SkinbaseNova/app/Http/Controllers/GalleryController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use App\Models\Artwork;
use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;

class GalleryController extends Controller
{
    public function show(Request $request, $userId, $username = null)
    {
        $user = User::find((int)$userId);
        if (! $user) {
            abort(404);
        }

        $page = max(1, (int) $request->query('page', 1));
        $hits = 20;

        $query = Artwork::where('user_id', $user->id)
            ->approved()
            ->published()
            ->public()
            ->orderByDesc('published_at');

        $total = (int) $query->count();

        $artworks = $query->skip(($page - 1) * $hits)->take($hits)->get();

        return view('legacy::gallery', [
            'user' => $user,
            'artworks' => $artworks,
            'page' => $page,
            'hits' => $hits,
            'total' => $total,
        ]);
    }
}