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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. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
Emphasis
Straight
Unity
Concave

2. The term space in hair design refers to...
Volume
A strong visual sense
Straight
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

3. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Emphasis
Chemicals
Diagonal lines
Space

4. Curly and overly curly hair does not reflect much light and could be _______ to the touch.
Coarse
Diagonal
Parallel lines
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

5. To give height to round or square face and width to a long - thin face - use what type of part?
Proportion
Diagonal
Oval
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses

6. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
Horizontal
A single line
side view
Emphasis

7. If not properly shaped - a very wide silhouette could appear with hair that is...
Wavy and coarse
Rhythm
curved-line style
Receding forehead

8. A harmontations style creates a look that is...
Longer and fuller
proportionate
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Texture and lines

9. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
symmetrical
Diagonal
Horizontal
A strong visual sense

10. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Unusual
Oval face
A single line
Form

11. The widest silhouette is found in...
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Extremely curly and mediun
Use bangs with no volume
Darker and cooler

12. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
Form
Move forward
Take calculated risks
Above or below the chin line

13. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Texture and lines
Concave
Around the ears
Analyzing the whole person

14. When clients wears glasses - it will affect how you design the hair...
Diagonal
Around the ears
emphasis
Emphasis

15. The face shape that is considered to be ideal is the...
Rhythm
Creates more interest in the design
Oval
Form and space

16. If _______ hair is left to long - it could separate and reveal too much of the client's scalp unless the hair is thick
Develop height on top
A full beard and mustache
Curl -fine
Line

17. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
Convex
Transitional lines
emphasis
Triangular

18. The comparative relationship between object relative to their size is know as...
The client's skin tone
Analyzing the whole person
Receding forehead
Proportion

19. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
small and narrow
A lighter color
Enhance positive features
proportionate

20. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Convex
Diagonal
Horizontal lines
Above or below the chin line

21. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Symmetrical balance
emphasis
Creates more interest in the design

22. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Flattering and appropriate
Techniques and skills
Asymmetrical balance
Receding forehead

23. In the principles of art and dsign - the comparative relationship of one thing to another is called...
Horizontal lines
Proportion
close-set eyes
Contrasting lines

24. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Volume
Proportion
A lighter color
Asymmetrical balance

25. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
The client's skin tone
Coarse
Transitional lines
Oval face

26. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Position and prominence of facial bones
Rhythm
Form and space

27. Balance is described as creating equal or appropriate proportions to create...
symmetry
Form
Bang area
Triangular

28. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Unity
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Oval face
Curved

29. The area of a design where the eye is drawn to first before traveling to the rest of the design is called the...
Curl -fine
Emphasis
Oval
Hair texture

30. To offset or round out the features of a square facial shape - the aim would be to...
A strong visual sense
Develop height on top
Diagonal lines
creat volume between the temples and jaw

31. Color can help define...
The illusion of more or less volume
Texture and lines
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Full and falls below the jaw

32. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
Style hair away from the forehead
A lighter color
Straight
Chemicals

33. Color can be used to make all or part of a hair design appear...
Receding forehead
Longer and fuller
Extremely curly
Volume

34. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
symmetrical
Diagonal
Curly and fine
Design

35. The most important art principle that holds a design together is...
Create the illusion of lenght
Harmony
A strong visual sense
Less volume

36. A recurrent pattern of movement in design is referred to as...
Rhythm
Darker and cooler
Oval
Chemicals

37. A profile is the outline of a face or figure as seen in a...
side view
Analyzing the whole person
A single line
A single line of color

38. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
Texture and lines
Extremely curly
Overly busy
Volume

39. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
Above or below the chin line
The illusion of more or less volume
Diagonal
Curved

40. The principle of design which holds all the elements of design togather is know as...
symmetrical
Space
Harmony
Straight

41. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Full and falls below the jaw
Form
Creates more interest in the design
Analyzing the whole person

42. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
Emphasis
Oval
Chemicals
Transitional lines

43. The mass or silhouette of the hairstyle is known as which element of design?
Oval face
Diagonal
Style hair away from the forehead
Form

44. An important factor in being a good hair designer is...
Curved
A strong visual sense
A single line
Parallel lines

45. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
Move forward
Analyzing the whole person
Curved
The illusion of more or less volume

46. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
Proportion
Triangular
Eyebrows to end of nose
Hair texture

47. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
Form and space
Wave pattern
Rhythm
Space

48. The element of form describes...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Unusual
Creates more interest in the design
Move forward

49. If your client has a narrow forehead - it is recommended that you...
Curl -fine
Horizontal
Style hair away from the forehead
Asymmetrical balance

50. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Oval
Curved
Unusual
Transitional lines