My guest this week is Castro Yves from Givewave Studios, a prop and costume making studio offering tutorials, patterns, kits and commissions. His work has won cosplay contests and he is the Cosplay Shop Captain at Lowell Makes, a collaborative maker space in Lowell, MA.
You can find Castro in Episode 57: Fan Expo Boston Panel – Turn Your Geeky Passion Into An Entreprenerd Business
In this episode we discuss:
- 5:00 Getting started in cosplay
- 10:00 Tips for pricing work
- 14:00 Lowell Makes studio space
- 22:00 Marketing and finding new clients
- 26:00 Offering different product tiers for different budgets and needs
- 30:00 Creating cosplay tutorials for YouTube
- 37:30 Future plans for Givewave Studios
- 41:00 Don’t be discouraged because someone has done something before you
Be sure to follow Givewave Studios on Instagram and YouTube and check out his shop at GivewaveStudios.com If you’re in the Lowell or Boston area, come by Cosplay Fridays every Friday 6pm-2am at Lowell Makes.
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