The Lasso Tool That Makes PaintLasso Its Name
PaintLasso is built around the lasso tool online artists actually reach for: draw a freehand outline around any part of your canvas, then move, transform, recolor, or clean it up without ever leaving the page. It's a selection tool for online drawing that feels as fluid as the brush itself, and it's non-destructive, so nothing you do is ever locked in.
Select any region by hand
Trace a freehand selection around whatever you want to work on, no rectangles or rigid shapes required. The lasso follows your hand the same way a brush stroke does, so isolating a face, a logo, or a stray bit of color takes a single confident pass.
Because it lives right on the canvas, there's no mode-switching or context loss. You draw your selection and you're immediately ready to act on it.
Move and recolor a region, non-destructively
Once a region is selected you can move it, transform it, recolor it, or clean it up in place. Want to nudge an element across the canvas or shift its color? Select it, change it, done.
Every edit is non-destructive, so you can keep adjusting until it's right without committing to anything along the way. The freedom to experiment is the whole point.
How to use it
- Draw your selection. Pick the lasso and trace a freehand outline around the region you want, exactly as fluidly as you'd draw a line.
- Choose your edit. With the area selected, move it, transform it, recolor it, or clean it up directly on the canvas.
- Keep refining. Because everything stays non-destructive, adjust the same selection again and again until it looks the way you want.
FAQ
Is the lasso tool free to use online?
Yes. PaintLasso runs free in your browser with no download, and the freehand lasso and selection tools are part of the studio.
Can I move and recolor a region after selecting it?
Yes. Once you've drawn a freehand selection you can move, transform, recolor, or clean up that region right on the canvas, all non-destructively.
What kind of selection can I make?
You draw a freehand selection by tracing an outline around any region of your canvas, so you can isolate exactly the area you want rather than being limited to fixed shapes.