diff --git a/node-graph/gcore-shaders/src/shaders/buffer_struct/graphite.rs b/node-graph/gcore-shaders/src/shaders/buffer_struct/graphite.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..748f5be46d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node-graph/gcore-shaders/src/shaders/buffer_struct/graphite.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//! custom BufferStruct impl for graphite
+
+use crate::color::Color;
+use crate::shaders::buffer_struct::BufferStruct;
+use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable};
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Zeroable, Pod)]
+pub struct OptionalColorBuffer(u32, <Color as BufferStruct>::Buffer);
+
+unsafe impl BufferStruct for Option<Color> {
+	type Buffer = OptionalColorBuffer;
+
+	#[inline]
+	fn write(from: Self) -> Self::Buffer {
+		match from {
+			None => OptionalColorBuffer(0, Color::write(Color::default())),
+			Some(t) => OptionalColorBuffer(1, Color::write(t)),
+		}
+	}
+
+	#[inline]
+	fn read(from: Self::Buffer) -> Self {
+		match from.0 {
+			1 => Some(Color::read(from.1)),
+			_ => None,
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/node-graph/gcore-shaders/src/shaders/buffer_struct/mod.rs b/node-graph/gcore-shaders/src/shaders/buffer_struct/mod.rs
index 07fca85e46..f17b7e9d88 100644
--- a/node-graph/gcore-shaders/src/shaders/buffer_struct/mod.rs
+++ b/node-graph/gcore-shaders/src/shaders/buffer_struct/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use bytemuck::Pod;
 
 mod glam;
+mod graphite;
 mod primitive;
 
 /// A BufferStruct is a "parallel representation" of the original struct with some fundamental types remapped. This
diff --git a/node-graph/graster-nodes/src/adjustments.rs b/node-graph/graster-nodes/src/adjustments.rs
index e8b6e57bed..5f0c0a5d63 100644
--- a/node-graph/graster-nodes/src/adjustments.rs
+++ b/node-graph/graster-nodes/src/adjustments.rs
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ fn black_and_white<T: Adjust<Color>>(
 	)]
 	#[gpu_image]
 	mut image: T,
-	#[default(Color::BLACK)] tint: Color,
+	#[default(Color::BLACK)] tint: Option<Color>,
 	#[default(40.)]
 	#[range((-200., 300.))]
 	reds: PercentageF32,
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ fn black_and_white<T: Adjust<Color>>(
 	#[range((-200., 300.))]
 	magentas: PercentageF32,
 ) -> T {
+	let tint = tint.unwrap_or(Color::BLACK);
+
 	image.adjust(|color| {
 		let color = color.to_gamma_srgb();
 
diff --git a/node-graph/graster-nodes/src/blending_nodes.rs b/node-graph/graster-nodes/src/blending_nodes.rs
index 13f93773d4..409c9bfa25 100644
--- a/node-graph/graster-nodes/src/blending_nodes.rs
+++ b/node-graph/graster-nodes/src/blending_nodes.rs
@@ -169,11 +169,12 @@ fn color_overlay<T: Adjust<Color>>(
 	)]
 	#[gpu_image]
 	mut image: T,
-	#[default(Color::BLACK)] color: Color,
+	#[default(Color::BLACK)] color: Option<Color>,
 	blend_mode: BlendMode,
 	#[default(100.)] opacity: PercentageF32,
 ) -> T {
 	let opacity = (opacity as f32 / 100.).clamp(0., 1.);
+	let color = color.unwrap_or(Color::BLACK);
 
 	image.adjust(|pixel| {
 		let image = pixel.map_rgb(|channel| channel * (1. - opacity));
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ mod test {
 		// 100% of the output should come from the multiplied value
 		let opacity = 100.;
 
-		let result = super::color_overlay((), Table::new_from_element(Raster::new_cpu(image.clone())), overlay_color, BlendMode::Multiply, opacity);
+		let result = super::color_overlay((), Table::new_from_element(Raster::new_cpu(image.clone())), Some(overlay_color), BlendMode::Multiply, opacity);
 		let result = result.iter().next().unwrap().element;
 
 		// The output should just be the original green and alpha channels (as we multiply them by 1 and other channels by 0)
diff --git a/node-graph/interpreted-executor/src/node_registry.rs b/node-graph/interpreted-executor/src/node_registry.rs
index 2f90dca139..acc61d41e5 100644
--- a/node-graph/interpreted-executor/src/node_registry.rs
+++ b/node-graph/interpreted-executor/src/node_registry.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ fn node_registry() -> HashMap<ProtoNodeIdentifier, HashMap<NodeIOTypes, NodeCons
 		#[cfg(feature = "gpu")]
 		into_node!(from: Table<Raster<GPU>>, to: Table<Graphic>),
 		// into_node!(from: Table<Raster<CPU>>, to: Table<Raster<SRGBA8>>),
+		into_node!(from: Table<Color>, to: Option<Color>),
 		#[cfg(feature = "gpu")]
 		into_node!(from: &WasmEditorApi, to: &WgpuExecutor),
 		// =============