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March 23, 2023
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P: Upload a reference image(s) for text to image

  • March 23, 2023
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Adding an existing image for reference on the start might open more realistic images.

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Trevor.Dennis
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 26, 2026

I actually prefer to lay out the references on white space ion the original image.

 

droopydog500
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July 25, 2026
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May 18, 2026

can the 7 children praying resemble my real grand children

Participating Frequently
May 18, 2026

Nobody at Adobe knows anymore

Participant
May 13, 2026

I drew a color sketch by hand in Illustrator and Firefly refused to allow upload of it!

Participant
April 30, 2026

Firefly is unable to incorporate my image upload

Participant
October 23, 2023

It would be a great idea if you could add a feature where you import an image and firefly will change the style of the image. Example, You import an image of London, wide angle, and describe what you want it to look like etc Cyberpunk, and firefly will make the image look... futuristic without changing any defining features. Like keeping the overall layout of the image and just touching it up.

thekohlervillager
Known Participant
October 14, 2023

I really, REALLY would like the ability to upload my own photos and generate art from them by changing the styles (watercolor, etc.)

simonh5504215
Participating Frequently
October 12, 2023

Uploading style reference images is a cool thing, but it currently seems to totally override the text prompt that goes with it. Perhaps it should have its own influence slider on the picture so that you can dial up and down how much the uploaded image overrides the text prompt.

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May 13, 2026

great idea. I am having trouble with Firefly accepting even a hand-drawn reference

NathanOdellin
Known Participant
October 12, 2023

@CMass Hi there. In my post, I was indeed describing the new "Style Match" feature, but my general point was that this does not do what users have been requesting.

 

The Style Match function is indeed useful for brand new images and concepts, but users did not (on the whole) request this. What we requested, was the ability to upload an image or multiple images, and not use them as image "styling" prompts, but use our image uploads as "the subject". By then adding additional text prompts, for example....PLACE THIS IMAGE OF A PENGUIN ON A MOUNTAIN EDGE THAT USES THIS PASTA IMAGE AS INSPIRATION, the resulting image would be that exact penguin image uploaded, but placed on a conceptul background using the pasta image as inspiration.

 

A simple Styling Weight prompt could increase/decrease the level of styling applied to any element of the image where we require styling, but the point is that there should be the option to turn styling off completely and have Firely understand that certain images we upload need to be maintained in their original form, and only altered if we prompt Firefly to alter the uploaded image.

 

Example: I upload an image of a woman (I've already masked her out so she is on a plain white background) and I add a simple text prompt: PLACE THIS WOMAN IN A BUSTLING PARIS STREET FULL OF PEOPLE, APPLY STRONG BOKEH AND MAKE HER THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF THE IMAGE. The resulting image has not produced a STYLED interpretation of the image upload - it has created an image using my exact image upload, and placed her in a Paris street etc, but it has rendered her perfectly into the scene, having matched her scale, perspective, and applied all correct lighting and shadows. 

 

I sense that I am stating the obvious with how this SHOULD work, and that Adobe know full well that this is actually the functionality we were all really hoping for so I will leave it there. 

MassC
Legend
October 11, 2023

@NathanOdellin If I understood you, it sounds like you're looking for a way to upload your own image to Style Match. Here is some more information about Style Match. Let me know if this is what you are looking for. 🙂 

 

@Steve323439161ryd This sounds like an interesting idea. May I have you create a new post here with what you shared in your comment?