[Gimp-user] Layer Masks - Channel Masks

[DaveMac01 <forums gimpusers com>]

I am a NewBee to Gimp 2.10. I was attempting to cut the background from an
image.  My first attempt was using a Channel Mask following a tutorial online.
The results were not what I expected, instead of background with nothing I got a
background with a very faded image.
Next, I attempted to do the same with a Layer Mask.  The results were the same.
Would someone kindly help me out? Thank you

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