Adobe Firefly Essentials

Course Overview

This practical, one-day course introduces delegates to Adobe’s powerful Firefly generative AI technology and its integration across key Creative Cloud applications. Aimed at designers, marketers, content creators, and anyone curious about AI-powered creativity, the session explores how to streamline workflows and boost creative output using Firefly and AI-enhanced features in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

Through hands-on exercises and real-world examples, delegates will gain confidence using the latest generative features to create and edit images, illustrations, layouts, and more.

Prerequisites

• • Delegate should be familiar with Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign). No prior experience with AI tools is necessary.

Target Audience for this Course

• • This course is ideal for:
    Graphic designers and digital artists looking to explore AI-powered creativity
    Marketers and content creators who want faster ways to visualise ideas
    Anyone using Creative Cloud interested in generative tools
    

Course Content

• Introduction to Adobe Firefly

  What is Adobe Firefly?
  Credit system and usage limits
  Comparing Firefly to Midjourney and DALL·E – strengths, weaknesses and differences
  Image generation: Creating detailed visuals from text prompts
  Video tools: Overview of AI video enhancement and prompt-based editing (conceptual use)
  Vector art creation: Scalable vector images via prompting
  Audio: Introduction to generative sound design using Firefly
  

• AI Tools in Photoshop

  Text to Image: Creating original images from prompts
  Generative Fill: With and without text input for seamless object addition or context expansion
  Generative Remove: Cleanly remove unwanted elements, guided by AI prompting
  Generative Expand: Enlarge images intelligently beyond the canvas
  Background Removal and Subject Selection: Quick isolation of main elements
  Sky Replacement: Transform moods and lighting with one click
  Neural Filters: Stylise or retouch images using smart filters
  Face-Aware Liquify: Subtle (or bold!) facial reshaping.
  

• AI Tools in Illustrator

  Text to Vector Graphic: Convert prompts into crisp, scalable vector artwork
  Generative Recolour: Apply smart colour themes or match brand palettes instantly
  Pattern Generation: Create seamless patterns using AI
  Retype: Identify non-editable fonts in images or graphics and add to font library
  Mockup Generation: Quickly visualise vector designs on pixel images such as clothing, products or packaging
  

• AI Tools in InDesign

  Content-Aware Fit: Smart image fitting within shapes
  Text to Image (Shape/Text-based): Generate imagery directly in shapes or text
  Generative Expand: Extend images and backgrounds to fill required formats