Adobe Firefly Training Course, Practical AI Design Skills

Learn how to create, enhance and transform visual content with Adobe Firefly AI.
This hands-on course shows you how to use Firefly across Photoshop, InDesign and Adobe Express, speeding up workflows while staying fully in control of your creative vision.

Adobe Firefly Course Overview

Adobe Firefly is Adobe’s generative AI platform designed to help creatives produce images, graphics and design variations quickly and responsibly.

On this course, you’ll discover how Firefly works on its own in its own app space and over time becomes part of your existing Adobe workflow. You’ll learn how to generate content with text prompts, refine designs and apply them across social media, marketing materials, print layouts and digital publications.

Tailored Adobe Firefly Training

Our tailored Adobe Firefly training is designed to meet your specific needs whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced user. Each course is customised around your skill level, projects and goals covering everything from traditional workflows to AI-powered tools so you gain practical, hands-on experience that can be applied immediately.

Bespoke Adobe Firefly Courses are available onsite and virtually online.

Related Adobe AI training

This course focuses on using AI tools within Adobe Firefly. If you’d like to see how dedicated Firefly-powered features and tools are used directly inside Photoshop you can continue your learning with our Adobe Photoshop AI training course

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Adobe Firefly Boards

Working with Boards in Adobe Firefly

Who is this Adobe Firefly Course for?

This Adobe Firefly training course is designed for anyone who wants to harness the power of AI in their creative workflows. Whether you’re a beginner curious about generative AI or an experienced designer looking to integrate Firefly with Photoshop, InDesign or Adobe Express this course has you covered.

This course is ideal for:

  • Designers who want to incorporate AI into their creative projects and work from the Firefly workspace

  • Marketing and social media teams looking to speed up content creation

  • Small business owners producing visual content in-house

  • Content creators seeking efficient ways to generate professional graphics and product design using collaborative boards

  • Photoshop, InDesign, or Adobe Express users who want to explore AI

  • Beginners with no prior AI experience

By the end of this course you’ll have the confidence to use Adobe Firefly across your creative projects producing high-quality visuals faster and more efficiently.

Using Adobe Firefly with Photoshop, InDesign & Adobe Express

Adobe Firefly works seamlessly across Photoshop, InDesign, and Adobe Express, allowing you to integrate AI into your creative workflow with ease. You’ll learn how to generate and refine visuals using Firefly’s native generative engine as well as Google’s Gemini AI models  more commonly known as Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) and Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro). 

These AI models give you extra creative flexibility enabling you to produce high-quality images, experiment with different styles and enhance or expand designs directly within your Adobe applications. If you fancy finding out a bit more about how Google AI came to have those interesting ‘banana’ names take a look at Greta Powell AI Training post.

During the course, you’ll explore practical ways to use Firefly and Nano Banana for:

  • Social media graphics: Instagram posts, TikTok visuals, LinkedIn banners, and carousel templates

  • Marketing and branding assets: Digital ads, email visuals, campaign graphics

  • UI/UX and web design: Hero images, web banners, app mockups, and landing page visuals

  • Editorial and print layouts: Brochures, magazines, eBooks, and newsletters in InDesign

  • Creative ideation and rapid prototyping: Mood boards, concept visuals, and multiple design variations

  • Time-saving automation: Generating variations, removing objects, and extending images without manual repetition

By the end of the course, you’ll be confident using Adobe Firefly and its AI models, including Nano Banana to speed up workflows, maintain brand consistency, and produce professional-quality visuals for social, web, and print projects.

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Thanks very much for last weeks session. The group got a lot out of it and I’m sure will be using what you’ve taught them for a very long time.

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Why use Greta Powell Training for your Adobe Firefly Course?

  • We offer hands on, practical training either onsite at your premises or with virtual online Firefly Training sessions.
  • Tailored Firefly courses let you focus on skills you’ll actually use
  • Hands on learning with projects and exercises
  • Our courses cover the latest features and workflows including AI and generic software updated tools
  • Super flexible dates and times – for online Photoshop Courses we can offer overnight and weekends

Adobe Firefly and AI Training FAQ

As well as our onsite courses we also run this as an Online Adobe Firefly Training session.

All of our virtual Adobe training runs with a live instructor who you interact with throughout your course via video, chat and sharing screens in real time. 

24 /7 Training

Our courses are available 24 /7 including evenings, overnight and during weekends.

Do you record the courses?

Yes we do but unfortunately due to privacy issues we can only offer this for one to one sessions or company groups.

Half Day Training Blocks

We know for some people that full days of intensive training can be a bit much. Because of the flexibility of online training sessions full day courses can be broken down into two 1 /2 blocks.

We come directly out to you onsite in Chester to deliver your training course at a time and date to suit you.

This is an introduction to Adobe Photoshop Training Course so ideal for beginners or those with a little experience.

We always organise an online meeting /voice call prior to the training to ensure you get the exact content and course delivery you want.

