Extending Creativity With Adobe Firefly

Learn how to use Generative AI to create images, add text and color effects, and perform image editing faster than ever with step-by-step guidance from a creative community leader and educator Key Features Create stunning visuals without complex editing Enhance your image creation skills with advanced editing techniques Discover practical tips to integrate Firefly with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Express Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionCreating conceptual art and design assets is a slow and laborious process, especially for those unfamiliar with complex design tools. With Adobe Firefly, you can say goodbye to your design challenges and start creating attractive visuals faster than ever before. Written by an Adobe expert with over two decades of experience, Extending Creativity With Adobe Firefly teaches you how to use Generative AI for art and design with easy-to-follow steps. You’ll learn how to create images, add text effects, edit photos, and explore colors faster with Adobe Firefly. You'll discover Firefly’s capabilities for tasks like generating text-to-image samples, styling text effects, and editing photos quickly. You’ll also find how to integrate Firefly with other Adobe Creative Cloud apps to streamline your workflow. If you're just starting out, this book will acquaint you with the basics of design, enabling you to create images easily. If you are a professional, you’ll learn how to improve collaboration and visual communication, and if you are a teacher, you’ll be able to enhance your teaching methods with visual thinking. By the end, you’ll master every function of Adobe Firefly and create outputs for website and desktop applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Express, and Adobe Stock. What you will learn Compare the functionality of Adobe Firefly with other similar GenAI models Generate images effortlessly using text-to-image prompt engineering Edit photos with Generative Fill, using brushes for object removal and inpainting Create stylish textured words and phrases through text effects and color combinations using Generative Recolor Extend your design workflow by integrating Adobe Firefly with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Express Access resources for Generative AI, including example prompts and techniques for immediate use Who this book is for This book is for students, marketers, content creators, aspiring designers, and entrepreneurs who want to craft design elements using Generative AI images and edit visuals without extensive graphic design software know-how. This book empowers you to harness the full potential of Adobe Firefly as a beginner, regardless of your design experience.

The Adobe Firefly application is safe to use for corporate use and offers a novel approach to release your creativity while significantly improving your creative workflow. Ideas can now be easily transformed into vibrant realities; saving you time in the process. You can describe the image you would like to create using the Text-to-Image function. You can create realistic images like landscapes and portraits, as well as more imaginative ones like fantasy and abstract artwork. While using the Generative Fill tool, you can add, subtract, or change parts of photos that have generative contents that are explained by a brief prompt. With the aid of the Generative Recolor, you may experiment and play around with many combinations by applying color variants and themes to a vector graphic using common languages. This manual is specifically designed to teach users of all skill levels how to utilize all of these Firefly features and provides guidance for both. At the end of this guide, please ensure you carry out the practice exercises in order to be practically oriented. You will gather the following information in this simplified guide: Kindle your Creative Adventure Setting the Groundwork Understanding Basics Above the Basics Kindle your Imagination Optimizing Workflow Get Payable For Your Passion The Evolutions in Continuity All these topics and other fantastic subtopics are dealt with. Best of luck!!

Adobe Creative 3D Workflows brings a practical approach to understanding not only how to begin working with 3D assets but how each of the relevant Adobe apps interact through the creation and application of 3D materials, models, and effects across different workflows. Each topic begins with an overview grounding the approach alongside useful tools and then transitions to a tutorial-like approach with hands-on examples created through a specific set of workflows. From generating custom materials in Substance 3D Sampler, to producing 3D models from vector shapes using Illustrator while adding motion to these models in After Effects, to designing a variety of 3D environments across various platforms, this book provides a foundation of how to successfully work in the Creative Cloud and Substance 3D apps to produce stunning results. Understand 3D-specific terminology and concepts that carry across different software. Create rich, realistic materials that can be applied to 3D models in various environments. Work with Substance 3D technologies within more traditional 2D apps like Photoshop and Illustrator. Design engaging motion content in 3D space while combining 2D planes with true 3D models. Explore additional 3D focused capabilities and workflows in immersive AR, intelligent product mockups, interactive VR, and more.

