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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...
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Around the ears
Space
Create the illusion of width at the forehead

2. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Diagonal lines
Oval face
Curl -fine
symmetry

3. The use of a side part helps to...
Analyzing the whole person
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Analyzing the whole person
Develop height on top

4. The oval face shape is about _____ times longer than its across the bow.
1.5
Around the ears
Curl -fine
Creates more interest in the design

5. A harmontations style creates a look that is...
Parallel lines
proportionate
symmetrical
Create the illusion of width at the forehead

6. Facial shape is determined by the...
Curl -fine
Position and prominence of facial bones
Proportion
Harmony

7. Natural waves patterns are described as straight - wavy - curly - and...
Extremely curly
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Curl -fine
Curved

8. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Emphasis
Darker and cooler
Space
Proportion

9. Fine - straight hair creates a silhouette that is...
Rhythm
small and narrow
Unusual
Take calculated risks

10. Color can help define...
Bang area
Use bangs with no volume
Texture and lines
Form

11. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
Wave pattern
Space
Flattering and appropriate
Style hair away from the forehead

12. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
Overly busy
Volume
Receding forehead
Horizontal

13. Finger waves are exmple of a style using what type of lines?
Line
A strong visual sense
Parallel lines
Slightly darker at the sides than top

14. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Style hair away from the forehead
Position and prominence of facial bones
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony

15. You can comouflage a receding chin in a male client - with...
A full beard and mustache
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Less volume
Volume

16. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Convex
Form
Contrasting lines
Oval

17. The three basic part for bangs are triangular - curved - and...
Hair texture
Proportion
Diagonal
Develop height on top

18. Waven patterns can be altered by the use of...
The illusion of more or less volume
A single line of color
Chemicals
Style hair away from the forehead

19. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Design
Harmony
Creates more interest in the design
Concave

20. Wwhat type of profile is considered to be ideal?
side view
Straight
Parallel lines
1.5

21. The use of repeating lines - whether straight or curved...
Concave
A lighter color
Straight
Creates more interest in the design

22. When you analyze your client's features - you can style your design to...
Convex
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Around the ears
Rhythm

23. When styling for a client with a large forehead...
Unusual
Proportion
Warm
Use bangs with no volume

24. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Form
Oval
Analyzing the whole person
Space

25. In the hair design process - when deciding to take calculated risks - it is important to have a strong foundation in...
emphasis
symmetrical
Take calculated risks
Techniques and skills

26. In the principles of art and dsign - the comparative relationship of one thing to another is called...
Rhythm
Curly and fine
Proportion
A single line

27. The triangular section that begins at the apex or high point of the head and ends at the front corners is called the...
Bang area
Asymmetrical balance
Wavy - medium
Coarse

28. For a client with gold skin tones - a flattering hair color tone would be...
Curly and fine
Warm
A single line of color
Develop height on top

29. When clients wears glasses - it will affect how you design the hair...
Transitional lines
Triangular
Around the ears
Oval

30. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
Contrasting lines
Inverted Triangle
Triangular
Texture and lines

31. A profile is the outline of a face or figure as seen in a...
A round head shape
A lighter color
side view
Diagonal lines

32. Among the face shapes is...
Inverted Triangle
Space
Proportion
Unusual

33. Ornamentation is an exciting method of creating...
Extremely curly and mediun
emphasis
Space
Flattering and appropriate

34. The comparative relationship between object relative to their size is know as...
asymmetrical balance
Flattering and appropriate
Proportion
Chemicals

35. The face profile with a receding forehead and chin is generally referred to as...
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Convex
The illusion of more or less volume
Curly and fine

36. The place that eyes sees first in a hair style is known is...
Emphasis
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Harmony
The client's skin tone

37. When stlyling for a triangular-shape face - the aim is to...
Oval face
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
A single line of color
Horizontal

38. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Rhythm
symmetrical
Space
Full and falls below the jaw

39. The element of form describes...
Rhythm
Design
Overall outline of a hairstyle
asymmetrical balance

40. The face shape with a narrow forehead and wide jaw and chin line is considered to be...
Enhance positive features
Form
Curly and fine
Triangular

41. If _______ hair is left to long - it could separate and reveal too much of the client's scalp unless the hair is thick
Receding forehead
Style hair away from the forehead
Space
Curl -fine

42. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Form
emphasis
Analyzing the whole person
Chemicals

43. Directing the bangs over the forehead with an outwardly directed volume will benfit a...
Warm
A lighter color
Receding forehead
Transitional lines

44. In the principles of design - line defines...
Form and space
The client's skin tone
Develop height on top
Receding forehead

45. Curly and overly curly hair does not reflect much light and could be _______ to the touch.
Coarse
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Chemicals
Create the illusion of width at the forehead

46. To give height to round or square face and width to a long - thin face - use what type of part?
Oval
Diagonal
The client's skin tone
Concave

47. In designing for clients with large or broad shoulders - the stylist would create styles with...
Inverted Triangle
Emphasis
Volume
Create the illusion of width at the forehead

48. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
Emphasis
Harmony
Form and space
A single line

49. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
Emphasis
Closely groomed beard and mustache
A lighter color
Overall outline of a hairstyle

50. In hairstyling - the area that surrounds the form is the...
Create the illusion of width at the forehead
Hair texture
Space
A single line