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Hair Design Certification

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Diagonal
Proportion
Space
Transitional lines

2. Natural waves patterns are described as straight - wavy - curly - and...
Line
Extremely curly
Take calculated risks
Unusual

3. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
Enhance positive features
Curl -fine
Extremely curly
Slightly darker at the sides than top

4. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
Contrasting lines
Volume
Curl -fine
emphasis

5. The element of form describes...
Techniques and skills
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Chemicals
Asymmetrical balance

6. The most versatile hair type for styling is...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Inverted Triangle
Position and prominence of facial bones
Wavy - medium

7. Dark and cool colors recede or move in toward the head - creating the illusion of...
Overly busy
Less volume
curved-line style
Hard to curl

8. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Space
creat volume between the temples and jaw
A full beard and mustache
Receding forehead

9. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Rhythm
Analyzing the whole person
Darker and cooler

10. The face shape with a narrow forehead and wide jaw and chin line is considered to be...
Triangular
Techniques and skills
Wave pattern
Take calculated risks

11. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
Contrasting lines
Rhythm
Curly and fine
Design

12. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
Wavy - medium
Chemicals
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Rhythm

13. A balding male client may look good with a...
The illusion of more or less volume
Soften a design
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Parallel lines

14. The principle of design which holds all the elements of design togather is know as...
Position and prominence of facial bones
Analyzing the whole person
Curl -fine
Harmony

15. In hairstyling - the area that surrounds the form is the...
Transitional lines
Parallel lines
A full beard and mustache
Space

16. The widest silhouette is found in...
A single line of color
Extremely curly and mediun
small and narrow
Oval face

17. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
Wave pattern
Proportion
Form and space
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

18. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Horizontal
A strong visual sense
Longer and fuller

19. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
Diagonal
Horizontal
A single line of color
Transitional lines

20. Waven patterns can be altered by the use of...
Overly busy
Emphasis
Convex
Chemicals

21. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Texture and lines
Contrasting lines
Parallel lines
Design

22. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Darker and cooler
Line
Symmetrical balance
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

23. The place that eyes sees first in a hair style is known is...
Longer and fuller
Emphasis
Rhythm
Line

24. Color can help define...
Curly and fine
Extremely curly
Texture and lines
Receding forehead

25. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Diagonal
Symmetrical balance
Style hair away from the forehead
Flattering and appropriate

26. The oval face shape is about _____ times longer than its across the bow.
symmetrical
1.5
Diagonal
A single line

27. Fine - straight hair creates a silhouette that is...
Style hair away from the forehead
small and narrow
Overly busy
Overall outline of a hairstyle

28. Which type of lines will soften a design?
Curved
Horizontal lines
Less volume
Oval

29. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
Form
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Full and falls below the jaw
Emphasis

30. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
Move forward
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Horizontal lines
Symmetrical balance

31. Using too many wavey-pattern combinations together could creat a look that is...
A strong visual sense
Wavy and coarse
Diagonal
Overly busy

32. The face profile with a receding forehead and chin is generally referred to as...
Wave pattern
Oval face
Convex
Emphasis

33. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
side view
Rhythm
Diagonal
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

34. For a client with gold skin tones - a flattering hair color tone would be...
Warm
Coarse
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Bang area

35. The three basic part for bangs are triangular - curved - and...
Chemicals
Hard to curl
Diagonal
curved-line style

36. A profile is the outline of a face or figure as seen in a...
side view
Darker and cooler
Triangular
Analyzing the whole person

37. Fine - medium and coarse are qualities that refer to...
Bang area
Hair texture
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Curved

38. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
Creates more interest in the design
Horizontal
Above or below the chin line
symmetry

39. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
symmetrical
Unusual
Receding forehead
Less volume

40. Balance is described as creating equal or appropriate proportions to create...
symmetry
proportionate
Overly busy
Unusual

41. The most important art principle that holds a design together is...
symmetry
Harmony
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Triangular

42. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
Form
Creates more interest in the design
1.5
The illusion of more or less volume

43. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Creates more interest in the design
A lighter color
Flattering and appropriate
Slightly darker at the sides than top

44. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Full and falls below the jaw
Around the ears
proportionate

45. When styling for a client with a large forehead...
small and narrow
asymmetrical balance
Use bangs with no volume
Space

46. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Analyzing the whole person
emphasis
A round head shape
Space

47. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Create the illusion of lenght
Oval
Curly and fine

48. When stlyling hair for a wide face with a round hairline and round chin - the aim is to...
Horizontal lines
A single line
Create the illusion of lenght
Analyzing the whole person

49. To give the illusion of proportional eyes to a client with wide-set eyes - the hair should be...
A single line
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Hair texture
Space

50. One of the principles of hair design - proportion - refers to the...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Emphasis
Hard to curl
Relationship between hair - face - and body type