiles with notes, order, crop focus, and a shared palette make each reference discussable. | A combiner deliberately blends references into one new image; individual source blocks no longer remain on the board. | A blank canvas can do this, but the designer must build the grid, safe spacing, notes, and export layout themselves. |
| Revise after feedback | Replace or move only the tile under discussion, then download the updated board without a new AI charge. | Changing the merged composition usually calls for another generation. | Each edit is possible, but the layout and export settings depend on the separate design file. |
| Fill one missing reference | Generate one optional tile while the rest of the uploaded board stays intact; the single AI action is priced separately. | Generates a unified image from existing inputs rather than a reference block for a brief. | The missing visual must be sourced or made in another tool before placement. |
Answers / 06
You can place up to six independent image tiles. Three or more references make a useful board for export; you can save an unfinished draft with fewer. The two grids organize the same tiles differently without changing the image files.
No. Uploading, ordering, resizing a tile, setting a focal point, editing notes or colors, previewing, and downloading the PNG do not create an AI generation task. A charge applies only when you explicitly generate an AI reference tile; its cost is shown before submission.
Yes. Replace or remove an individual tile while the title, palette, notes, and other references stay in place. You can also move it earlier or later and export again. A failed AI request leaves the rest of the board available for editing.
No. Each source keeps its natural aspect ratio. A tile may crop the edges to fit its cell, and the horizontal and vertical focal controls decide which part stays in view. Inspect the live preview before download, especially when a product or face is near an edge.
The download is one PNG containing the title, references, notes, and color palette. The board remains editable after download. A local draft can survive a refresh on the same browser; signed-in users can also save the project to their account.
Keep creating / 07
Once the team agrees on a direction, make the individual assets that will appear in the campaign. Return here when a new image should join the brief.
Blend source images into one composition after the board has clarified what belongs together.
Create a drawn visual that follows the subject and palette chosen in the board.
Develop a product scene from the lighting and material direction agreed in the brief.
