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Hair Design Certification

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
Curved
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Position and prominence of facial bones
Triangular

2. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
Space
Horizontal
Unity
A single line

3. The place that eyes sees first in a hair style is known is...
The client's skin tone
Emphasis
Develop height on top
Soften a design

4. Fine - medium and coarse are qualities that refer to...
Form
Hair texture
Horizontal lines
Chemicals

5. When both sides of a hair style are the same distance from the center - the same length - and have the same volume when viewed from the front - it is known to have...
Symmetrical balance
asymmetrical balance
Position and prominence of facial bones
Space

6. Facial shape is determined by the...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Position and prominence of facial bones
Line
Bang area

7. The face shape that is considered to be ideal is the...
Diagonal lines
Oval
A strong visual sense
A round head shape

8. The widest silhouette is found in...
Extremely curly and mediun
Create the illusion of lenght
Oval
Wavy and coarse

9. Fine - straight hair creates a silhouette that is...
Bang area
Contrasting lines
small and narrow
Flattering and appropriate

10. The term space in hair design refers to...
Overly busy
Volume
Bang area
Triangular

11. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
A lighter color
Concave
Proportion

12. The fast or slow pattern that creates movement a hairstyle is called...
Eyebrows to end of nose
Rhythm
Form
Curved

13. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
Horizontal lines
Take calculated risks
asymmetrical balance
The illusion of more or less volume

14. In the principles of design - line defines...
Form and space
Space
Analyzing the whole person
Slightly darker at the sides than top

15. An important factor in being a good hair designer is...
Use bangs with no volume
A strong visual sense
Proportion
Full and falls below the jaw

16. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Triangular
Straight
Asymmetrical balance

17. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
small and narrow
A single line of color
Rhythm
Convex

18. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Triangular
asymmetrical balance
Move forward
Parallel lines

19. When choosing a now haircolor - one of the considerations is...

20. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
Form and space
Contrasting lines
Receding forehead
symmetrical

21. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
A round head shape
Full and falls below the jaw
Proportion
Wavy - medium

22. The most important art principle that holds a design together is...
Harmony
Symmetrical balance
Oval
Enhance positive features

23. Color can be used to make all or part of a hair design appear...
Longer and fuller
Wavy and coarse
Curved
Closely groomed beard and mustache

24. If not properly shaped - a very wide silhouette could appear with hair that is...
Curl -fine
Wave pattern
Diagonal
Wavy and coarse

25. When styling for a client with a large forehead...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Transitional lines
Use bangs with no volume
Eyebrows to end of nose

26. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Design
Triangular
Darker and cooler
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

27. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
A full beard and mustache
Transitional lines
close-set eyes
Enhance positive features

28. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
Space
curved-line style
Unusual
Move forward

29. To give height to round or square face and width to a long - thin face - use what type of part?
Volume
Diagonal
Inverted Triangle
Parallel lines

30. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
Emphasis
Horizontal lines
Full and falls below the jaw
Overly busy

31. The oval face shape is about _____ times longer than its across the bow.
Darker and cooler
Use bangs with no volume
Rhythm
1.5

32. When stlyling for a triangular-shape face - the aim is to...
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Enhance positive features
Create the illusion of lenght
Line

33. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
Position and prominence of facial bones
Texture and lines
Diagonal
Curly and fine

34. One of the principles of hair design - proportion - refers to the...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Style hair away from the forehead
Volume
Line

35. A profile is the outline of a face or figure as seen in a...
Inverted Triangle
Convex
Line
side view

36. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
A single line
Unity
Line
Straight

37. In designing for clients with large or broad shoulders - the stylist would create styles with...
Space
Overall outline of a hairstyle
side view
Volume

38. The triangular section that begins at the apex or high point of the head and ends at the front corners is called the...
Bang area
Hard to curl
proportionate
Create the illusion of lenght

39. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
A lighter color
Harmony
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
A single line

40. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Enhance positive features
The client's skin tone
Receding forehead
Oval

41. In the principles of art and dsign - the comparative relationship of one thing to another is called...
Straight
The illusion of more or less volume
Coarse
Proportion

42. Waven patterns can be altered by the use of...
Chemicals
A single line of color
Transitional lines
Concave

43. To give the illusion of proportional eyes to a client with wide-set eyes - the hair should be...
Full and falls below the jaw
Longer and fuller
Slightly darker at the sides than top
A round head shape

44. The face shape with a narrow forehead and wide jaw and chin line is considered to be...
Harmony
Concave
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Triangular

45. Among the face shapes is...
Space
Extremely curly
Inverted Triangle
Harmony

46. The facial type that is about one and a half times longer than its width across the brow is the...
Horizontal lines
symmetry
Oval face
Soften a design

47. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Techniques and skills
Flattering and appropriate
Enhance positive features
Rhythm

48. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
Extremely curly
Above or below the chin line
1.5
Curl -fine

49. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
asymmetrical balance
Slightly darker at the sides than top
curved-line style
creat volume between the temples and jaw

50. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Unusual
Around the ears
Chemicals
Oval