setTimeout(example,0); // ensures that the run us after parsing
function example(){
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
var w = canvas.width;
var h = canvas.height;
var cw = w / 2; // center
var ch = h / 2;
var selectLayer = CImageCtx(w,h); // creates a canvas
var selectedContent = CImageCtx(w,h); // the selected content
document.body.appendChild(selectedContent);
var image = new Image; // the image
image.src = " https://i.stack.imgur.com/QhFct.png";
// updates the masked result
function updateSelected(){
var ctx = selectedContent.ctx;
ctx.drawImage(image,0,0);
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = "destination-in";
ctx.drawImage(selectLayer,0,0);
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = "source-over";
}
function update(){
// if mouse down then
if(mouse.but){
// clear the mask if on the right image
if(mouse.oldBut === false && mouse.x > 256){
selectLayer.ctx.clearRect(0,0,w,h);
mouse.but = false;
}else{
// draw the red
selectLayer.ctx.fillStyle = "red";
fillCircle(mouse.x, mouse.y, 20, selectLayer.ctx);
}
// update the masked result
updateSelected();
}
// clear the canvas
ctx.clearRect(0,0,w,h);
// draw the image
ctx.drawImage(image,0,0);
// then draw the marking layer over it with comp overlay
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = "overlay";
ctx.drawImage(selectLayer,0,0);
ctx.globalCompositeOperation = "source-over";
mouse.oldBut = mouse.but;
requestAnimationFrame(update);
}
requestAnimationFrame(update);
}
//#############################################################################
// helper functions not part of the answer
//#############################################################################
const mouse = {
x : 0, y : 0, but : false,
events(e){
const m = mouse;
const bounds = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
m.x = e.pageX - bounds.left - scrollX;
m.y = e.pageY - bounds.top - scrollY;
m.but = e.type === "mousedown" ? true : e.type === "mouseup" ? false : m.but;
}
};
(["down","up","move"]).forEach(name => document.addEventListener("mouse" + name,mouse.events));
const CImage = (w = 128, h = w) => (c = document.createElement("canvas"),c.width = w,c.height = h, c);
const CImageCtx = (w = 128, h = w) => (c = CImage(w,h), c.ctx = c.getContext("2d"), c);
const fillCircle = (l,y=ctx,r=ctx,c=ctx) =>{if(l.p1){c=y; r=leng(l);y=l.p1.y;l=l.p1.x }else if(l.x){c=r;r=y;y=l.y;l=l.x}c.beginPath(); c.arc(l,y,r,0,Math.PI*2); c.fill()}
body { font-family : arial; }
canvas { border : 2px solid black; }
Draw on image and the selected parts are shown on the right<br>
Click right image to reset selection<br>
<canvas id="canvas" width=256 height=256></canvas>