Creating gradient masks in Figma: Help for beginners

I’m new to Figma and having trouble with gradient masking. I’ve watched some videos but can’t get it to work. Here’s what I’m doing:

  1. Put a mask shape under my image
  2. Select both
  3. Click ‘mask’
  4. Choose the mask shape in the layers panel
  5. Pick ‘fill’ then ‘gradient’

The tutorials say this should add a gradient effect to my image. But nothing changes. It looks the same as before.

Am I missing a step? Or is there a setting I need to change? Any help would be great. I’m trying to learn but feeling a bit stuck right now.

hey mikechen, i had the same issue when i started. make sure ur image is above the mask shape in layers. also, try adjusting gradient stops - sometimes theyre set to same color. if that doesnt work, maybe restart figma? sometimes it gets buggy. keep at it, youll get it!