On a white background inserted colour images (as a layer) turn B&W

[LuBu]

I have a picture (pure white). This should be my background for two colour pictures. Every time I insert one of my colour pictures it becomes black & white.

I'm new to Affinity and a little less new to photo software, but I can't solve my problem. Any help? I'm using Affinity photo and designer. Thanks in advance, LuBu

[walt.farrell]

If you Open your picture in Affinity Photo, and select the View Tool (Hand) if it is not already selected, what do you see in the Context Toolbar for the color format and color profile? For an RGB document I would expect something like I have highlighted below:

[LuBu]

3 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

If you Open your picture in Affinity Photo, and select the View Tool (Hand) if it is not already selected, what do you see in the Context Toolbar for the color format and color profile? For an RGB document I would expect something like I have highlighted below:

Thanks. I see (after size and MP) Grey/8-Greyscale D50. Can I change this and make it a colour photo?

[walt.farrell]

Just now, LuBu said:

Can I change this and make it a colour photo?

In Photo, use the menu item Document > Convert Format/ICC Profile...

In Designer, File > Document Setup... and you can change it in the Color tab.

[iconoclast]

But do that before you insert colored images. Otherwise they will stay black&white (greyscales).

[LuBu]

10 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

In Photo, use the menu item Document > Convert Format/ICC Profile...

In Designer, File > Document Setup... and you can change it in the Color tab.

Thanks ! This worked. When I drag in a colour photo now it retains its colour. Next, I need to find out how to change the size of the inserted photo(s). I also did not see a command like "Insert a file as a layer" (as I it know from ACDsee). Therefore I just dragged it in. I'm sure there is a better way, or a way to adapt the size of the dragged in photo (s).

[walt.farrell]

You can use File > Place, or drag/drop. This will give you an (Image) layer, rather than a (Pixel) layer, which will have some aspects you'll need to adjust to. Or, after you get it to the proper size, you can use Layer > Rasterize to convert it to a (Pixel) layer.

For getting the image to the size you want, you can grab a corner with the Move Tool and adjust the size of the layer. Or drag it around to position it.