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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. A harmontations style creates a look that is...
Receding forehead
Diagonal
Design
proportionate

2. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Take calculated risks
Triangular
Analyzing the whole person
symmetry

3. Among the face shapes is...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
A strong visual sense
Inverted Triangle

4. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
Design
Around the ears
Contrasting lines
asymmetrical balance

5. Balance is described as creating equal or appropriate proportions to create...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
symmetry
Unity
Texture and lines

6. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Take calculated risks
Space
proportionate
Create the illusion of width at the forehead

7. Fine - medium and coarse are qualities that refer to...
Oval
Above or below the chin line
Hair texture
Unusual

8. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
Contrasting lines
curved-line style
emphasis
Enhance positive features

9. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
Curly and fine
asymmetrical balance
Unity
Horizontal lines

10. The face shape with a narrow forehead and wide jaw and chin line is considered to be...
A round head shape
Triangular
The client's skin tone
A full beard and mustache

11. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Diagonal lines
Take calculated risks
symmetry
Full and falls below the jaw

12. If not properly shaped - a very wide silhouette could appear with hair that is...
A lighter color
Wavy and coarse
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Wavy - medium

13. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
Curl -fine
Eyebrows to end of nose
Extremely curly and mediun
Creates more interest in the design

14. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Curl -fine
Horizontal lines
Create the illusion of lenght
Space

15. In hair design - with every movement - the relationship of form and what other design element chenge?
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Oval face
Full and falls below the jaw
Space

16. In designing for clients with large or broad shoulders - the stylist would create styles with...
Diagonal
asymmetrical balance
Volume
Extremely curly and mediun

17. Once you have a strong foundation in both technique and styling skills - you can...
A single line
Techniques and skills
Take calculated risks
Space

18. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
Oval
Harmony
curved-line style
The illusion of more or less volume

19. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
A strong visual sense
Curl -fine
Form
asymmetrical balance

20. An important factor in being a good hair designer is...
Flattering and appropriate
Coarse
A strong visual sense
Asymmetrical balance

21. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
Transitional lines
emphasis
Curly and fine
symmetry

22. In the principles of design - line defines...
Form and space
Use bangs with no volume
Develop height on top
Darker and cooler

23. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Design
Volume
Wavy - medium
Oval

24. When stlyling for a triangular-shape face - the aim is to...
Analyzing the whole person
Style hair away from the forehead
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Design

25. The comparative relationship between object relative to their size is know as...
close-set eyes
Design
A single line of color
Proportion

26. The term space in hair design refers to...
Asymmetrical balance
Hair texture
Volume
Extremely curly

27. The fast or slow pattern that creates movement a hairstyle is called...
Rhythm
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Curved
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

28. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
Transitional lines
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Horizontal
A single line

29. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
Diagonal
Analyzing the whole person
Diagonal lines
close-set eyes

30. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Longer and fuller
Curved
Horizontal
Darker and cooler

31. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Volume
A strong visual sense
Wavy - medium
Style hair away from the forehead

32. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
Above or below the chin line
emphasis
Move forward
close-set eyes

33. The use of curved lines in a hair design can be used to...
A single line
symmetry
Soften a design
Analyzing the whole person

34. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Unusual
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Hair texture
Symmetrical balance

35. The triangular section that begins at the apex or high point of the head and ends at the front corners is called the...
Volume
Take calculated risks
Bang area
Creates more interest in the design

36. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Line
Space
Form and space
Transitional lines

37. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Asymmetrical balance
Space
Space
Above or below the chin line

38. The use of a side part helps to...
Horizontal lines
Develop height on top
Transitional lines
Hair texture

39. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
curved-line style
Extremely curly and mediun
Hair texture
Wavy and coarse

40. When stlyling hair for a wide face with a round hairline and round chin - the aim is to...
Create the illusion of lenght
Texture and lines
Rhythm
Oval face

41. The element of form describes...
Rhythm
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Emphasis

42. A balding male client may look good with a...
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Contrasting lines
Design
Diagonal

43. The face profile with a receding forehead and chin is generally referred to as...
Asymmetrical balance
Harmony
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Convex

44. To give height to round or square face and width to a long - thin face - use what type of part?
Harmony
Diagonal
Texture and lines
small and narrow

45. The principle of design which holds all the elements of design togather is know as...
Harmony
Form
The illusion of more or less volume
Move forward

46. One of the principles of hair design - proportion - refers to the...
Form
Oval
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Rhythm

47. In hairstyling - the area that surrounds the form is the...
Space
Analyzing the whole person
Form
Soften a design

48. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
emphasis
Design
Overly busy
Create the illusion of lenght

49. The place that eyes sees first in a hair style is known is...
Emphasis
Asymmetrical balance
small and narrow
Space

50. A recurrent pattern of movement in design is referred to as...
Proportion
Inverted Triangle
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Rhythm