Embark on a journey that transcends the boundaries of art and technology in the groundbreaking realm of Creative Convergence: The AI Renaissance in Art and Design. This isn't just another book on art and technology- it's a journey that sparks curiosity, fuels innovation, and challenges traditional artistic boundaries. Discover the power of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) as it melds with human expression, propelling artistry into uncharted territories and redefining traditional notions of both originality and creativity. The text is not just about art or AI; it is about the fusion of both, catalyzing a creative revolution that challenges previous assumptions about human-machine collaboration and how ideation, conceptualization, process and execution are radically rethought. Have you ever wondered how/will AI revolutionize training, education and execution in art and design? Delve into this captivating treatment that contextualizes the disruptions we are experiencing today in the technological innovations and artistic responses and integrations of the past five hundred years. Human creativity has always struggled against technological advance, but ultimately integrated and redefined what "art" is in each era. As such, you will see how AI can be incorporated in various artistic disciplines in this study. Explore real-world case studies that showcase AI's practical impact on 3D design, drawing, digital art, and even web design. The book also addresses the controversial question: Can AI be a co-creator in the creative and artistic process, even assisting in creating an original, signature style? Brace yourself for revelations that will challenge your perceptions of traditional artistry.

The creator of the designer website, maeda@media, explores the computer as an artistic medium, recounting how his students and he have rendered some of the most digitally sophisticated pieces of design in modern history, in a compilation that showcases some of the ACG's key achievements in the fields of digital typography, interaction design, education, and more. Original.

Unleash your digital creativity with an award-winning designer and Adobe Certified Expert and master complex editing tools and features to work smarter and faster for high-end results Key Features Create, manage, and deliver captivating visuals for print, screen, and the web using proven industry techniques Manage your digital projects with granular control and confidence Become an expert and eliminate last-minute Google searches to overcome challenges Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionUnlock the full potential of Photoshop, the go-to app for content creators by mastering its complex tools and features. This book quickly builds on your existing Photoshop knowledge with proven industry techniques, serving as a launchpad to develop professional skills and transformative personal growth. You’ll start by fine-tuning color and tone in your images with non-destructive adjustment layers and conceal content like backdrops with precise masking techniques for fine details like hair. Working through a series of real-world editing projects, crafting realistic brand mockups and traditional marketing collateral, you’ll learn robust methods for building social media assets in Photoshop, from images to animated GIFs and videos. You’ll also be able to bring your typography to life with styles and effects that are simple to edit and store as preset effects. The final section of the book encapsulates all of your learning to create complex montages using advanced masking and compositing techniques. You’ll have fun elevating your designs with surreal art styles and conceptual imagery using retouching, blending, and liquify filters. By the end of this Adobe Photoshop book, you’ll soar to new heights with your designs, creating captivating visuals that leave a lasting impression on your audience.What you will learn Discover new ways of working with familiar tools, enhancing your existing knowledge of Photoshop Master time-saving retouching techniques, ensuring flexibility for repeated edits without compromising on quality Create precise image cut-outs and seamless montages with advanced masking tools Make Photoshop your go-to application for social media content Automate repetitive tasks with actions and scripts that batch-process hundreds of images in seconds Integrate vector assets, type styles, and brand colors from other CC applications Who this book is for This book is for designers, marketers, and online content creators who work with digital imagery regularly. If you use Photoshop to create projects for print, screen, or social, this book will help you take your skills to the next level.

This two-volume set LNCS 14383 and LNCS 14384 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2023, held in Kobe, Japan, during November 11–15, 2023. The 30 full papers presented in this book together with 11 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 101 submissions. Additionally, the proceedings includes 22 Late Breaking Works. The papers focus on topics such as: theory, history and foundations; social and cultural contexts; tools and systems; interactive narrative design; virtual worlds, performance, games and play; applications and case studies; and late breaking works.

Designers, photographers, and artists use Photoshop to create fantastic and realistic images for illustrations, fine art, and editorial content. Whether they're landscape or portrait photographers, illustrators or fine artists, masking and compositing are essential skills to master for combining images to the extent that it is impossible to tell where one image stops and the other one begins. In this completely revised edition of her best-selling guide to masking and compositing, Photoshop artist and educator Katrin Eismann--along with compositing experts Sean Duggan and James Porto--takes readers through numerous step-by-step examples, highlighting the tools and techniques used for masking and combining images. Featuring work by leading artists and photographers, this book focuses on the techniques used to create compelling compositions, including making fast and accurate selections, mastering Photoshop's masking tools, and implementing the concept and photography from start to finish. The book addresses working with Photoshop's selection tools; selecting and maintaining fine details and edges; and working with difficult image elements, such as cloth, hair, or translucent objects. All-new photographic examples, updated instruction to cover the latest version of Adobe Photoshop, and an expanded section on shooting photographs for composite work make this a must-have guide for anyone interested in photographing and creating professional composite images. Visit www.peachpit.com/pmc2e to download dozens of the images featured in this book and practice the illustrated techniques with the same files used in the book. Also, download a full, free chapter on how to use the Pen Tool, one of the best selection tools in Photoshop.