Create consistent Characters & Elements in Firefly Boards
Working on a bigger project? Here's how you can build Consistent, Editable characters and Elements in Firefly Boards.
Here’s a quick tutorial by our community expert Nate to get you started:
The workflow (our example is a wrestler poster, but it works for any subject):
- Start a board. Go to firefly.adobe.com, select Boards, then Create board > New board (how boards work). Plan your assets first: each character and a background.
- Generate your first character. Select Generate image in the Task Bar. We use Gemini 3.1 (w/ Nano Banana 2), a tall aspect ratio, and 4K. Write a structured prompt: Subject is required, while pose, backdrop, lighting, color, framing, and exclusions are optional controls. Only add what you need, then drag your pick onto the board.
- Lock consistency with a character sheet. Generate four full-body views in a single frame, all in the same neutral A-pose, on a clean backdrop with even lighting (Widescreen). Load your character as a reference with the eyedropper. References are numbered, Image 1, Image 2, and so on, and you use those numbers in your prompt.
- Build a background and compare models. Run the same prompt through several models and arrange the results in a grid on the board (partner models in Boards). We compare Gemini 3.1, FLUX.2 [pro], and GPT Image 2.
- Composite, then extract full-body assets. Load the character sheets and background as references and prompt for the finished scene (Portrait). Then load the sheets plus your chosen result and ask for the figures on a plain grey background, with bodies completed from the sheets (Tall). With full figures in hand, you can crop, scale, and reposition for any layout without regenerating.
Good to know: Gemini, FLUX, and GPT Image are partner models. They need access to premium features and generative credits; availability varies by region, and it's up to you to judge whether either suits a project headed for publication or sale. Adobe's own Firefly models are designed to be commercially safe. More details here
What's your next big project you'd build character sheets for?
Share your board and the model you started with in the replies. Can't wait to see what you build. Happy creating, and see you in the next post!
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