Adobe Firefly: Generate AI art from sketch with Composition Reference

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Yes I'm a Designer·Aug 2025

Demo summary

The creator uses Adobe Firefly to generate images of a lighthouse by uploading a hand-drawn sketch as a 'composition reference' and adjusting the strength to match the original outlines.

Step-by-step

Type a specific prompt describing the image you want to generate
Upload your original sketch as a composition reference
Increase the strength slider to maintain similarity to the sketch outlines and details
Click generate to create the image

Tips

Be more specific with your text prompt to improve the quality of the results
Crank up the strength setting if you want the AI to strictly follow the composition of your uploaded sketch

Highlights

“Not bad, but these still feel a bit too”

All demos from “From Sketch to AI Art: My Workflow With Adobe Firefly's Image Generator”

1:420:36Generate AI art from sketch with Composition ReferenceCurrentThe creator uses Adobe Firefly to generate images of a lighthouse by uploading a hand-drawn sketch as a 'composition reference' and adjusting the strength to match the original outlines.Adobe Firefly· Image to Image
3:070:35Apply Style References to AI generationsThe creator demonstrates how to apply a 'style reference' (using a vector illustration) to ensure consistent visual aesthetics across different sketch-based generations.Adobe Firefly· AI Style Transfer
3:570:37Organizing and editing in Firefly BoardsThe demonstration shows how to use Firefly Boards to arrange multiple generated images side-by-side, remove backgrounds, and use artboards as style references.Adobe Firefly· AI Image Generator
4:430:17Create looping animation with Firefly Video ModelThe user shows how to turn a static generated image into a looping turntable animation using the Firefly video model by setting first and last frames.Adobe Firefly· AI GIF Generator
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Image to Image

1:420:36Generate AI art from sketch with Composition ReferenceCurrentThe creator uses Adobe Firefly to generate images of a lighthouse by uploading a hand-drawn sketch as a 'composition reference' and adjusting the strength to match the original outlines.Yes I'm a Designer
10:482:39Using Adobe Firefly for structure and style referenceThe user demonstrates Adobe Firefly's 'Structure' and 'Style' reference tools by uploading an empty room for composition and a meditation room for aesthetic, then generating a combined result using a text prompt.Creative Pad Media