Learn how to write a good text prompt to generate desired image variations in the Adobe Firefly website.
Prompts are instructions given to AI to perform a task or generate an output. They play a crucial role in guiding AI’s behavior and influencing the quality and relevance of its responses. Write descriptive prompts to generate extraordinary and vibrant images — if you don’t like the results, reword your prompt to get closer to what you want.
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Be specific
Use at least three words in your prompts, and avoid using words like generate or create. Stick to simple, direct language with a subject, descriptors, and keywords.
- A fluffy cat sitting on a windowsill looking out at a cityscape.
- Series of three upside-down waterfalls in a fantastical alien landscape.
- Time traveler's cluttered workshop filled with a mix of futuristic gadgets and historical artifacts.
Be descriptive
You can create anything from a text description, so the more detailed your description, the more likely you are to get images that match your vision.
- Woman with long flowing hair and blue eyes, white dress, field of flowers, realistic picture.
- A tropical island paradise, pristine turquoise waters, lush greenery, and vibrant exotic fruits, realistic.
- Steampunk submarine underwater, navigating past bioluminescent sea creatures.
Be original
Think beyond simple descriptions and infuse prompts with your unique perspective by incorporating feeling, style, and lighting elements.
- Serene beach at sunset, gentle waves, palm trees.
- Distant galaxy teeming with colorful nebulae, twinkling stars.
- Stylish burgundy high heels, futuristic design with translucent materials featuring intricate metallic details.
Be empathetic
When images are created from text and tailored to what the audience cares about, they become more engaging, memorable, and relevant. This helps communicate ideas more clearly and makes content more compelling. Use words like love, gentle, and playful to generate a heartwarming image, or powerful, strong, and uplifting to create an inspiring one.
- A lonely man standing on the edge of a desolate cliff, overlooking a vast and barren landscape, lo-fi.
- Tender moment of a child sharing a heartfelt conversation with their elderly grandparent, love, wisdom.
- A joyful carnival filled with colorful balloons, lively performers, rainbow-hued decorations, orange, purple.
Use professional tools
Firefly is adaptable, allowing you to explore beyond your original ideas. You can modify text prompts and experiment with the settings until you achieve the image you want. Next, manually refine the image using Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator.
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