AI Image Generation Enters the Ultra-Realistic Era: The Complete Image2 Playbook with 10 Copy-Paste Prompts

Honestly, ever since the new generation of AI image models arrived, the phrase “seeing is believing” has become harder and harder to trust. The viral “live-stream shopping screenshots” were shocking enough — and now people are generating “palm reading” images where the AI analysis sounds eerily convincing.

We just launched Smart Image V2, a model on par with Image2. The name is different, but the capability tier is the same. It also supports quality selection and can quickly generate 4K images — stable, fast, and production-ready.

Today, I’m sharing all these use cases and prompts in one place.

Part 1: How Powerful Is Image2? Four Scenarios That Will Blow Your Mind

Scenario 1: Nostalgic Photos — A 1990s Classroom, Rebuilt from Memory

This photo of a 1990s Chinese elementary school classroom during a cleaning day — if you didn’t know it was AI-generated, you’d never guess.

Prompt (copy and paste):

A photo of a 1990s Chinese elementary school classroom during a cleaning day, with a camera timestamp in the bottom-right corner

The blackboard bulletin, old-style desks and chairs, and classic inspirational quotes on the wall all match our collective memory perfectly. Image2’s knowledge base is remarkably rich. This level of detail isn’t “drawing” anymore — it’s reconstructing memory.

Scenario 2: Social Media Screenshots — Bilibili, WeChat Moments, All Faking It Perfectly

Image2 can generate complex web pages and social media interfaces directly. Without a critical eye, they’re easy to fall for.

Prompt (Bilibili video page):

Generate a Bilibili video player page screenshot. The creator is named “A Feng” with 3.05 million followers. The title is “48 Hours of Island Survival.” Views: 6.5 million. Only one danmaku comment: “A Feng is amazing.” Include a complete recommended videos sidebar.

Even WeChat Moments can be replicated — nine-grid layout, likes, and comments all look authentic.

Prompt (WeChat Moments screenshot):

Generate a WeChat Moments screenshot. The poster is named “A Feng” with a male anime character avatar. The nine-grid shows nine different angles of West Lake sunset check-in photos. Caption: “Made it just before sunset.” Show 15 likes and 5 comments below.

Scenario 3: Film Storyboards — A Gift for Video Creators

AI video creators benefit too. Generate storyboard frames with Image2, then feed them to a video model — the quality jump is significant.

Prompt (3×4 cinematic storyboard):

Create a 3x4 cinematic storyboard collage. The protagonist is the same woman with black shoulder-length hair, wearing a dark gray blazer and white shirt. Set in a Seoul street at dusk with a gentle breeze. All 12 panels must have consistent facial features and temperament, natural shot transitions, a clean and restrained color palette, with an urban drama pre-production storyboard feel.

Scenario 4: APP UI Design — A Product Manager’s Efficiency Tool

It can even design APP UI pages for you.

Prompt (budget tracking APP):

Design a personal budget tracking app homepage with a top navigation bar, monthly income/expense overview in the center, each record showing category and amount, and an add-bill button at the bottom. Overall style: cartoon minimalism.

Part 2: Designers, Don’t Panic — It’s Not Here to Replace You

If you’re a designer reading this, don’t worry. Image2 isn’t coming for your job. It’s more like an amplifier for your taste, composition, and style control — turning them into faster output.

The platform turns this capability into a workflow designers can use directly. We’ve covered the creative tricks; now let’s get practical.

From a Casual Snapshot to an E-Commerce Poster in Seconds

To demonstrate real results, I took a casual photo of a gum package — messy lighting, zero processing. Uploaded it to the platform with the simplest possible prompt, using the latest V2 model to generate an e-commerce poster.

In seconds, a polished e-commerce image with perfect color matching, product appearance, and copy was ready.

Prompt (e-commerce poster):

Based on the product in the image, generate a premium Chinese e-commerce detail page image with strong design sense. The overall color palette should match the product’s brand tone.

Co-Branded Posters, Precision Editing, and Mockup Preview — All in One Flow

Premium co-branded posters like this? One sentence is all it takes.

Prompt (co-branded poster):

Based on the product in image 1, generate a promotional poster for [Wrigley’s Gum × Ultraman Tiga collaboration]

And if you need to change text or elements on the poster, no more painful “re-roll” cycles:

• Edit text: Use the text editing feature — changes are seamless, everything else stays untouched, consistency is remarkably strong
• Edit elements: Hold Ctrl + left-click to select elements via precision editing, then describe changes in plain language. Want to swap gum for coffee beans? It actually works
• Preview: Use the built-in Mockup feature to see how the poster looks in real-world scenes — no wasted budget

Live-Stream Shopping Screenshots — One Click Away

Here’s another creative use case:

Prompt (live-stream shopping):

Generate a Douyin live-stream screenshot. A woman is live-selling the Wrigley’s gum from image 1. Online viewers: 10,000+. Heat score: 666+.

Part 3: Beyond Image2 — Other AI Image Tools Worth Watching

In 2026, AI image generation tools are everywhere. Beyond Image2 and Smart Image V2, the leading AI image generation tools globally include:

Tool	Key Strengths	Best For
Smart Image V2	Image2-tier capability, 4K support, powerful editing	E-commerce posters, co-branded design, UI design
Midjourney	Strongest artistic feel	Creative illustration, fine art
Adobe Firefly	Commercial safety, Photoshop integration	Professional design workflows
FLUX 2	High controllability, open ecosystem	Batch generation, customization
Google Imagen 4	Google ecosystem integration	Enterprise applications

Whether it’s text-to-image, image-to-image, photo restoration, or multi-element compositing — these tools can dramatically boost your efficiency.

Part 4: Summary — AI Image Imagination Has Only Just Begun

From 1990s nostalgic photos to ultra-realistic live-stream screenshots; from cinematic storyboards to one-click e-commerce posters — AI image generation is evolving at a visible pace.

It’s not here to replace anyone. It’s here to amplify every creator’s productivity. You don’t need to draw. You don’t need design skills. You just need to write prompts.

All the prompts above can be copied and used with keyword swaps. Save time for creativity, leave execution to AI — that’s how content creators should work in 2026.

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What types of images do you usually generate with AI tools? Share your favorite workflows in the comments!