There are a wide range of face to face Adobe Training Courses in Chester and across the region, the North West and the Midlands. We’re happy to visit wherever you’re located.

Our courses are ideal for either 121 sessions or company groups looking for a more private and custom approach to their Photoshop training event.

There are a wide range of courses to choose from including our Introduction to Advanced ones but our tailored Photoshop courses are always extremely popular.

Adobe Photoshop Training in Chester This course is designed for beginners or those with minimal experience looking to increase their current skill level.

It’s ideal with anyone who needs to use Photoshop for minor edits in their daily workflow which could be resizing, cropping, slight tweaks and colour pops and also with anyone with more complex needs such as designing social media ads, flyers etc.

It’s very popular with content creators, photographers and particularly popular with small businesses needing to design professional and creative imagery for print or social media.

Our training is delivered to company groups, company rollouts or individuals. We can also arrange Photoshop webinars and recorded video tutorials.

Our online Photoshop Courses are available on any time zone so we can offer 24 hour availability including evenings, overnight and during weekends.

We run our online Adobe training sessions via the most popular video conferencing software including Zoom, Teams, Google and WebEX. 

*We realise not everyone is keen on full days of training which is why for online courses we can break full days down into half days. So for example you could opt for two full days to be broken down into four half days taken over an agreed time period.

*Unfortunately we can only offer 1 /2 day availability for Online Training Sessions

Booking with us

Please get in touch with us via the Firefly online booking form.

We will then get in touch and send the details of booking reservation and find out your timeframe for training.

We will then send across dates.

Once the booking is confirmed we then organise a pre-course call /meeting to discuss the course and any logistics around the day.

Payment

Payment for training is via BACS or Credit Card

Credit Card payment is via Stripe

*Greta Powell Training Ltd does not collect or store your card details.

Purchase Orders

We accept purchase orders from UK registered companies and the public sector.

Adobe Firefly Course Content

Getting started with Adobe Firefly

Learn how Firefly works and how to navigate the workspace with confidence.

  • Understanding what Adobe Firefly is and how it fits into the Adobe ecosystem

  • Exploring the Firefly workspace and interface

  • How Firefly integrates with Photoshop, InDesign, and Adobe Express

  • Commercially safe and ethical use of generative AI

Generating Images with Firefly

Create high-quality images from text prompts and refine results efficiently.

  • Generating images from text prompts

  • Using style, colour, composition, and visual tone

  • Creating and comparing multiple variations

  • Refining outputs directly within the Firefly workspace

Firefly Boards for Creative Ideation

Use Firefly Boards to explore ideas, build mood boards, and shape creative direction.

  • Creating visual mood boards and concept layouts

  • Combining text, reference images, and AI-generated visuals

  • Developing creative direction for projects and campaigns

  • Collaborating and refining ideas using Boards

Advanced Prompting & AI Control

Improve accuracy and creative control through refined prompting techniques.

  • Writing advanced prompts for better results

  • Using reference images and style matching

  • Managing consistency across multiple AI outputs

  • Refining and polishing generated content

Firefly with Photoshop

Enhance and extend images using AI-powered Photoshop workflows.

  • Advanced Generative Fill and Generative Expand

  • Intelligent object removal and replacement

  • Extending images for web, print, and social formats

  • Speeding up retouching and compositing workflows

Firefly with InDesign

Integrate AI-generated visuals seamlessly into professional layouts.

  • Placing Firefly images into InDesign documents

  • Enhancing brochures, reports, magazines, and long documents

  • Maintaining visual consistency across layouts

  • Improving editorial and production efficiency

AI and Advanced Models

Overview of Adobe Firefly AI models

  • Using Google Gemini / Nano Banana models within Firefly

  • Comparing outputs for speed, quality, and style

  • Selecting the best model for each project

Adobe Firefly for Marketing & Content Creation

Marketing-Focused Creative Workflows

Develop AI-assisted workflows tailored to modern marketing needs.

  • Creating campaign visuals efficiently

  • Designing brand-aligned marketing graphics

  • Scaling creative output across platforms

  • Maintaining brand consistency with AI tools

Firefly and Adobe Express

Produce quick-turnaround content for social media and digital marketing.

  • Creating social media graphics and short-form content

  • Repurposing Firefly assets across platforms

  • Building branded templates for teams

  • Speeding up content creation with Adobe Express

AI for Social Media & Digital Campaigns

Design engaging visuals for modern social and digital marketing.

  • Creating graphics for Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and ads

  • Designing carousels, stories, and banners

  • Supporting content calendars with AI-generated visuals

  • Working faster without compromising quality

Responsible & Professional AI Use

Copyright and commercial usage explained

  • Understanding AI limitations

  • Balancing automation with creativity

  • Using AI as a creative assistant, not a replacement

Wrap up and Next Steps

Apply Firefly confidently and integrate AI into everyday creative workflows.

  • Building efficient, AI-powered design workflows

  • Choosing the right tools for future projects

  • Next steps for developing AI-driven creative skills