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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. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
asymmetrical balance
A single line of color
Parallel lines
Oval face

2. Color can be used to make all or part of a hair design appear...
Form
Harmony
Space
Longer and fuller

3. The term space in hair design refers to...
Line
Hard to curl
Volume
Overly busy

4. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
Form
Eyebrows to end of nose
Oval face
Form

5. Color can help define...
Texture and lines
symmetrical
Rhythm
Asymmetrical balance

6. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
Curl -fine
Concave
Hair texture
close-set eyes

7. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
Overly busy
A single line of color
Take calculated risks
Contrasting lines

8. Straight coarse hair has some volume but is...
Hard to curl
Space
Extremely curly
Coarse

9. In the hair design process - when deciding to take calculated risks - it is important to have a strong foundation in...
Around the ears
Techniques and skills
Parallel lines
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

10. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Darker and cooler
Form
small and narrow
Above or below the chin line

11. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
proportionate
Wavy - medium
Overall outline of a hairstyle
emphasis

12. The face shape that is considered to be ideal is the...
Convex
Chemicals
Oval
Overly busy

13. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Concave
Unity
Proportion
Parallel lines

14. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Overly busy
A round head shape
Extremely curly and mediun

15. The fast or slow pattern that creates movement a hairstyle is called...
Enhance positive features
Extremely curly
Design
Rhythm

16. The use of curved lines in a hair design can be used to...
A full beard and mustache
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Space
Soften a design

17. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Proportion
A lighter color
Unusual
Emphasis

18. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Hard to curl
Asymmetrical balance
Oval
Enhance positive features

19. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Hard to curl
Creates more interest in the design
Take calculated risks

20. Curly and overly curly hair does not reflect much light and could be _______ to the touch.
Coarse
Emphasis
Symmetrical balance
Unusual

21. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
Analyzing the whole person
Enhance positive features
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Oval

22. In hairstyling - the area that surrounds the form is the...
Unusual
Space
emphasis
Asymmetrical balance

23. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
Oval
Style hair away from the forehead
Overall outline of a hairstyle
curved-line style

24. The place that eyes sees first in a hair style is known is...
Unity
Asymmetrical balance
Emphasis
Create the illusion of lenght

25. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
A single line of color
1.5
Wave pattern
Curl -fine

26. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Analyzing the whole person
Unity
Darker and cooler
Transitional lines

27. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Space
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Above or below the chin line
Wavy - medium

28. If _______ hair is left to long - it could separate and reveal too much of the client's scalp unless the hair is thick
side view
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Develop height on top
Curl -fine

29. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
Concave
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Contrasting lines
Overly busy

30. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Asymmetrical balance
Design
Position and prominence of facial bones
Wave pattern

31. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
A full beard and mustache
curved-line style
Above or below the chin line
Harmony

32. If not properly shaped - a very wide silhouette could appear with hair that is...
Diagonal lines
Space
Wavy and coarse
Form and space

33. In the principles of design - line defines...
Parallel lines
Form
Form and space
Transitional lines

34. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
proportionate
Transitional lines
Move forward

35. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
Soften a design
Move forward
Overly busy
Chemicals

36. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Enhance positive features
Oval face
Diagonal
Flattering and appropriate

37. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Rhythm
Parallel lines
emphasis

38. A profile is the outline of a face or figure as seen in a...
A full beard and mustache
symmetry
side view
Extremely curly

39. Balance is described as creating equal or appropriate proportions to create...
Rhythm
Symmetrical balance
Texture and lines
symmetry

40. A balding male client may look good with a...
Proportion
Warm
Analyzing the whole person
Closely groomed beard and mustache

41. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Contrasting lines
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Horizontal lines

42. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
Oval
Around the ears
A lighter color
Extremely curly and mediun

43. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
Soften a design
A full beard and mustache
Volume
Enhance positive features

44. Fine - medium and coarse are qualities that refer to...
symmetrical
Volume
A lighter color
Hair texture

45. The oval face shape is about _____ times longer than its across the bow.
curved-line style
A round head shape
1.5
Eyebrows to end of nose

46. 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...
symmetrical
Proportion
Wavy and coarse
Curl -fine

47. The face profile with a receding forehead and chin is generally referred to as...
Convex
A full beard and mustache
Form and space
Extremely curly and mediun

48. Which type of lines will soften a design?
Curved
Texture and lines
Bang area
Transitional lines

49. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Convex
Emphasis
A single line
Form

50. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
Form
Analyzing the whole person
Horizontal
Emphasis