Master Generative AI

Art Content Creation

with Adobe Firefly

HandBook
 Welcome to the Adobe Firefly Handook

I'm glad to have you in this Adobe Firefly Handbook.

Adobe Firefly is a suite of generative AI capabilities from Adobe that offers new ways for
ideating, creating, and enhancing visuals and design elements using generative AI.

If you've ever tried Midjourney for image creation and struggled like me to create
prompts/instructions densely packed with technical terms and abbreviations, try Firefly AI. It
comes with an intuitive, user-friendly, and easy-to-understand interface you will love.

About the Author

This Handbook will help you to learn the following:
Anna Kolenkina, Product Builder and
Educator
How to create effective prompts (instructions) for Firefly AI to come up with unique visuals.
How Firefly style effects could influence your image generation. You’ll see a demo of all the Anna is the Head of product and Lead Instructor
at FutureVersity—an online learning platform for
200+ style effects in action and decide which one to use for your own project. anyone who wants to learn the skills of the future,
How to go beyond Firefly’s interface and tweak your prompt with additional descriptors to today. She is also a Udemy online instructor with
her courses available on topics such as product
add extra flavor and nuances to your final output.
management, AI, and generative AI, with an
average rating of 4.7 out of five. Before joining
Enjoy! FutureVersity, Anna was the Director of Product
at a Series B AI startup based in Singapore,
where she relocated six years back to do an MBA
program.
Futureversity.io | contact@futureversity.io | Singapore
© Copyright 2024 FutureVersity. All Rights Reserved.
 Table of Content
How to craft an effective prompt for Firefly
AI

Firefly Style Effects (Art Movements, Themes,

Techniques, etc.) in Action

Firefly Style and Structure Reference Image:

Application Examples

Other Descriptors to Quickly Improve Your

Prompts and the Final Image

Learning Further with Firefly AI:

Next Steps
How to craft an effective prompt for Firefly AI
Decide if you want a photo or an illustration

What is your subject matter:

person,
animal,
landscape,
fictional character, etc.
How to craft an effective prompt for Firefly AI

Think of specific effects and details to include:

Art movement: modern art, minimalism, modernism, cyberpunk, etc.

Art theme: anime, cartoon, digital art, 3D, etc.
Art techniques: acrylic paint, oil paint, sketch, watercolor, etc.
Effects: antique photo, underwater, faded image, bioluminiscent, etc.
Materials: marble, fabric, fur, origami, etc.
Concepts: futuristic, nostalgic, eclectic, chaotic, etc.
Color and tone: vibrant, pastel, warm, monochromatic, etc.
Lighting: dramatic, golden hour, backlighting, studio light, etc.
Composition: closeup, shot from above, landscape photo, macro, etc.
How to craft an effective prompt for Firefly AI
Think of additional descriptors to include in the prompt:

Type of photography: E-commerce product photo, Editorial style photo,

Portrait photo, Fashion photo, Glamour photo, etc.

Environments: Futuristic, Cozy, Peaceful, etc.

Emotions & Moods: Joyful, Energetic, Filled with hope, Depressing,

Lonely, Filled with fear, etc.

Magic Words: 4k, Highly detailed, 8k, Full HD, etc.

Specific Art Styles: Geometric flat, Voxel art, Quilling paper art,
Diamond painting art, Sami art, Asian art, etc.
Examples
 Effects:
Art Movements
 Prompt:
A close up of a cute Siberian
cat seating on a tree in a
winter forest, highly detailed
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Movements Firefly

Pointillism Maximalism Minimalism Modern art

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Movements

Neo- Psychedelic Science fiction Steampunk

expressionism
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Movements

Surrealism Synthetism Synthwave Vapourwave

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Movements

Art deco Art nouveau Baroque Bauhaus

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Movements

Constructivism Cubism Cyberpunk Fantasy

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Movements

Fauvism Film noir Glitch art

Movements

Impressionism Industrial
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 Effects:
Art Themes
 Prompt
futuristic living
room; cozy interior
with large windows
and armchair
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Themes Firefly

