Beverly is an award-winning, internationally published professional author and creator, crafting high-quality costumes based on pop culture characters as well as elaborate original designs. She has been featured on Marvel.com, Tested, Be Amazed and many more, and has been a special guest at numerous conventions across the US. In addition to having a passion for writing extensive tutorials, Beverly is very well known for being a positive role model and cosplay community leader. In 2018 she founded SheProp and is the executive producer of all programming. She also hosts the ShePropTalk podcast. Her 240- page how-to book Cosplayer’s Ultimate Guide to EVA Foam was released November 2022.
Sessions in which Beverly Downen participates
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Special Guest: Beverly Downen Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Main Event
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Patterning 101 With EVA Foam Doubletree San Jose - San Martin
- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 2 hours
- Learn how to pattern a variety of basic costume armor pieces using EVA Foam with veter...
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- True (Cosplay) Crimes Doubletree San Jose - Santa Clara
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Are you guilty of committing cosplay crimes? Of course you are! Whether you've used hot glue to hem a garment, spray painted in your bathroom, d...
- Panel
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Special Guests: Ted & Beverly Doubletree San Jose - Gateway Ballroom
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Mind The Gap: A Cosplayer's Guide to Awesome Seams on EVA Foam Projects Doubletree San Jose - Carmel
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Do you struggle to hide seams on your EVA foam projects or are you unsure which materi...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Texturing EVA Foam Like A Pro Doubletree San Jose - San Martin
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Learn how easy it can be to add textures to EVA foam! Downen Creative Studios shows yo...