I see this issue too, it manifests a little differently and less obvious but feels connected.
The timing also feels similar… didn’t notice it until the last month.
Our workflows are similar:
- Use product photography as input (apparel, footwear, accessories)
- Place that product photography on a person in a studio that varies from pure white to simple flooring and backdrops
We are seeing artifacts such as:
- subtle value “stripes” in skin that sometimes continue into the solid color backgrounds
- a crunchy noisy square in the upper left corner of images
Our workflows constantly evolve, but I have only started noticing it in the last month or so… it feels like a change with the model.
I will try to put together some generic examples to share here.
This issue seems related and the timing also lines up: Edge case: intricate products + high resolution + plain white background → blurred / partially-rendered output (Nano Banana)