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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 most important art principle that holds a design together is...
A single line of color
Harmony
Asymmetrical balance
Soften a design

2. Fine - medium and coarse are qualities that refer to...
Hair texture
Diagonal
Eyebrows to end of nose
Space

3. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Receding forehead
Line
A lighter color
Soften a design

4. In hairstyling - the area that surrounds the form is the...
Receding forehead
Diagonal lines
Space
Creates more interest in the design

5. The face shape with a narrow forehead and wide jaw and chin line is considered to be...
Triangular
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Chemicals

6. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Darker and cooler
Volume
Flattering and appropriate
Receding forehead

7. If _______ hair is left to long - it could separate and reveal too much of the client's scalp unless the hair is thick
Proportion
Concave
Curl -fine
Receding forehead

8. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
Space
Around the ears
Wave pattern
The illusion of more or less volume

9. When stlyling for a triangular-shape face - the aim is to...
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Wave pattern
Space

10. Balance is described as creating equal or appropriate proportions to create...
symmetry
Techniques and skills
Space
Darker and cooler

11. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
Curly and fine
emphasis
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Form

12. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Form
Symmetrical balance
Analyzing the whole person
symmetry

13. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
close-set eyes
Overall outline of a hairstyle
asymmetrical balance
small and narrow

14. A balding male client may look good with a...
Emphasis
Creates more interest in the design
Closely groomed beard and mustache
1.5

15. The term space in hair design refers to...
Line
Longer and fuller
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Volume

16. To offset or round out the features of a square facial shape - the aim would be to...
creat volume between the temples and jaw
A single line
Chemicals
Wavy - medium

17. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Line
Horizontal lines
symmetrical

18. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Darker and cooler
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
The client's skin tone
Space

19. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
Soften a design
Overly busy
Coarse
Curly and fine

20. Color can help define...
Texture and lines
A strong visual sense
Diagonal lines
symmetry

21. The widest silhouette is found in...
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Extremely curly and mediun
Oval
Texture and lines

22. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
Receding forehead
Transitional lines
Overly busy
Unity

23. Which type of lines will soften a design?
Rhythm
Position and prominence of facial bones
Curved
Warm

24. In designing for clients with large or broad shoulders - the stylist would create styles with...
Rhythm
A round head shape
Less volume
Volume

25. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Curved
Receding forehead
Convex
Wavy and coarse

26. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
Oval face
Symmetrical balance
A single line
Creates more interest in the design

27. The facial type that is about one and a half times longer than its width across the brow is the...
Take calculated risks
Oval face
Diagonal
Proportion

28. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
Form and space
Analyzing the whole person
Horizontal
Less volume

29. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
Analyzing the whole person
A single line of color
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
symmetrical

30. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
Curly and fine
Straight
Less volume
Slightly darker at the sides than top

31. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Unity
Space
Full and falls below the jaw
Proportion

32. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Techniques and skills
Bang area
Texture and lines

33. Smooth wave patterns accent the face and can be used to narrow...
Rhythm
A round head shape
Hard to curl
A lighter color

34. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Unity
Full and falls below the jaw
Proportion
Rhythm

35. 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
Use bangs with no volume
Harmony
Form

36. In the hair design process - when deciding to take calculated risks - it is important to have a strong foundation in...
Rhythm
Techniques and skills
Convex
Style hair away from the forehead

37. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
A single line of color
Harmony
A lighter color
Concave

38. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
Diagonal lines
Bang area
Unusual
Move forward

39. If your client has a narrow forehead - it is recommended that you...
Style hair away from the forehead
Texture and lines
Analyzing the whole person
Parallel lines

40. Fine - straight hair creates a silhouette that is...
Develop height on top
small and narrow
Diagonal lines
Less volume

41. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
Eyebrows to end of nose
Full and falls below the jaw
Line
Proportion

42. Wwhat type of profile is considered to be ideal?
Hair texture
Straight
small and narrow
curved-line style

43. The place that eyes sees first in a hair style is known is...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Emphasis
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Flattering and appropriate

44. The three basic part for bangs are triangular - curved - and...
curved-line style
Diagonal
A lighter color
A strong visual sense

45. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
Emphasis
Extremely curly
Enhance positive features
Above or below the chin line

46. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
Darker and cooler
Rhythm
Design
Wave pattern

47. In the principles of design - line defines...
Horizontal
Longer and fuller
Coarse
Form and space

48. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
Move forward
Texture and lines
Unusual
Chemicals

49. A profile is the outline of a face or figure as seen in a...
Eyebrows to end of nose
Around the ears
Emphasis
side view

50. Curly and overly curly hair does not reflect much light and could be _______ to the touch.
Proportion
A single line
Coarse
Extremely curly