How to use Firefly AI to edit images and create new ones
Adobe Firefly
Adobe is the company that completely dominates the graphics market. The image editing program Adobe Photoshop has become synonymous with photo editing. Likewise, Premiere and Indesign have become essential tools for video and layout respectively.
Adobe is investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) and one of the new services is Firefly.
Firefly is a rendering service that creates new images based on text commands. Once you enter your command, the image appears on the screen and you can decide whether it will be a photo or artwork. You can also change the lighting, colors, proportions, style and more. In other words, this is the same approach used in Dall-E 2 by the company Open AI, a "sister service" to Chat GPT. Even professional tools like Midjourney work the same way.
Free version
The free version of Firefly allows you to create a number of images at no cost. How much is determined by the credits you will have. You get a number of credits when you sign up and the percentage at which they are used depends on what you do.
If you choose to pay, you will get more credits and also avoid the Adobe watermark. As a free user, your images will have a red Firefly logo at the bottom.
However, these terms are subject to change. Firefly is a new service and Adobe is clearly in development. In the long term, we can naturally expect to see more AI tools in other Adobe services.
How do I get started?
Browse to firefly.adobe.com and click Get Firefly for free. You can immediately read more information about the service and see how it works, but to use it you need to create an account. You can do this by clicking Connect. The easiest way to sign in is to use a Google, Facebook or Apple account, but you can also choose to create an account.
What is browsing?
The first time you open the service, you will see how it works. Click Next or select Skip Browse.
How do I create an image?
Using Firefly is easy. After logging in to firefly.adobe.com, you will be taken to a page with an empty text field. Type your command here and hit the Generate button.
Can I do other things?
What we're describing is called text to image for creating new images, but you can also use Firefly on existing images. You can remove items you don't want and add items that weren't there in the first place. You can also create text effects. The tools for this are on the Firefly home page and can be accessed by clicking on Generative fill, Text effect.
What Does It Cost?
Firefly is free to use, but the images you save will have a watermark with the Adobe icon and the image is relatively low resolution. There is also a limit on the number of images you can create, which is measured in credits. To use the service professionally, you need to go for a subscription, which you do by pressing the Upgrade button.
How Firefly works
Return to Firefly Foundry
The arrow takes you back to the Firefly home page where you can find more tools.
Alternatives
You'll see four alternative images, and if you hover your mouse over the one you want to use, a series of tools will appear.
Save the image
To save and share the image, click the arrow icon.
Give an order
Change your order below if you are not satisfied with the four suggestions you have been given.
Proportions
Decide whether the image should be horizontal, vertical or square.
Type
Choose between creating photos and artwork. You can also customize the style.
Matching
Upload a reference image to match the style.
Effect
Scroll down for more effects and to adjust color, tone, light and more.
