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Turn words into stunning sketches with an AI drawing generator.

Type a prompt and watch our AI drawing generator bring your ideas to life.

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Capture attention with professional AI drawing.

Discover the creativity of AI drawing generation with Adobe Firefly. Draft concepts, explore ideas, and create AI-generated drawings with simple text prompts and advance techniques.

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Create a hand-drawn look with an AI drawing generator.

Firefly’s free AI drawing generator eliminates the need for stationery. Create sketches that mimic the look of real pen and ink renderings. Simply use Text to Image and generate loose, minimalist line drawings in minutes.

Generate concepts, sketches, and more.

Use Text to Image to quickly draft concept sketches for any project. Produce illustrations, fashion designs, or even spin up ideas for tattoo designs. Our AI drawing tool even lets you create anime-style line art, cartoon drawings, children’s book artwork, and much more.

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Take your pick from a range of artistic styles.

Select from an extensive menu of styles to achieve the specific look you want. Effects include fundamental options like Sketch, Ink, and Line Drawing, as well as options like Doodle Drawing, Stippling, and Geometric Pen. Just let the AI drawing generator know what style to create in, and it will take care of the rest.

Refine your results further.

Use the image to drawing feature for AI results you can trust. Upload or select a Reference Image to generate artwork in a similar style. Use descriptive terms such as “heavy stroke” or “loose hand-drawn sketch” in your prompt to further tailor results. Modify the Intensity and Strength of the Reference Image, and explore the Colour and Tone dropdown menu for even more options.

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How to generate AI drawings with Adobe Firefly.

Use Firefly’s free AI drawing generator to create free artistic sketches in just a few steps.

  • Log in to Firefly.
    Navigate to the Image section of the web app and select Text to Image.
  • Write a descriptive prompt.
    Describe the image you want to create, being as specific as possible. Use longer prompts with adjectives to get the best results.
  • Choose an Effect.
    Select an art style from the Effects section. Click on All to see the complete list of effects.
  • Optional: Upload a Reference Image.
    Upload a Reference Image or select one from the gallery to generate similar results in any style.
  • Generate your artwork.
    Click Generate in the prompt bar and watch the AI drawing generator produce your desired artwork.
  • Download, share and keep editing your image.
    Click the downward arrow icon to download your image. Select the pencil icon to keep editing, and click the upward arrow icon to share your image in the Firefly gallery.

Start creating AI drawings.

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Remix content from the community.

Perfect for content professionals, aspiring artists, and entrepreneurs, discover Firefly AI drawing content examples to remix and submit your own images to the gallery. Use Your AI-powered creative space to find content examples, quickly edit images and share your content with others.

Frequently asked questions.

What is an AI drawing generator and how is it different from an AI art generator?

An AI drawing generator is a type of AI art generator that produces different drawing styles from a text prompt. Adobe Firefly’s Text to Image function can adjust settings to produce results that resemble hand-drawn sketches. In comparison, using Text to Image as an AI art generator produces images that are more polished, from hyper-realistic portraits to artworks that look like oil paintings.

Can I upload a photo and turn it into a sketch?

Yes, you can turn a photo into a sketch by using the Reference Image function within the AI drawing generator’s Text to Image module. Upload the image you wish to turn into a drawing, adjust your settings, and enter a simple prompt such as “turn reference image into a sketch”. Refine your settings and prompt until you get an AI sketch you like.

What styles of drawings can I generate with Text to Image?

The AI drawing tool allows you to generate many styles of drawings with Text to Image. Include detailed descriptions of art styles within your prompt, and save time using options from the Effects section. Choose from art movements like Impressionism and Art Deco, or styles like Concept Art and Comic Book, and many more.

How can I customise my drawings?

There are many ways you can customise drawings within the AI drawing app. You can use detailed prompts with descriptive words and phrases or choose a specific art style from the Effects section. Alternatively, you can use the Generative Fill tool to add, remove, and replace content within an image once it’s generated. Use any combination of these techniques to get the AI drawing you want.

Can I use sketches generated with Firefly commercially?

Yes, you can use the sketches generated by Firefly for commercial use, provided you adhere to the Adobe guidelines and the content is produced using the commercially released version of Firefly. All Firefly tools are designed to be safe for commercial use, as they are trained on Adobe Stock, licensed content, and public domain materials.