Work in progress on Paint Select Tool

tool summary

Paint Select Tool is a progressive paint-based tool for local selection in images. It facilitates users to progressively make a selection by roughly painting the object of interest using a brush.

canvas interaction

1. position the mouse cursor inside the object to select.
2. press left mouse button to select the area under the brush.
3. drag the mouse, maintaining the mouse button
4. when the brush overlaps an unselected region, an automatic expansion of the selection is performed.