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Hair Design Certification

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
Take calculated risks
Form
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Oval

2. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Less volume
Unusual
Flattering and appropriate
Concave

3. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Darker and cooler
Diagonal
Chemicals
1.5

4. In designing - when the two sides are the same distance from the center - have the same length and volume - the balance is considered to be...
Less volume
symmetrical
Eyebrows to end of nose
Space

5. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
Form and space
Horizontal
Warm
Space

6. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
A lighter color
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Harmony
Emphasis

7. The three basic part for bangs are triangular - curved - and...
Diagonal
Hair texture
Longer and fuller
Wavy - medium

8. An important factor in being a good hair designer is...
Curly and fine
A strong visual sense
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Diagonal lines

9. The element of form describes...
Analyzing the whole person
Line
Diagonal lines
Overall outline of a hairstyle

10. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Contrasting lines
Transitional lines
Slightly darker at the sides than top

11. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Line
asymmetrical balance
Less volume
Eyebrows to end of nose

12. Color can be used to make all or part of a hair design appear...
A strong visual sense
Design
Take calculated risks
Longer and fuller

13. To give the illusion of proportional eyes to a client with wide-set eyes - the hair should be...
Receding forehead
Develop height on top
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Warm

14. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Creates more interest in the design
symmetrical
Proportion
Chemicals

15. In the principles of design - line defines...
Space
A single line of color
Form and space
Use bangs with no volume

16. The mass or silhouette of the hairstyle is known as which element of design?
Develop height on top
Curl -fine
Form
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses

17. Fine - medium and coarse are qualities that refer to...
A single line of color
Diagonal lines
Diagonal
Hair texture

18. In hairstyling - the area that surrounds the form is the...
Wavy - medium
Rhythm
Space
Transitional lines

19. If not properly shaped - a very wide silhouette could appear with hair that is...
Horizontal
small and narrow
Wavy and coarse
Closely groomed beard and mustache

20. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
Unusual
Curly and fine
Eyebrows to end of nose
Create the illusion of width at the forehead

21. When clients wears glasses - it will affect how you design the hair...
Longer and fuller
Around the ears
Parallel lines
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

22. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Diagonal lines
proportionate
Flattering and appropriate
Design

23. A recurrent pattern of movement in design is referred to as...
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Inverted Triangle
Rhythm
Volume

24. A balding male client may look good with a...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Curl -fine
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Analyzing the whole person

25. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Contrasting lines
Space
1.5
Overall outline of a hairstyle

26. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
Space
Chemicals
Curl -fine
Overly busy

27. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Asymmetrical balance
Flattering and appropriate
Form
Rhythm

28. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Concave
Eyebrows to end of nose
Symmetrical balance

29. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
Overly busy
A single line
Create the illusion of lenght
Parallel lines

30. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Diagonal lines
Rhythm
Diagonal
Chemicals

31. Dark and cool colors recede or move in toward the head - creating the illusion of...
Less volume
proportionate
Line
The illusion of more or less volume

32. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
The illusion of more or less volume
Flattering and appropriate
Contrasting lines
Form

33. The most important art principle that holds a design together is...
Around the ears
Harmony
Horizontal
Position and prominence of facial bones

34. Straight coarse hair has some volume but is...
Hard to curl
Creates more interest in the design
Texture and lines
Form

35. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
Design
Extremely curly
Chemicals
curved-line style

36. The term space in hair design refers to...
Use bangs with no volume
small and narrow
Volume
The illusion of more or less volume

37. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Above or below the chin line
Diagonal lines
Longer and fuller

38. The triangular section that begins at the apex or high point of the head and ends at the front corners is called the...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Analyzing the whole person
Overly busy
Bang area

39. The face profile with a receding forehead and chin is generally referred to as...
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Convex
Emphasis
Less volume

40. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
Form
Diagonal lines
side view
A single line of color

41. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Receding forehead
Above or below the chin line
Slightly darker at the sides than top

42. In hair design - with every movement - the relationship of form and what other design element chenge?
Straight
Overall outline of a hairstyle
A strong visual sense
Space

43. Balance is described as creating equal or appropriate proportions to create...
Triangular
curved-line style
symmetry
A single line

44. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Parallel lines
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Less volume
Closely groomed beard and mustache

45. In the principles of art and dsign - the comparative relationship of one thing to another is called...
Harmony
Proportion
Straight
A round head shape

46. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
Receding forehead
Wave pattern
Space
Move forward

47. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Analyzing the whole person
Use bangs with no volume
A full beard and mustache
Overly busy

48. Among the face shapes is...
Space
symmetrical
Inverted Triangle
Line

49. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Inverted Triangle
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Extremely curly
Analyzing the whole person

50. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
Parallel lines
curved-line style
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Overly busy