Yep, used a backup and lost those posts.
I think I mentioned in a much earlier post that these small images are not the easiest to manipulate.
Keeping the linking paths is probably the hardest part. Not easy to separate the nodes / lines components. You could try something like this, but please experiment.
(1) Duplicate the layer and work on the duplicate. (2) Use the color curves RED component and pull the curve down until the lines almost disappear.
(3) Set the top layer mode to Lighten Only. (4) Filters -> Artistic -> Softglow with maximum Brightness might just work.
(5) Colors -> Colorise the nodes. (6) If you want to merge with the original use a layer mask (white) and draw in a black-to-white gradient.
I think I mentioned in a much earlier post that these small images are not the easiest to manipulate.
Keeping the linking paths is probably the hardest part. Not easy to separate the nodes / lines components. You could try something like this, but please experiment.
(1) Duplicate the layer and work on the duplicate. (2) Use the color curves RED component and pull the curve down until the lines almost disappear.
(3) Set the top layer mode to Lighten Only. (4) Filters -> Artistic -> Softglow with maximum Brightness might just work.
(5) Colors -> Colorise the nodes. (6) If you want to merge with the original use a layer mask (white) and draw in a black-to-white gradient.