Howdy, @james_jackson ,
I really, really, for really real, recommend that you do your best to get in on @bliblubli Blender course.
It is fantastic and you’ll learn to do some pretty amazing things.
Check out his thread, through his course I was able to get initial support for Cycles rendering with cpu + nvida + amd graphics cards all at the same time. It is a seriously awesome course and you’ll be amazed at how easy @bliblubli made this course for non coders. I’m not a coder just a 2D traditional artist and this Blender course really opened up mass possibilities for me. He is awesome. 