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Turn doodles into digital art using the sketch-to-image AI generator.

Transform rough sketches into professional assets in seconds with sketch-to-image AI. Just upload a hand-drawn concept and Firefly will generate high-fidelity photos, detailed paintings or polished designs ideal for pitch decks, merchandise, ads and high-impact marketing materials.


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Bring your ideas to life with the sketch-to-image generator.

Leverage the power of the Adobe Firefly AI generator to transform your sketches into refined digital masterpieces. With generative AI tools, you can effortlessly convert simple sketches into polished, professional-quality images.

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Create digital masterpieces with the sketch-to-image AI generator.

The Firefly sketch-to-image AI generator works with almost any visual starting point — rough hand-drawn outlines, doodles, wireframes, loose concepts, digital sketches or partially finished artwork. Simply upload your sketch, even if it’s imperfect or incomplete, Firefly will analyse your lines, shapes and composition and enhance the detail, texture, lighting and colour while preserving your original structure. In just a few clicks, you’ll have digital artwork you can use for any creative project.

A cartoon-inspired image of a giraffe's face. UI in the lower right shows a black-and-white sketch of a similar giraffe.
An image of two people holding hands and leaping skyward in front of the sun. The image appears to have brushstrokes. UI in the lower left shows a line drawing an of a similar leaping couple, labelled "Reference."

Refine and control your sketches with AI precision.

Firefly AI tools give you hands-on control to iterate, adjust and refine your drawings. Using prompts and variations, you can guide the style, detail, lighting and composition of your art as your ideas evolve. The sketch-to-image AI generator makes it easy to experiment, compare results and fine-tune outputs instead of settling for a single output. It’s an easy way to develop polished, high-quality visuals with precision and confidence without any advanced design or drawing skills.

Streamline your workflow.

Using sketch-to-image technology, the Firefly Generate Image feature helps you effortlessly bring your ideas to life with an intuitive, no-code interface built for speed and flexibility. Start with a sketch, describe your vision with a prompt and generate polished visuals in just a few clicks. Firefly also gives you access to multiple industry-leading partner models, so you can choose the one that best fits your creative goals all within one seamless workflow.

An image of a European or Latin American city with cobblestone roads, several flat buildings and the setting in the background. UI to the right shows a black-and-white sketch of a similar scene.
A pastel cartoon image of a narwhal. UI in the upper left shows a black-and-white sketch of a narwhal labelled "Reference."

Use sketch-to-image AI for any creative project.

From early concepts to final assets, the Firefly sketch-to-image generator makes it possible to bring your ideas to life for any creative project. Turn a rough drawing into a polished photo for a pitch deck, transform layout sketches into eye-catching ads, convert an image to a cartoon for social media or turn a simple outline into an oil painting. With descriptive prompts and intuitive editing controls, sketch-to-image AI gives you the control to shape visuals that fit your vision and purpose.

How to create a new image from any existing sketch.

Go to Adobe Firefly. Select Edit Image from the left-hand toolbar.

Next, upload your sketch image as a reference.

Write a prompt describing how you’d like to transform your reference image. Add details about what you’d like to see in terms of subject, style, colours, textures, lighting and more.

From the drop-down menu, choose the Firefly Image model or a partner model such as GPT Image, Gemini with Nano Banana or FLUX.

Select Generate to see your results. Continue adjusting your prompt further and re-generating until you've reached your desired results.

Now, have some fun with Tune to choose effects, adjust colour and tone, lighting, camera angle options and more.

Save and share your sketch-to-image creation.

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Why Firefly for AI sketch-to-image generation?

Transform your sketches and drafts into digital art. Explore ideas, see what one image looks like in a variety of styles and bring your ideas to life.

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A black-and-white sketch of a midcentury couch next to a full-colour cartoon image of one.
A black-and-white sketch of a midcentury couch next to a full-colour cartoon image of one.
A black-and-white sketch of a midcentury couch next to a full-colour cartoon image of one.

High-fidelity style control.

Turn concepts into polished visuals in a variety of styles. Transform rough sketches into visual assets ready for pitch decks, advertisements and more.

A colourful cartoon image of a wooden footbridge and blooming cherry tree. A black-and-white sketch in the upper-right shows a simpler reference image of the same bridge and tree.
A colourful cartoon image of a wooden footbridge and blooming cherry tree. A black-and-white sketch in the upper-right shows a simpler reference image of the same bridge and tree.
A colourful cartoon image of a wooden footbridge and blooming cherry tree. A black-and-white sketch in the upper-right shows a simpler reference image of the same bridge and tree.

Maintain structure and proportions.

Make sure your digital art looks like it should. Firefly analyses lines and compositions and keeps visual elements aligned with each other as it enhances colour, texture and detail.

A hand reaching for a modernist rotary telephone. UI on the left shows icons for several Creative Cloud apps: Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Express, Premiere and Firefly.
A hand reaching for a modernist rotary telephone. UI on the left shows icons for several Creative Cloud apps: Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Express, Premiere and Firefly.
A hand reaching for a modernist rotary telephone. UI on the left shows icons for several Creative Cloud apps: Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Express, Premiere and Firefly.

Integrate with Creative Cloud.

Seamlessly import your work into industry-leading creative apps like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects.

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A woman wearing a bright yellow roll neck and striking pink sunglasses. She looks directly at the camera and is framed by a blue sky with white clouds.
A woman wearing a bright yellow roll neck and striking pink sunglasses. She looks directly at the camera and is framed by a blue sky with white clouds.
A woman wearing a bright yellow roll neck and striking pink sunglasses. She looks directly at the camera and is framed by a blue sky with white clouds.

Commercially safe.

Firefly models are trained on licensed content and public-domain data, so you can confidently use sketch-to-image generation in commercial projects.

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English medieval castle surrounded by a gleaming moat in the morning dewy light
A subway car scene with three passengers standing in the open doorway, surrounded by black hand-drawn jungle vines, leaves, flowers and animals layered over the train interior.
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