The Lasso Mask. Yes, I've read the Help on this but it's pretty thin on description about how it works and no examples. I'm familiar with the other masks (except Magnetic). I've played with it but it doesn't seem to do anything useful. Can anyone explain how/when/why it's used - because I'm baffled?
If you're looking for a masking tool I tried and bought AKVIS, there is a learning curve but it's worth the effort. It's a dedicated masking tool and can't be compared with image editors like Photo-PAINT, PhotoShop, Affinity, Gimp or anything but a dedicated mask tool.
I'm picky about masks and only use a few in any image editor, rectangle for cropping, the brush for critical mask shapes and I use the path tool and create a mask to path when that perfect straight edge is needed in a premium quality manner.
Most of my critical masking is done for architectural publications or museums.
I wasn't actually looking for a masking tool, just curious how this one worked. I've paid for Paint so I may as well know what all the tools do, but the tutorial on this is pretty lacking. I guess it was just Coral thinking they needed a range of masking tools so they thought up this and the magnetic one just to fill the requirement. I use the wand for blocking out and finish off with the brush. AKVIS SmartMask = $69+VAT. Ouch! I hope it IS good for that money. Thanks for the tip, David, but what I use them for really isn't that critical.
In respect to masks, I only found out the other day how to use colour keys to create masks. It had always bugged me that I couldn't do it. Just hadn't found the right tools. There's so much in Paint I haven't even looked at and I've been using it since Version 4!