Why graduated effect makes color photo b&w?

[autumnskye 0]

Using Affinity Publisher, I am having difficulty in applying a blended/graduated transparency effect to a color photograph. I'm trying to have a transparency blend to a white area on the bottom, but it keeps making my color photo become black & white. I'm using the graduated tool setting both colors to white/#ffffff and setting one end at 100% and the other at 0%. Can someone help?

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18 minutes ago, autumnskye said:

Using Affinity Publisher, I am having difficulty in applying a blended/graduated transparency effect to a color photograph.

A screenshot of your layers studio would be useful.

 

[carl123 1,343]

Try using the Transparency Tool not the Fill Tool

[autumnskye 0]

Thanks, the Transparency Tool did the trick!