Key details

Adobe Firefly is a suite of generative AI tools used by creatives to create images, video, audio and vector graphics from simple text prompts and other inputs. 

This short course provides a thorough grounding, teaching techniques for creating images, video, audio and vector graphics. The techniques you’ll learn will unlock the creative power of Adobe’s AI tools, helping you design faster, work smarter and explore new creative possibilities.

You’ll learn to:

• Create images from text prompts with style, aspect ratio and composition controls.
• Use Generative Fill, Generative Expand and Remove to edit and enhance images.
• Work with Firefly’s video, vector and audio features.
• Apply Text Effects to typography in Adobe Express.
• Use Firefly in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Use Scene to Image (Project Neo) to generate 3D-style visuals.
• Generate templates and design-ready layouts.
• Collaborate with others using Firefly Boards.
• Understand how generative credits work.

This course is ideal for:

• Designers and creatives already using Adobe Creative Cloud who want to add AI to their workflow to speed up design tasks.
• Marketing and communications professionals needing quick, polished visuals.

Firefly training is arranged on-request, i.e. one-to-one training or a ‘closed course’ for your group. Your training can be tailored to take into account any existing knowledge you have, and the work you’re going to be doing.

In-class or online

This course is available in-class at eight centres or live online.

Expert trainers

Firefly courses are hosted by AI experts. See Expert trainers. 

Firefly training guide and certificate

Course delegates receive:

• A practical Firefly training guide, to refer to during the course and use as a refresher after. Choose from a printed guide or a PDF.

• An e-certificate confirming successful course completion.

After course support

Following Firefly training, delegates are entitled to 30 days’ email support from their trainer to help with any post-course issues. For further details, see Support.

Prerequisites

No prior Firefly experience is required.

A basic knowledge of the application(s) with which you’re going to use Firefly, e.g. Adobe Express, InDesign, Photoshop or Illustrator, is useful but not essential.

General information

Course times

Standard course times are 9.30am–4.30pm.

As we’d be hosting this as a ‘closed course’ for you/your group, there’s usually flexibility to change these times to suit you, e.g. start or end 30 minutes earlier or later.

Payment

Payment for Firefly training can be made by:

• Bank transfer. Please call 01527 834783 for our bank details.
• Card. Visa, Mastercard and American Express cards accepted. Payment can be made securely online or over the phone. Armada doesn’t record or store your card details.
• Buy now pay later. Available for private bookings; pay in 4 x interest-free fortnightly instalments. Facility provided by Clearpay. For details, see Clearpay terms of service.

Purchase orders

We accept purchase orders from UK registered companies with turnover in excess of £1m, and public sector organisations

Accommodation

See Accommodation local to our training centres.

Cancellations and postponements

If an on-request Firefly course booking is cancelled giving less than 20 working days’ notice, a cancellation fee is payable. View cancellation terms.

If an on-request Firefly course booking is postponed giving less than 20 working days’ notice, a postponement fee is payable. View postponement terms.

Terms and conditions

Expert trainers

Simon Dry

Simon is a highly-experienced design professional and AI expert, whose previous roles have included Designer, Project Manager and Creative Director. He has expert knowledge of a range of applications, including Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, hosting courses in these applications at all levels. Simon continues to work as a graphic designer, working on a variety of projects for Blue-Chip clients in areas including press and digital ads, photography, website design, social media.

Course content

Introduction to Firefly

• What Firefly is and how it compares to Midjourney and DALL·E
• How generative credits work for free vs Creative Cloud users
• Overview of Firefly’s web interface

Firefly Core Tools

• Text-to-Image generation
• Generative Fill, Remove and Expand
• Scene-to-Image
• Text Effects
• Generate Template for quick layouts

Creative Media Options

• Firefly Video: creating short generative clips
• Firefly Vector: producing editable graphics for Illustrator
• Firefly Audio: generating sounds, effects and voice

Firefly Boards

• Creating inspiration boards
• Remixing and editing visuals
• Auto-layout, presentation mode and team collaboration

Firefly in Photoshop

• Generative Fill and Expand with contextual taskbar
• Remove background and select subject
• Dynamic Text, Sky Replacement and Neural Filters
• Using Liquify and other AI-driven tools

Firefly in Illustrator

• Text-to-Vector graphics
• Generative recolour
• Generate patterns
• Retype, Mockup and other Firefly-powered features

Firefly in InDesign

• Content-Aware Fit
• Text-to-Image (basic and advanced)
• Generative expand

Best Practice and Credits Management

• Working with commercially safe content
• Managing Firefly credits
• Integrating Firefly seamlessly with Creative Cloud apps

Live online training

Online training lets you participate in a live AI course from your place of work or home.

We do everything possible to make your online training experience as close as possible to actually being in the classroom. You can:

• See and hear our trainer, and the other delegates participating in the course…
  
• Watch our trainer demonstrate techniques in AI.
• Interact by speaking, or using chat.
• Share your screen with our trainer, and allow them to take control to explain something.

Like our in-class courses, online Firefly courses…

• Are presented by Adobe Certified Instructors.
• Give you plenty of opportunity to carry out assisted, practical exercises using AI.
• Offer 30 days’ email support from your trainer.

All you need is an Internet-connected computer with…

• AI installed. If you don’t have access to AI, we can usually send you a link to fully-functional trial software to download and install.
• A webcam and audio capability. If your computer running AI doesn’t have these, you can use a second device, such as another computer or tablet. See Hardware recommendations for live online training for further details.

If there’s anything you’re not sure about we’ll do our best to help you. We won’t, however, be able to assist with your AI installation.

We provide everything else…

• Links to download the files, resources, etc. you’ll use in your course.
• A training guide. For most courses, you can choose from a printed copy that we post to you, or a PDF.

In the week before your course, we’ll send you an email containing everything you need to prepare for and participate in the training. We’re available in the days ahead of your course to assist if you need any help.

Please note that we are not able to record scheduled online courses for privacy reasons.

When you attend live online training, you’re participating in a real course, hosted by a real trainer, in real time