Claudia and Quentin hair designs

Claudia:

Following the idea of making Claudia appear doll-like, I started with a typically youthful look, styling the hair in high, plaited pigtails. I thought it looked a little too immature though, and verged on stereotypes of creepy dolls or scary young girls in horror movies - which doesn't fit in with the genre of my TV series Being Human.

To lessen that effect, I tried lowering the plaits, to create a slightly more grown-up but still girly hair style. I liked this design, although I thought it needed to look a little more messy, to fit with Claudia's restless, insane character. 

Finally, I drew a design with low plaits again, but with tendrils hanging around the face - which I will wet down to appear sweaty - and sections pulled out of the plaits, altogether creating a messier look. This will demonstrate Claudia's frantic nature, but still show her desire to look pretty and girly and impress Quentin.

Quentin:

Initially, I thought of doing a typical 70's hairstyle for my Quentin character. It would be long and messy, and perfect for the era Quentin died in - triggering Claudia's frustration at how much she dislikes his old-fashioned appearance. However, I wanted to consider how I could work with my model's hair, which is much shorter than this. I wanted to keep the scruffy look though, as it fits with Claudia's current interests in her boyfriend. 

I designed this look, slightly longer on top and shorter at the sides, and generally messy. I will use gel to mess it up; I want it to look quite fashionable, as though Claudia has styled her boyfriend's hair herself to look attractive and with-the-times. 

Finally, I toyed with the idea of a more slick look, styled with gel and fixed firmly in position. I thought it might represent one of Claudia's current fantasies - e.g. a David Beckham looking character, like it says in the brief. However, I preferred the messy look, especially as it matches with my designs for Claudia's own hair.