Inspired by the initial remarks from @KeithRJ and @zkarj I had experimented and prepared some screenshots. – But then I was out … 
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with a Control line
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with the Auto brush
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continued with other settings
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and finally the orange tone
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@calvingrinder, just seeing your result … it looks good!
And yes, one needs to combine various methods.
greetings, Wolfgang