On the Firefly homepage, select Ideate and then Create a board.
Last updated on
Nov 20, 2025
Learn how to generate image variations in Firefly Boards using both Adobe and partner models.
While working in Boards, you can generate image variations and place them directly onto the canvas. You have the flexibility to choose from the following Adobe models or partner models:
When you select a partner model to generate images, you'll be prompted to confirm that you're using a model not developed by Adobe, along with other relevant information. Please review the details and select OK to continue.
On the Boards page, select Generate image at the bottom of the page.
In the Prompt bar, select Image and then use the dropdown menu to choose Flux 1.1 Pro, Flux 1.1 Ultra, or Flux 1.1 Ultra (Raw).
Use the Sample from canvas icon to select an existing image on the canvas as your reference, or select the Upload image reference icon to upload an image from your device.
Use the Aspect ratio option to select from the available dimensions for the image.
To use additional generation settings, select the Generation settings icon next to the Aspect ratio option. This activates the right-side panel, which includes the following additional settings:
- Sub-prompts: You have to option to browse through a range of sub-prompts from lighting to styles. When you select the preview thumbnails of the sub-prompts, they get added to the prompt bar.
- Seed: You can add a seed number that helps start the process and controls the randomness of what the AI creates. If you use the same seed, prompt, and control settings, you can generate similar video clips.
Add a text description in the prompt bar.
Select Generate.
On the Firefly homepage, select Ideate and then Create a board.
On the Boards page, select Generate image at the bottom of the page.
In the Prompt bar, select Image and then use the dropdown menu to choose Flux Kontext Pro or Flux Kontext MAX.
Use the Sample from canvas icon to select an existing image on the canvas as your reference, or select the Upload image reference icon to upload an image from your device.
Use the Aspect ratio option to select from the available dimensions for the image.
To use additional generation settings, select the Generation settings icon next to the Aspect ratio options. This activates the right-side panel, which includes the following additional settings:
- Sub-prompts: You have to option to browse through a range of sub-prompts from lighting to styles. When you select the preview thumbnails of the sub-prompts, they get added to the prompt bar.
- Seed: You can add a seed number that helps start the process and controls the randomness of what the AI creates. If you use the same seed, prompt, and control settings, you can generate similar video clips.
Add a text description in the prompt bar.
Select Generate.
On the Firefly homepage, select Ideate and then Create a board.
On the Boards page, select Generate image at the bottom of the page.
In the Prompt bar, select Image and then use the dropdown menu to choose GPT Image.
Use the Sample from canvas icon to select an existing image on the canvas as your reference, or select the Upload image reference icon to upload an image from your device.
You can also edit, such as adding an element to the uploaded image using the text prompt.
Uploaded image
Generated image
Use the Aspect ratio option to select from the available dimensions for the image.
To use additional generation settings, select the Generation settings icon next to the Aspect ratio options. This activates the right-side panel, which includes the following additional settings:
- Sub-prompts: You have to option to browse through a range of sub-prompts from lighting to styles. When you select the preview thumbnails of the sub-prompts, they get added to the prompt bar.
- Seed: You can add a seed number that helps start the process and controls the randomness of what the AI creates. If you use the same seed, prompt, and control settings, you can generate similar video clips.
Add a text description in the prompt bar.
Select Generate.
On the Firefly homepage, select Ideate and then Create a board.
On the Boards page, select Generate image at the bottom of the page.
In the Prompt bar, select Image and then use the model dropdown menu to choose Imagen 3 or Imagen 4.
Use the Sample from canvas icon to select an existing image on the canvas as your reference, or select the Upload image reference icon to upload an image from your device.
Note
The Image option to upload a reference image is available only for the Imagen 3 model.
Use the Aspect ratio option to select from the available dimensions for the image.
To use additional generation settings, select the Generation settings icon next to the Aspect ratio options. This activates the right-side panel, which includes the following additional settings:
- Sub-prompts: You have to option to browse through a range of sub-prompts from lighting to styles. When you select the preview thumbnails of the sub-prompts, they get added to the prompt bar.
- Seed: You can add a seed number that helps start the process and controls the randomness of what the AI creates. If you use the same seed, prompt, and control settings, you can generate similar video clips.
Add a text description in the prompt bar.
Select Generate.
On the Firefly homepage, select Ideate and then Create a board.
On the Boards page, select Generate image at the bottom of the page.
In the Prompt bar, select Image and then use the model dropdown menu to choose Gemini 2.5 (Nano Banana) or Gemini 3 (Nano Banana Pro).
Use the Sample from canvas icon to select an existing image on the canvas as your reference, or select the Upload image reference icon to upload an image from your device.
Apart from generating a new image using the uploaded image as a reference, you can also edit it by adding elements using a text prompt.
Uploaded image
Edited image using text prompt
Use the Aspect ratio option to select from the available dimensions for the image.
To use additional generation settings, select the Generation settings icon next to the Aspect ratio options. This activates the right-side panel, which includes the following additional settings:
- Sub-prompts: You have to option to browse through a range of sub-prompts from lighting to styles. When you select the preview thumbnails of the sub-prompts, they get added to the prompt bar.
- Seed: You can add a seed number that helps start the process and controls the randomness of what the AI creates. If you use the same seed, prompt, and control settings, you can generate similar video clips.
Add a text description in the prompt bar.
Select Generate.
On the Firefly homepage, select Ideate and then Create a board.
On the Boards page, select Generate image at the bottom of the page.
In the Prompt bar, select Image and then use the model dropdown menu to choose Ideogram 3.0.
Use the Sample from canvas icon to select an existing image on the canvas as your reference, or select the Upload image reference icon to upload an image from your device.
Use the Aspect ratio option to select from the available dimensions for the image.
To use additional generation settings, select the Generation settings icon next to the Aspect ratio options. This activates the right-side panel, which includes the following additional settings:
- Sub-prompts: You have to option to browse through a range of sub-prompts from lighting to styles. When you select the preview thumbnails of the sub-prompts, they get added to the prompt bar.
- Seed: You can add a seed number that helps start the process and controls the randomness of what the AI creates. If you use the same seed, prompt, and control settings, you can generate similar video clips.
Add a text description in the prompt bar.
Select Generate.
On the Firefly homepage, select Ideate and then Create a board.
On the Boards page, select Generate image at the bottom of the page.
In the Prompt bar, select Image and then use the model dropdown menu to choose Runway Gen-4 Image.
Use the Sample from canvas icon to select an existing image on the canvas as your reference, or select the Upload image reference icon to upload an image from your device.
Apart from generating a new image using the uploaded image as a reference, you can also edit it by adding elements using a text prompt.
Use the Aspect ratio option to select from the available dimensions for the image.
To use additional generation settings, select the Generation settings icon next to the Aspect ratio options. This activates the right-side panel, which includes the following additional settings:
- Sub-prompts: You have to option to browse through a range of sub-prompts from lighting to styles. When you select the preview thumbnails of the sub-prompts, they get added to the prompt bar.
- Seed: You can add a seed number that helps start the process and controls the randomness of what the AI creates. If you use the same seed, prompt, and control settings, you can generate similar video clips.
Add a text description in the prompt bar.
Select Generate.
In addition, Content Credentials — a “nutrition label” for digital content that provides information on how it was created — will be attached to AI-generated images to indicate whether it was generated with Firefly or a partner model.
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