Wireframe Trompe l’oeil Vector look

Themes

Stamp Psychedelic
Splash images
wonderland
Themes

Psychedelic Pop art Product photo

background
Themes

Pixel art Pattern pixel Optical illusion

Themes

Newspaper collage Low poly Line gradient

Themes

Interior design Hyper realistic Graphic

Themes

Graffiti Glitch graphic Glassmorphism

Themes

Geometric Flat design Digital art

Themes

Cyber matrix Concept art Comic book

Themes

Cinematic 3d Anime
Themes

Scandinivian Cartoon
 Effects:
Art Techniques
 Prompt:
Flying
P monarch butterfly
over a lavender field in full
sun, 4d
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Techniques Firefly

Acrylic paint Bold lines Chairoscuro Color shift art

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 Techniques

Daguereotypet Digital fractal Doodle art Double exposure

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Techniques

Fresco Geometric Halftonet Ink

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pen
 Techniques

Light painting line drawing Linocut Oil paint

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Techniques

Paint Painting Palette knife Photo

splattering
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Techniques

Scribble texture Splattering Stippling

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Techniques

Sketch Watercolor
 Effects:
Art Effects
 Prompt :
A latte glass of hot coffee with
whipped cream and cinnamon on a
coffee table with a christmas tree on
the background
Effects
Click on each image to drill down to the relevant project in
Firefly

Ultraviolet Bioluminescent Antique photo Otherworldly

depiction
Effects

Neon Misty Isometric Iridescent

Effects

Grainy film Gomori Bokeh effect Underwater

photograph
Effects

Fisheye Faded Dark Color

image explosion
Effects:
Materials
 Prompt:
Galactic space
cloud castle
Materials
Click on each image to drill down to the relevant project in
Firefly

Yarn Wood Strange Polka-dot

carving patterns pattern
Materials

Paper mache Origami Made of Marble

metal
Materials

Layered Guilloche Fur Fabric

paper patterns
Materials

Claymation Charchoal 3d
patterns
Effects:
Concepts
 Prompt:
A new life inside
a drop of water
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Concepts Firefly

Simple Nostalgic Kitschy Futuristic

Concepts

Eclectic Divine Dais Chaotic

Concepts

Bohemian Beautiful
Color and tone
settings
 Prompt:
A winter wonderland,
the little house in the
snowy woods
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Color and tone Firefly

Black and Cool tone Golden

White
Color and tone

Monochromatic Muted color Pastel color

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Color and tone

Toned image
Warm Vibrant
bbb tone colors
Lighting
settings
 Prompt:
Lush green landscape
of terraced rice fields
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Lighting Firefly

Backlighting Dramatic Golden hour

light
Lighting

Long-time Low Multiexposure

exposure
bbb lightning
Lighting

Surreal Studio
lighting lighting Harsh light
Camera angle
settings
(Composition)
 Prompt:
Floating futuristic city
in the sky with moons
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Composition Firefly

Close up Knolling Landscape Shallow depth

bbb photography of a field
Composition

Shot from Shot from Surface detail

above below
Composition

Wide angle Macro- Photographed

photography
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through window
Style Reference Image:
Examples
Prompt: Futuristic humanoid robot

No style reference With style reference

Click on each image to drill down to the relevant project in Firefly

Prompt: Innovative, stylish wearable ring to track biometric signals

No style reference With style reference With style reference

Prompt: Modern luxury villa in a tropical setting with pool and beach

No style reference With style reference With style reference

Structure Reference Image:
Examples
Prompt: The french crispy toast under a gentle pour of maple syrup,
with berries and ice cream on a side

No structure reference With structure reference

Click on each image to drill down to the relevant project in Firefly

Prompt: Skyscrapers in a city at night with a full moon

No structure reference With structure reference

Click on each image to drill down to the relevant project in Firefly

 Other descriptors:
Type of photography
Type of photography
Click on each image to drill down to the relevant project in
Firefly

