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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. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
Form
Oval
symmetrical
Contrasting lines

2. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
Analyzing the whole person
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Oval
Transitional lines

3. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Transitional lines
Creates more interest in the design
Use bangs with no volume

4. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Proportion
Harmony
Diagonal
Design

5. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
Diagonal
Take calculated risks
A single line of color
Full and falls below the jaw

6. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Unity
Around the ears
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Diagonal

7. Curly and overly curly hair does not reflect much light and could be _______ to the touch.
Analyzing the whole person
Curved
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Coarse

8. Color can help define...
Design
Texture and lines
Proportion
Flattering and appropriate

9. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Techniques and skills
Rhythm
Develop height on top

10. Wwhat type of profile is considered to be ideal?
Diagonal lines
Straight
Concave
Receding forehead

11. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Emphasis
Space
Volume
side view

12. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Extremely curly
Form and space
Horizontal lines
Creates more interest in the design

13. A balding male client may look good with a...
Position and prominence of facial bones
Unusual
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Texture and lines

14. In the principles of design - line defines...
Design
Wave pattern
Above or below the chin line
Form and space

15. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Extremely curly and mediun
Develop height on top
Darker and cooler
Full and falls below the jaw

16. Straight coarse hair has some volume but is...
Design
Hard to curl
Less volume
Flattering and appropriate

17. The oval face shape is about _____ times longer than its across the bow.
Full and falls below the jaw
Develop height on top
1.5
Soften a design

18. When stlyling for a triangular-shape face - the aim is to...
Proportion
Overly busy
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Oval

19. The widest silhouette is found in...
Proportion
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Extremely curly and mediun
Volume

20. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Unusual
proportionate
Asymmetrical balance
Diagonal

21. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Diagonal lines
Above or below the chin line
Contrasting lines
A full beard and mustache

22. For a client with gold skin tones - a flattering hair color tone would be...
Horizontal lines
Proportion
Coarse
Warm

23. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
close-set eyes
Coarse
Above or below the chin line
Oval

24. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
symmetrical
Horizontal
Longer and fuller
Line

25. There are three basic profile types: straight - convex - and...
Straight
Concave
A full beard and mustache
side view

26. Dark and cool colors recede or move in toward the head - creating the illusion of...
Above or below the chin line
Analyzing the whole person
Less volume
Warm

27. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Asymmetrical balance
Form
Emphasis
Techniques and skills

28. The place that eyes sees first in a hair style is known is...
Volume
Oval
Emphasis
Analyzing the whole person

29. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Move forward
close-set eyes
Wave pattern

30. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Create the illusion of lenght
Concave
A single line of color
Parallel lines

31. Which type of lines will soften a design?
Contrasting lines
Emphasis
Diagonal
Curved

32. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
Design
proportionate
Full and falls below the jaw
Eyebrows to end of nose

33. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
close-set eyes
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Proportion
Form

34. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
emphasis
Curly and fine
Proportion
curved-line style

35. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
Oval
Above or below the chin line
Extremely curly
Proportion

36. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Position and prominence of facial bones
Eyebrows to end of nose
Diagonal lines
Full and falls below the jaw

37. The comparative relationship between object relative to their size is know as...
Techniques and skills
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Proportion
Relationship between hair - face - and body type

38. Natural waves patterns are described as straight - wavy - curly - and...
Extremely curly
Chemicals
Unity
Style hair away from the forehead

39. Fine - medium and coarse are qualities that refer to...
Hair texture
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
A single line of color
Extremely curly

40. If your client has a narrow forehead - it is recommended that you...
Analyzing the whole person
Style hair away from the forehead
Curl -fine
side view

41. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Chemicals
Symmetrical balance
Move forward
Receding forehead

42. A harmontations style creates a look that is...
proportionate
The client's skin tone
A full beard and mustache
Create the illusion of lenght

43. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
Emphasis
small and narrow
Enhance positive features
Creates more interest in the design

44. An important factor in being a good hair designer is...
A strong visual sense
Proportion
Wavy - medium
Oval

45. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Diagonal
Flattering and appropriate
Overly busy
Warm

46. The face shape with a narrow forehead and wide jaw and chin line is considered to be...
Harmony
Flattering and appropriate
Triangular
Volume

47. 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
Develop height on top
Emphasis
Volume

48. The three basic part for bangs are triangular - curved - and...
Diagonal
Curved
Warm
Closely groomed beard and mustache

49. The facial type that is about one and a half times longer than its width across the brow is the...
close-set eyes
Oval face
Receding forehead
A full beard and mustache

50. You can comouflage a receding chin in a male client - with...
Design
proportionate
Extremely curly
A full beard and mustache