Adobe Firefly Essential Training (2023)

Course details

Generative AI is taking the world by storm. And Adobe’s answer to the artificial intelligence revolution is the introduction of Adobe Firefly, a brand new family of generative AI models. Equipped with the potential to revolutionize your design skills and elevate your creative projects to unprecedented heights, Firefly will impress you with its ease of use and spectacular results. In this course, Bart Van de Wiele teaches you the skills you need to learn to be successful as a designer or marketer. Gain an understanding of Adobe Firefly’s role in the greater Creative Cloud ecosystem. Learn how to write effective Firefly text prompts for generating high quality images and vector art, create and recolor your artwork using Firefly and Illustrator, and create image magic using Generative Fill in Photoshop. Bart also shows you some mind-blowing text effects and templates with Firefly and Adobe Express, and explains the role of content credentials and why they matter to generative AI.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Adobe Firefly essentials
02 - The age of AI-driven design

1. Firefly for Creatives

03 - How does Firefly fit in Creative Cloud
04 - How does Firefly differs from other generative art solutions
05 - Is Firefly free

2. Turning Descriptions into Images

06 - Introducing Text to Image on the web
07 - Creating your very first text prompt
08 - Understanding the difference between Firefly models
09 - Text prompt best practices
10 - Using content types and styles
11 - Mixing images with Match Image
12 - Setting colors, lighting and composition
13 - Using Firefly prompts as visual references
14 - Using Firefly Photo Settings
15 - Finding similar images and selecting favorites
16 - Sharing prompts with others
17 - Where else to find Firefly's Text to Image feature
18 - Challenge - Pencil drawing
19 - Solution - Pencil drawing

3. Creating Text Effects

20 - Introducing Text Effects on the web
21 - Creating your first text effects
22 - Setting color and fitting options
23 - Using text effects in Adobe Express
24 - Creating design templates with Text to Template
25 - Challenge - Milkshakes
26 - Solution - Milkshakes

4. Image Magic with Generative Fill

27 - Introducing Generative Fill on the web
28 - Inserting objects and subjects
29 - Removing subjects from an image
30 - The importance of selections
31 - Replacing image backgrounds
32 - Using Generative Fill in Photoshop
33 - Using multiple prompts
34 - Introducing Generative Expand in Photoshop
35 - Knowing generative fill's limitation
36 - Automating a Firefly prompt for a campaign
37 - Challenge - Adventure
38 - Solution - Adventure

5. Recoloring Vector Graphics

39 - Introducing Generative Recolor on the web
40 - Describing color palettes
41 - Creating colors and variations
42 - Using Generative Recolor in Illustrator

6. Generating Vector Graphics

43 - Introducing Text to Vector Graphic
44 - Creating your first vector graphic
45 - Controlling colors
46 - Challenge - Text to Vectors
47 - Solution - Text to Vectors

7. Ethical Generative AI

48 - AI generated images and ethics
49 - Downloading images and viewing content credentials
50 - Verifying content credentials from external parties

Conclusion

51 - Where to go from here