Hey not to speak for the OP @jaywilliams2112 or anyone else, but since you’re both brand new (also welcome, that’s awesome, glad you guys are here!) maybe I can offer some help on this.
Engraving is a really subjective topic, how your individual project comes out will depend a great deal on your material choice, art choice, and settings.
From the pictures and the fact that this is jaywilliams’s first post, I am guessing that’s draftboard (aka MDF), which does engrave pretty dark. Using the glowforge default settings should be able to get you started, I’d suggest doing small test (like a 1" square piece of art, so you don’t waste too much material) with each setting to see what you like.
Other materials engrave higher or lower contrast, you’ll just have to experiment as you go.
Cork, for example, engraves almost jet black at the slightest hint of laser, and walnut is kind of the opposite, and is usually pretty low contrast when you’re done.
There was a thread recently where we talked a bit about engraving tests, it’s one of many such threads, but it’s fresh on my mind, so let’s see if I can find it:
Aha here we go… read this whole thread, it’s very relevant to what you’re asking.
Have fun and test a bunch 