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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. Straight coarse hair has some volume but is...
Hard to curl
Horizontal lines
Take calculated risks
1.5

2. The area of a design where the eye is drawn to first before traveling to the rest of the design is called the...
Emphasis
A single line
Proportion
Line

3. Curly and overly curly hair does not reflect much light and could be _______ to the touch.
Coarse
Hard to curl
Symmetrical balance
A strong visual sense

4. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
Style hair away from the forehead
Bang area
close-set eyes
Position and prominence of facial bones

5. Once you have a strong foundation in both technique and styling skills - you can...
Analyzing the whole person
A single line of color
Oval
Take calculated risks

6. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
Parallel lines
emphasis
Overly busy
Horizontal

7. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
proportionate
curved-line style
A single line
Overall outline of a hairstyle

8. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Wavy and coarse
Less volume
symmetry
Analyzing the whole person

9. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Eyebrows to end of nose
Longer and fuller
Asymmetrical balance

10. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
asymmetrical balance
Around the ears
Oval face
Take calculated risks

11. When stlyling hair for a wide face with a round hairline and round chin - the aim is to...
Line
Create the illusion of lenght
Triangular
Analyzing the whole person

12. The most important art principle that holds a design together is...
curved-line style
Wave pattern
Diagonal
Harmony

13. For a client with gold skin tones - a flattering hair color tone would be...
Warm
Analyzing the whole person
Analyzing the whole person
Oval face

14. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
Wavy and coarse
Creates more interest in the design
Unusual
Contrasting lines

15. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Design
Horizontal
Less volume
Emphasis

16. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
A single line
Less volume
Take calculated risks
A lighter color

17. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
Unity
side view
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Develop height on top

18. Balance is described as creating equal or appropriate proportions to create...
Emphasis
Form
Analyzing the whole person
symmetry

19. The triangular section that begins at the apex or high point of the head and ends at the front corners is called the...
Horizontal
Unity
Bang area
Chemicals

20. When clients wears glasses - it will affect how you design the hair...
Around the ears
A single line
Move forward
A single line of color

21. A harmontations style creates a look that is...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Proportion
proportionate
Harmony

22. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
A single line of color
Volume
A lighter color
Emphasis

23. Fine - straight hair creates a silhouette that is...
Position and prominence of facial bones
Slightly darker at the sides than top
small and narrow
Harmony

24. The term space in hair design refers to...
Bang area
Concave
Unusual
Volume

25. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
The client's skin tone
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Above or below the chin line

26. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
Rhythm
Emphasis
Oval
Longer and fuller

27. The fast or slow pattern that creates movement a hairstyle is called...
Rhythm
Position and prominence of facial bones
Asymmetrical balance
Longer and fuller

28. The widest silhouette is found in...
Texture and lines
small and narrow
Concave
Extremely curly and mediun

29. To offset or round out the features of a square facial shape - the aim would be to...
Volume
Extremely curly
Line
creat volume between the temples and jaw

30. When styling for a client with a large forehead...
A strong visual sense
Use bangs with no volume
curved-line style
Move forward

31. Smooth wave patterns accent the face and can be used to narrow...
Diagonal
A round head shape
Closely groomed beard and mustache
A full beard and mustache

32. Waven patterns can be altered by the use of...
Contrasting lines
Symmetrical balance
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Chemicals

33. To give height to round or square face and width to a long - thin face - use what type of part?
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Eyebrows to end of nose
Diagonal
Use bangs with no volume

34. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
Creates more interest in the design
Chemicals
Texture and lines
emphasis

35. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Emphasis
symmetry
Curly and fine
Parallel lines

36. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
A lighter color
Overly busy
Chemicals
Oval face

37. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
symmetrical
Contrasting lines
Overly busy
Volume

38. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
Concave
Rhythm
Oval face
Space

39. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Darker and cooler
Diagonal
Space
Longer and fuller

40. In the principles of art and dsign - the comparative relationship of one thing to another is called...
Chemicals
Proportion
Create the illusion of lenght
Form

41. The use of a side part helps to...
Creates more interest in the design
Develop height on top
Curly and fine
Contrasting lines

42. Facial shape is determined by the...
Transitional lines
Contrasting lines
Position and prominence of facial bones
Overall outline of a hairstyle

43. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
Space
Above or below the chin line
Use bangs with no volume
Emphasis

44. The mass or silhouette of the hairstyle is known as which element of design?
Space
Coarse
Form
Space

45. In hairstyling - the area that surrounds the form is the...
Space
A strong visual sense
Straight
Longer and fuller

46. An important factor in being a good hair designer is...
Form
A strong visual sense
Enhance positive features
Transitional lines

47. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Diagonal lines
Wavy - medium
Symmetrical balance
Closely groomed beard and mustache

48. One of the principles of hair design - proportion - refers to the...
Take calculated risks
Symmetrical balance
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Warm

49. In the principles of design - line defines...
Straight
symmetrical
Form and space
Slightly darker at the sides than top

50. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Horizontal lines
Longer and fuller
Design
Line