Create your very own winter wonderland with our SketchUp Christmas Grotto Challenge

Design Santa’s Grotto in SketchUp and be in with a chance of winning over £500 of SketchUp prizes!

Submissions for the 2021 SketchUp’s Christmas Grotto Challenge are open, design a Grotto 5 year old you would be proud of using the power of 3D modelling in SketchUp…

Open to every UK & Ireland designer or student of all disciplines, you can submit your finished design to be judged by the team at SketchUp UK and the winner will receive:

  • A Years SketchUp Pro Licence
  • A 1-2-1 SketchUp Builder Session With Our Customer Success Manager
  • Featured on our SketchUp UK Social Channel
  • Focused Case Study On Your Work With SKetchUp
  • A Bunch Of SketchUp UK Goodies

Valued at over £500!

Meet Our Judging Panel:

Adam Fairclough

Customer Success Manager

"I am the Customer Success Manager for SketchUp UK. My work is centred around helping SketchUp users work the most efficiently with SketchUp and rendering software such as V-Ray. I have a technology background and a passion for Art, Architecture and photography. This has lead me to become specialised in real time rendering , where I have been fortunate enough to work on several award winning videogames."

Charlotte Lee

Marketing Manager

"I am the Marketing Manager for SketchUp UK, focusing on the education and inspiration of 3D modelling and Rendering to Digital Designers in the UK and IE. With a background in workshop & webinar creation for multi-million pound organisations, my passion lies in helping people fulfill their ambitions, elevating workflows and the growth of local and cooperate businesses."

Kyle Wilkins

Business Director

"As the Business Director for Elmtec, the UK distributor of SketchUp UK I am responsible for spreading the word to digital designers and taking care of our official SketchUp resellers, who take care of our end users. With over 10 years experience in digital design software, the growth in the industry has been astronomical, from architects to interior designers, the need to deliver more to their clients is there. I make sure it happens."

Gemma Priest

Accounts Manager

"I am the Accounts Manager for SketchUp UK, my work is all about taking care of our SketchUp family, ensuring they are getting everything they need from this 3D modelling software. After working in a customer-facing role for over 10 years I am passionate about strengthening our SketchUp users businesses and experience."

Need some inspiration?

Click below to see what our SketchUp UK team have been getting up to at this festive time of year!

What should I submit?

Your favourite finished SketchUp image of a Santa's Grotto

Who can enter?

We welcome submissions by digital designers all around the UK and IE

What do I need to take part?

If you don’t already have access to SketchUp as part of your business or course, you can take advantage of our free fully featured trials for SketchUp to participate in this competition. A step by step guide will be sent to you once you have entered using the “Apply Now” button.

How will you choose the winning images?

Our SketchUp UK judging panel will choose the winning design.

When will the competition run?

Far far away, behind the word mountains, We’ll accept entries from 10th November to 22nd December. The winners will be announced on Thursday 23rd December 2021.

What are the competition rules?

1. Images/Models Must be designed in SketchUp 2.The model must not have been previously published elsewhere. 3.By entering, you are consenting for your submitted work to be used by SketchUp UK / Elmtec and Chaos group for marketing purposes. 4. Prizes are only able to be sent to an address in the UK & IE 5. There are no prize substitutions or cash alternative.

Any further questions?

To help you keep on top of your time, we have a dedicated support team ready to answer your technical questions and help troubleshoot your designs. Contact adam.fairclough@elmtec.co.uk (for Technical support) For general questions about this challenge, simply email marketing@elmtec.co.uk