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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. An important factor in being a good hair designer is...
Concave
A strong visual sense
1.5
Parallel lines

2. To give height to round or square face and width to a long - thin face - use what type of part?
Less volume
Proportion
Unusual
Diagonal

3. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
A single line
A full beard and mustache
Design
emphasis

4. In the principles of art and dsign - the comparative relationship of one thing to another is called...
Proportion
Inverted Triangle
curved-line style
Warm

5. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
Oval face
Take calculated risks
Concave
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

6. A harmontations style creates a look that is...
proportionate
The illusion of more or less volume
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Style hair away from the forehead

7. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
close-set eyes
Parallel lines
Full and falls below the jaw
A single line of color

8. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Diagonal
Use bangs with no volume
Asymmetrical balance
Flattering and appropriate

9. Wwhat type of profile is considered to be ideal?
Bang area
Straight
Proportion
small and narrow

10. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
Oval
Develop height on top
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Wave pattern

11. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
Bang area
Oval
Rhythm
Chemicals

12. A profile is the outline of a face or figure as seen in a...
curved-line style
side view
Diagonal
Line

13. If _______ hair is left to long - it could separate and reveal too much of the client's scalp unless the hair is thick
Design
Curl -fine
Parallel lines
Overall outline of a hairstyle

14. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Rhythm
Flattering and appropriate
Rhythm
Curved

15. The comparative relationship between object relative to their size is know as...
Techniques and skills
Proportion
close-set eyes
Extremely curly

16. The facial type that is about one and a half times longer than its width across the brow is the...
Curly and fine
Oval face
Horizontal
Space

17. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Transitional lines
Space
Hair texture

18. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
Wave pattern
Extremely curly
asymmetrical balance
Style hair away from the forehead

19. To offset or round out the features of a square facial shape - the aim would be to...
Creates more interest in the design
Rhythm
Concave
creat volume between the temples and jaw

20. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Rhythm
Form
curved-line style

21. The face profile with a receding forehead and chin is generally referred to as...
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Move forward
Convex
Proportion

22. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Above or below the chin line
Warm
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Receding forehead

23. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
proportionate
Wave pattern
Coarse
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

24. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Volume
Coarse
Horizontal lines
Full and falls below the jaw

25. For a client with gold skin tones - a flattering hair color tone would be...
Line
Oval face
Position and prominence of facial bones
Warm

26. You can comouflage a receding chin in a male client - with...
Emphasis
A full beard and mustache
A strong visual sense
Position and prominence of facial bones

27. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Design
The illusion of more or less volume
small and narrow
Curved

28. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
symmetrical
1.5
Above or below the chin line
Unity

29. The principle of design which holds all the elements of design togather is know as...
Around the ears
Harmony
Longer and fuller
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

30. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
A single line
Techniques and skills
Less volume
Form

31. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
Eyebrows to end of nose
Straight
Harmony
Oval

32. When styling for a client with a large forehead...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Use bangs with no volume
Eyebrows to end of nose
Hair texture

33. In the hair design process - when deciding to take calculated risks - it is important to have a strong foundation in...
Contrasting lines
Techniques and skills
Curl -fine
symmetrical

34. In the principles of design - line defines...
Bang area
Form and space
Proportion
Volume

35. In designing for clients with large or broad shoulders - the stylist would create styles with...
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Volume
Line
Wavy - medium

36. One of the principles of hair design - proportion - refers to the...
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Triangular
Symmetrical balance

37. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
Position and prominence of facial bones
Diagonal
Eyebrows to end of nose
asymmetrical balance

38. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
Curly and fine
Transitional lines
Overly busy
Rhythm

39. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Unusual
Parallel lines
asymmetrical balance
Less volume

40. In hairstyling - the area that surrounds the form is the...
proportionate
close-set eyes
asymmetrical balance
Space

41. Which type of lines will soften a design?
The illusion of more or less volume
A strong visual sense
Curved
Flattering and appropriate

42. The fast or slow pattern that creates movement a hairstyle is called...
Overly busy
Coarse
Rhythm
Soften a design

43. When stlyling for a triangular-shape face - the aim is to...
Longer and fuller
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses

44. If your client has a narrow forehead - it is recommended that you...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Style hair away from the forehead
Overly busy
Longer and fuller

45. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
Coarse
Eyebrows to end of nose
Horizontal
Line

46. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
Transitional lines
Straight
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Overly busy

47. Curly and overly curly hair does not reflect much light and could be _______ to the touch.
Diagonal
Coarse
Inverted Triangle
Rhythm

48. The mass or silhouette of the hairstyle is known as which element of design?
Inverted Triangle
Form
Symmetrical balance
Extremely curly

49. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
small and narrow
Wave pattern
Curved
Enhance positive features

50. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Horizontal lines
Hair texture
Darker and cooler
Space