Workflow to reproduce flower image in LL saturation mask tutorial: Read images like a comic strip: Source Transformation Result: Comment: (7) Color/Extract Channel (HSL-L) (1) (1) Invert image (2) (2) Grey/Brightness Curve Amt=100 lighten: (0,0) (50,60) (100,100)) (3) (1) Color/Extract Channel (RGB-G) (4) (4) Composite Src=(4) at 100% Ovl=(3) at 70% (5) (5) Grey/Brightness Curve (increase contrast) (6) final mask (7) Color/Curves Space=HSL Mask=(6) AmtWhite=100, Black=0 H: (0,0) (14,16) (100,100) S: (0,0) (50,44) (100,80) L: no change (8) final edit (9) (9) tutorial result Second workflow: Source Transformation Result: Comment: flower Make Mask: Contract/Shift-Trace Yellow petal area Blur radius=10 (2) flower Color/Curves Space=HSL Mask=(2) White=100,Black=0 H: no change S: (0,0) (72,70) (100,90) L: no change (3) (3) Color/Curves Space=HSL Amt=100 H: (0,0) (46,49) (70,70) (100,100) S: (0,0) (50,50) (90,85) (100,90) L: (0,0) (50,49) (100,100) (4) final edit