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Hair Design Certification

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. If not properly shaped - a very wide silhouette could appear with hair that is...
Rhythm
Form and space
Analyzing the whole person
Wavy and coarse

2. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
Inverted Triangle
emphasis
The illusion of more or less volume
Chemicals

3. The use of a side part helps to...
Triangular
Move forward
Horizontal lines
Develop height on top

4. The facial type that is about one and a half times longer than its width across the brow is the...
emphasis
Around the ears
Extremely curly
Oval face

5. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
Soften a design
A single line of color
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Diagonal

6. A harmontations style creates a look that is...
proportionate
Develop height on top
symmetrical
Create the illusion of width at the forehead

7. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
Move forward
Form
Horizontal lines
Chemicals

8. In the principles of design - line defines...
Form and space
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Analyzing the whole person
Concave

9. The fast or slow pattern that creates movement a hairstyle is called...
Creates more interest in the design
Rhythm
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Triangular

10. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Analyzing the whole person
Harmony
Symmetrical balance
creat volume between the temples and jaw

11. The widest silhouette is found in...
Form
Volume
Analyzing the whole person
Extremely curly and mediun

12. A recurrent pattern of movement in design is referred to as...
Rhythm
Move forward
Soften a design
small and narrow

13. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
Space
Triangular
Harmony
Horizontal

14. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Techniques and skills
Wavy - medium
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Take calculated risks

15. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
Unity
close-set eyes
Proportion
Develop height on top

16. Smooth wave patterns accent the face and can be used to narrow...
A round head shape
Wavy - medium
Overly busy
Emphasis

17. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Rhythm
Space
Analyzing the whole person
Chemicals

18. Color can be used to make all or part of a hair design appear...
Longer and fuller
Design
Space
Chemicals

19. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
A round head shape
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Contrasting lines

20. In the principles of art and dsign - the comparative relationship of one thing to another is called...
Extremely curly and mediun
close-set eyes
Proportion
Straight

21. Color can help define...
Harmony
Style hair away from the forehead
Texture and lines
Design

22. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Asymmetrical balance
Wave pattern
Position and prominence of facial bones
Around the ears

23. The area of a design where the eye is drawn to first before traveling to the rest of the design is called the...
Unusual
close-set eyes
Volume
Emphasis

24. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Emphasis
Oval
Form
Oval face

25. The face shape that is considered to be ideal is the...
Position and prominence of facial bones
Oval
Chemicals
Diagonal

26. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
Wave pattern
Techniques and skills
Use bangs with no volume
Wavy and coarse

27. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Develop height on top
Rhythm
Creates more interest in the design
Symmetrical balance

28. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
close-set eyes
symmetry
Contrasting lines
A lighter color

29. Dark and cool colors recede or move in toward the head - creating the illusion of...
Less volume
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Style hair away from the forehead
Overly busy

30. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
A full beard and mustache
Space
Soften a design

31. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
Flattering and appropriate
Receding forehead
small and narrow
Above or below the chin line

32. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
Concave
Warm
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Hard to curl

33. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Oval face
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Symmetrical balance
Receding forehead

34. Once you have a strong foundation in both technique and styling skills - you can...
Take calculated risks
Proportion
1.5
Concave

35. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Unity
Inverted Triangle
Flattering and appropriate
Chemicals

36. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
proportionate
Flattering and appropriate
Move forward
A single line

37. A profile is the outline of a face or figure as seen in a...
Diagonal
Harmony
side view
Contrasting lines

38. An important factor in being a good hair designer is...
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
A strong visual sense
Asymmetrical balance
Wavy and coarse

39. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
Transitional lines
Parallel lines
Form
Oval

40. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
Use bangs with no volume
symmetrical
emphasis
Coarse

41. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Transitional lines
Darker and cooler
Proportion
Above or below the chin line

42. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Less volume
Enhance positive features
1.5

43. You can comouflage a receding chin in a male client - with...
Warm
symmetrical
Use bangs with no volume
A full beard and mustache

44. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Chemicals
Design
Analyzing the whole person
Warm

45. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Oval
Horizontal lines
Darker and cooler

46. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Wave pattern
Diagonal
Full and falls below the jaw
Less volume

47. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Overly busy
Symmetrical balance
proportionate

48. 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
Above or below the chin line
Full and falls below the jaw
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

49. The term space in hair design refers to...
Diagonal lines
Enhance positive features
Volume
Proportion

50. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Wavy and coarse
Unity
Unusual