A pair of fashionable An e-commerce product Editorial-style photo, a

sneakers and photo, a pair of fashionable pair of fashionable
headphones next to an sneakers and headphones sneakers and headphones
ipad next to an ipad next to an ipad
Type of photography

Beautiful woman with Beautiful woman with Beautiful woman with

gorgeous hairstyle and gorgeous hairstyle and flowers gorgeous hairstyle and flowers
flowers on her head on her head; portrait photo on her head; fashion photo
Type of photography

Beautiful woman with gorgeous Beautiful woman with gorgeous Beautiful woman with gorgeous
hairstyle and flowers on her hairstyle and flowers on her hairstyle and flowers on her
head; glamour photo head; HDR head; self-portrait photo
Type of photography

New-York city; satellite New-York city; drone

image; highly-detailed image; highly-detailed
Other descriptors:
Environments
 Click on each image to drill down to the relevant project in

Environments Firefly

Futuristics living room with Cosy futuristics living room with Peaceful futuristics living room
empty bed and comfy empty bed and comfy with empty bed and comfy
comfortable armchair comfortable armchair comfortable armchair
 Other descriptors:
Emotions and Moods
Emotions & Moods Click on each image to drill down to the relevant project in
Firefly

Joyful
Energetic
Cat wearing a yellow beanie Cat wearing a yellow beanie Puppy of a dog with a Puppy of a dog with a
wearing sunglasses, eating a wearing sunglasses, eating a basket of blue flowers
hamburger, modelling in a hamburger, modelling in a basket of blue flowers
studio studio
Emotions & Moods

Filled with hope An empty room with a Depressing

Sunrise over lavender with Sunrise over lavender with view of the grand Empty room with a view
an old barn and a windmill an old barn and a windmill canyon of the grand canyon
Emotions & Moods

Lonely Filled with fear

Slide in a deserted Slide in a deserted Wizard character cross Wizard character cross
playground playground between human dragon between human dragon
chaotic neutral chaotic neutral
Other descriptors:
Magic words
 Click on each image to drill down to the relevant project in

Magic words Firefly

Wizard character half 4k wizard character half Highly detailed wizard

humanoid half lion wearing humanoid half lion wearing character half humanoid
a white hooded cloak a white hooded cloak half lion wearing a white
hooded cloak
Magic words

8k wizard character half Full HD wizard character half

humanoid half lion wearing humanoid half lion wearing a
a white hooded cloak white hooded cloak
 Other descriptors:
Indigenous art style
examples
 Click on each image to drill down to the relevant project in
Firefly

Indigenous art styles

Zentagle art, Asian art, Sami art,

landscape landscape landscape
Other descriptors:
Other art style
examples
 Click on each image to drill down to the relevant project in
Firefly

Other art styles

Additional Geometric flat

parameters - Other Africa animals and
art styles plants
Other art styles

Kawaii squirrel, voxel Kawaii squirrel,

Kawaii squirrel
art quilling paper art
Other art styles

Kawaii squirrel, Sticker kawaii

diamond painting squirrel black
art background
 Learning Further with Firefly AI: Next Steps
Congrats on reaching the end of the Handbook!

If you feel ready to continue learning and experimenting with Adobe Firefly Gen AI, I invite you to my comprehensive Udemy course:

Master Generative AI Art Content Creation with Adobe Firefly

Here are some course highlights:

✅ 5+ hours of HD video content, step-by-step tutorials, and activities.

✅ Advanced techniques for crafting effective Firefly prompts with tools such as ChatGPT, MS Copilot, and Adobe Stock.
✅ Lectures on generative AI fundamentals, including an overview of the AI landscape and how AI generates art.
✅ Learners community to connect with your course instructor and other learners, ask questions, and receive support.
✅ Certificate of completion from the FutureVersity School upon completion of the course (available upon request for those who
completed at least 80% of the course).

Check out the course HERE!