Learn the ins and outs of one of the most user-friendly and powerful software programs available to interior designers, from your first model to a full drawing package.
Taught by a fellow designer, not a CAD tech, with 10+ years as an educator
PC and Mac instruction included
75+ self-paced video lessons across 7 modules
Built specifically for the interior sector, not hobbyists
Design possibilities, brought to life in SketchUpModelled in SketchUp, rendered with ChatGPT, animated with Midjourney (prompts shown as a bonus tip in Workflow Module 2)
SketchUp often gets misunderstood in the design industry. It's sometimes dismissed as too basic or "just for hobbyists", or on the flip side, as too overwhelming for beginners.
I'm here to tell you that neither is true. SketchUp is an incredibly versatile tool that can unlock a world of possibilities for interior designers. It allows you to communicate your ideas visually, experiment with creative concepts, and present your designs in a way that resonates with both clients and professionals alike.
Whether you're brainstorming ideas or creating polished presentations, SketchUp is a game-changer for designers who want to elevate their work.
In my years of researching and teaching design software, I know there are generally a few ways these courses get done, and most of them fall short.
Some other courses are a 3-day, in-person event that costs $1,200+, and feels great during the course. Then when you get ready to apply your learning, it's like dark magic and you can't remember a thing from those 3 days. All you have is a printout that doesn't give you the insight into what to do on your own.
Other courses might give you a lot of videos to learn and practice the core skills of the software, but the course finishes before you learn how to put those skills into practical, efficient action.
Still other courses try to teach SketchUp to hobbyists, woodworkers, or product designers alongside designers and architects. SketchUp is used differently by different sectors, and when it's taught so generically, you never get to know the real impact it can have on your own work.
And finally, other courses might be taught by instructors who don't remember when it was hard. That's not me. I remember all too well when this software was still new and confusing, and I want to make sure you know it's ok when it's not ok.
The SketchUp course built specifically for interior designers, with 75+ self-paced videos across 7 modules.
The course is broken down into core skills modules and workflow modules. A dedicated student could complete it over a weekend, or take it slow over the course of a few weeks.
The foundations you can't skip
Interface and navigation, groups and components, materials and shadows, camera and scenes. The core commands and principles that underpin everything else you'll do in SketchUp.
Real workflows for real projects
Where the core skills become a practice. Conceptual design, visualization and animation, and full design documentation, the three workflows you'll actually use on projects.
How to navigate and set up the interface for easy use, the key tools and how to use them plus shortcuts, and the principles of digital modelling in SketchUp.
The principles of organizing your SketchUp model, how to use groups, components and tags efficiently, and how to access the 3D Warehouse.
The principles of how materials, shadows and styles work in SketchUp, and how to apply and create custom materials.
The principles of camera options and setting up scenes in SketchUp, using your camera to set up and update static scenes, and how to adjust shadows and edit styles.
Module 5A conceptual workflow with strategies for design options, and tips for generating concepts, including combining SketchUp with AI image generators. (Using Living Space.)
Module 6An efficient modelling workflow for creating compelling visualizations and video animations. (Using Kitchen, Dining, Living Space.)
Module 7A design documentation workflow, including modelling for existing and new phases, modelling custom casework, and using LayOut to create a scaled, dimensioned, and annotated drawing package. (Using Retail Space design.)
This course has been designed for anyone working in the interior sector of the design and construction industry.
This isn't just a set of videos. Here's everything you get from day one.
All core modules and workflow modules, step by step, so you go from your first model to a full, professional drawing package.
Every video is recorded on both operating systems, so you can follow along on whichever computer you use.
A comprehensive PDF handbook that guides you through the course, to reference while you work.
A complete course resources site, hosted on Notion, customizable for your own notes as you work through each module.
Got a question mid-lesson and don't want to wait? Audrey 2.0 is an AI tutor trained specifically on this course and my way of teaching. Ask it anything, and get an instant, tailored answer.
Designer first, educator second, and genuinely on your side.
I've taught hundreds of students across several higher education and further education settings, and I know what today's students need to learn this type of software.
I'm not a CAD tech. I'm coming at this as a fellow designer who uses this software as a tool. That means I won't be teaching you using random garden or woodworking projects as examples. When we get into it, we're drawing proper design drawings, the kind you make in the design and construction industry.
I've been working in SketchUp for well over a decade now, and because I learned the hard way, I've made it my goal to make sure anyone learning SketchUp has it a bit easier, learning practical strategies to work quickly and efficiently in the software to create beautiful and effective drawings for their designs.
I 100% used to be someone who said "I'm just not good with computers like that." I was so much quicker to pull out pencils and paper, and I'm not going to lie, I still do, and often. But I can confidently say it was when I pushed myself to learn and master the digital skills of being a designer that positive changes came for me. Digital skills allowed me to get promoted, get handed dream projects, transfer skills across studios, schools, and even continents, and have a portfolio of work that still excites me and makes me proud. You deserve that too.
One payment. Everything included.
One-time payment
Prices listed in USD. Available to students in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Singapore.
If you're not quite sure, or have been left disappointed by other trainings, I get it. That's why all my students get 2 full weeks to dive into the tuition and see if it works for them. If you can show that you watched the videos, completed the exercises, and still weren't able to achieve a satisfactory final result within 14 days, I'm happy to give you your money back. Full details in my policies.
But I'm so confident that you've never learned like this from someone like me. Designers teaching fellow designers make the difference. This training will help you accelerate your learning and far outrun going it alone, and it's something you can come back to again and again.
The course is yours to keep, and any time it's updated or expanded you get the new version automatically at no extra cost.
Both. Every video is recorded on both operating systems, so you can follow along on whichever computer you use.
You can watch the lessons on an iPad, but the course is taught and best followed using SketchUp on a Mac or PC, so that's what we'd recommend for actually working through the exercises.
You'll need a working copy of SketchUp to follow along and complete the practical exercises. SketchUp offers a free trial, which can get you through much of the course before you need to commit to a subscription.
The course is taught using SketchUp Pro, which includes LayOut for producing scaled, dimensioned drawing packages. Any recent version will work fine.
This course works whether you've never opened SketchUp before or you already use it and want to build proper foundations and workflows. It doesn't cover the fundamentals of interior design itself, but it does cover exactly how you use SketchUp to produce the drawings and visuals interior designers need.
The course is open for enrollment now. As soon as you sign up, you'll get instant access.
Yes. If the course gets updated, due to a software change or something more drastic, you'll automatically get access if you're an existing student, at no extra cost.
If you have time and patience, you can piece together a lot of this for free online. But this course is designed to give you a shortcut, one built specifically around how interior designers use SketchUp. The time you save not going down tutorial rabbit holes has real value. Only you can decide if $397 is worth it. I think it is.
Yes, within 14 days of enrolling, provided you can show that you worked through the course materials. If you put in the effort and still don't feel the course delivered, I'll refund you. Full details are in my policies.
Demonstrations are in inches, but supporting resources include both inches and millimeters for reference.
Digital skills open doors. They can get you promoted, get you handed the dream projects, and let you transfer your skills across studios, schools, and even continents. There are too many talented designers holding themselves back because SketchUp feels out of reach. It isn't, and the skills are very much worth the effort to develop.
Enroll in SketchUp for Interior Designers today.
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