Hey guys, im making a short film, and was wondering if anyone could give me some advice.

The characters hair,i want like Flint from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs but i dont know the best way to achieve this.

Obviously my character is just a rough proxy version now and would need to be redone, but was wondering if any of you guys could give any advice. I'd preferably like to use a hair shader on geo rather than hair, but if its not possible.

Im open to any ideas! thank you in advance