Shaderlight creates a Winter Wonderland, and is now available on Mac

Back in January we told you about Shaderlight, a plug-in for Google SketchUp that helps you create photorealistic renderings from your models.

Back in November they announced the “Winter Wonderland” contest, encouraging users to to render festive image using their impressive plug-in. They recently announced the winners of the contest, all three of whom created some incredible scenes:

First Place: Luke Holdmann: Milwaukee, WI, USA

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Second Place: Abedallah: Christchurch, New Zealand

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Third Place: Zoungy: USA

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Shaderlight is an amazing plug-in, and it’s really starting to show the power behind Google SketchUp. The only downside to Shaderlight was that it has only been available on Windows, but just a few days ago they finally released a version of the plug-in for Mac. They had promised it “sometime in March” and delivered on March 1. Impressive!

Have you tried out Shaderlight yet?

Shaderlight Winter Wonderland winners announced

Our friends at Shaderlight have just wrapped up their Winter Wonderland rendering competition; the winning entries are delightful:

First Place: Luke Holdmann, Milwaukee, USA
Second Place: Abedallah, Christchurch, New Zealand
Third Place: Zoungy, USA

Kate from ArtVPS (makers of Shaderlight) tells me that the Mac version is on schedule for release in March. Can’t wait!

Lamp Design Challenge winners announced

The winners of the i.materialise 3D Printed Lamp Design Challenge for SketchUp have been announced, and they’re beautiful. Check ‘em out:

First Place:
3D Maze by Corre

Second Place:
Parasite by Paradox

Third Place:
HD Studio Lamp by Zach Hines & Oliver Dibrova

Jury Prize:
Amazelight by Oscar Rottink

You can see all 55 entries at the bottom of this page. Thanks to everyone who submitted a design and congratulations to the winners. Each of the top three winners will receive their lamp as a physical, 3d printed object, complete with fixture and stand. They’ll also receive a SketchUp Pro 8 license, courtesy of us.

Posted by Aidan Chopra, SketchUp Evangelist