The King:
Evil. He is a greedy manipulative character. Nevertheless he cannot lack charisma, the maid eventually marries him-
His costume is a twist on typical 18th century stage costume stereotypes. His look is more full, less angular than that of Rumpelstiltskin. Ultimately the king is the character with less power, who only uses his station to get what he wants. He uses others; the girl to spin the gold etc. He does not have morals, or a conscience. I took a lot of influence from the character of Gaston in Beauty and the Beast. He is typically handsome, strong as seemingly desirable but his personality is the opposite of his outward appearance.
The Girl:
I have left her nameless. She is our most important character-however she is not a proactive one, the story happens around her. This enhances the idea that she is simply 'human' and put in extreme circumstances; she is the most ordinary of all the characters-however, she is the one that the story revolves around. She is not particularly brave or clever, but she is beautiful and that becomes her downfall.
Rumpelstiltskin:
Careful not to make him too similar to Robert Carlyle's. His costume is angular, dangerous, even though he appears to be the hero of the story. He is ambiguous and has his own agenda, the girl puts her trust in him. It is important that he fools the reader, he comes to the rescue and is a magical creature; so he is not predictable. His skin is like Gold (like the stuff he spins) and although he seems to counteract the King, he is in fact just as greedy.
Endpaper Experiement. This looks too messy, I need to integrate black into the image to format it.