Build a Mood Board with Adobe Firefly Boards & Adobe Stock, by Adobe Live on YouTube. 3 min 59 s.
- Video length
- 3 min 59 s
- Time to do it
- 20 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 9
What you need
Steps
Open Firefly Boards and create a new blank board for your project. Give it a name so you can find it later.
Search Adobe Stock inside the board for the moods, textures and settings you want. Look for materials, environments, colors and character references.
Add the images you like to the board as references. Keep collecting until you have a rough pile of candidates.
Select the assets you want to tidy and use Arrange to lay them out automatically in a clean grid.
Create separate artboards for each category, such as colors, materials, environments and characters. Name each artboard clearly.
Move the matching references onto each artboard so the categories stay separate and easy to scan.
Group related assets together, then move, scale, reorder or duplicate them until the board reads clearly.
Add your own photos, screenshots and reference files by importing them from your device or Adobe cloud storage.
Review the whole board and trim anything that does not fit the visual direction. Use the finished artboards as references for later AI generation.
Tips and common mistakes
Name every artboard as you create it, or the board gets confusing once you have several categories.
Keep one artboard per category instead of mixing colors and characters on the same board.
Use Arrange first and then fine-tune by hand, since automatic layout will not know your priorities.
Check that stock images are licensed for your intended use before you build on them.
Questions
Do I need Adobe Stock to make a mood board in Firefly Boards?
No. You can add your own photos and files, but searching Adobe Stock inside the board saves time when you need quick references.
What is an artboard used for in Firefly Boards?
An artboard holds a set of related references, such as all your material textures. You can later use a whole artboard as a visual reference for AI generation.
Can I import images from my computer?
Yes. You can add your own photos and screenshots from your device or from Adobe cloud storage.
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