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IonCube Loader: The Guide (with help for problem hosts)

by Luke Bryant | Aug 8, 2020 | Uncategorized

TL;DR If you are like me, then I was racking my brains trying to figure out what went wrong when WordPress said there was a Critical Error: IonCube Loader is not installed. Even though my PHPinfo file said it was installed fine. What gives?! Well, for troubleshooting,...

3D Snowglobe for Pluscrates Christmas Card 2018

by Luke Bryant | Jun 24, 2019 | 3D, Design, Graphic Design

Yes yes, it's June, but I thought I should add last years Christmas card that we produced for Pluscrates crate hire, as I think it is pretty cute. When we first started brainstorming ideas for the Christmas card for Pluscrates, we wanted to try something a bit...

Master Plumber!?

by Luke Bryant | Oct 2, 2018 | 2D, Design, Graphic Design, Web

I work with a lot of local businesses in my 'day job' as a web designer/website management guy/website munchkin, and that job can vary a lot. One week will be uploading some new images or writing some new copy for a new page, or discussing ways to improve a website....

Book Blog

by Luke Bryant | Oct 1, 2018 | Books, Writing

A friend of mine has recently set up a book blog, which is great! I think any creative outlet is a good one! I have also been suggesting it for years, as the best blog to start is one you are passionate about. As an avid reader and writer, a book blog is by far the...

Quick Tip: How to Quickly and Easily Convert n-gons to Quads or Tris in Blender 3D

by Luke Bryant | Jan 26, 2018 | 3D, Design

Older Blender 2.7X walkthrough is below, you can click here if you want. Your choice. ** Update ** The new and improved 2.8X walkthrough is here: It is pretty simple, to convert your mesh, simply go up to the top left menu where it says Face > Triangulate Faces. This...

Finn from Adventure Time – 3D ZBrush & Blender Sculpt

by Luke Bryant | Oct 3, 2017 | 3D, Art, Design, VR, Web

Finn from Adventure Time by gelous on Sketchfab What's this all about I hear you ask. Well, while trying to learn some Zbrush, I thought I would work on a competition over at Sketchfab. I chose to recreate Finn from Adventure Time in 3D. I had never used ZBrush, or...

GoDaddy Managed WordPress Review – Is it Worth It?

by Luke Bryant | Aug 25, 2017 | Web

Ok, so, If I'm honest, we probably wouldn't be doing a review of the Godaddy Managed Wordpress package (Managed WP for short) if it all went perfectly well. When I decided to go with Managed WordPress, it was because I had been won over to the idea during a phone...

I Love Fantastic Beasts and Imaginary Creatures

by Luke Bryant | Aug 19, 2017 | 2D, Art, Writing

For those that know me, this is no surprise - since I was a child, I was completely in awe of all manner of imaginary creatures, fantastic beasts, and legends that contained them. From the minotaur to dragons, to gryphons and everything in between, I was completely...

Mac Gets VR, But I don’t… Yet

by Luke Bryant | Jul 6, 2017 | 3D, VR

Excited about the new and improved focus on high-end pro-level Macs and VR in general. As a lover of 3D, the graphics card has always been a bit of a drawback in the Mac, especially when it isn't really user upgradable. The idea of Thunderbolt eGPU's has actually got...

New Lego Blog!

by Luke Bryant | Mar 10, 2017 | LEGO

I have been helping some friends set up a LEGO blog that will feature some reviews, news, and custom LEGO projects. Everything LEGO. We hope to make some original content, such as Vlogs and custom builds. We are currently working our the details, and they are picking...