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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. The most important art principle that holds a design together is...
Chemicals
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Hair texture
Harmony

2. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
Contrasting lines
curved-line style
Form and space
small and narrow

3. For a client with gold skin tones - a flattering hair color tone would be...
Space
Triangular
Full and falls below the jaw
Warm

4. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Form
Above or below the chin line
Oval

5. The face profile with a receding forehead and chin is generally referred to as...
Creates more interest in the design
Convex
Space
Curl -fine

6. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
Style hair away from the forehead
Above or below the chin line
Analyzing the whole person
Warm

7. Once you have a strong foundation in both technique and styling skills - you can...
close-set eyes
Wavy and coarse
Take calculated risks
The client's skin tone

8. Balance is described as creating equal or appropriate proportions to create...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
symmetry
Curl -fine
Develop height on top

9. Dark and cool colors recede or move in toward the head - creating the illusion of...
Use bangs with no volume
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Overly busy
Less volume

10. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
A single line
Style hair away from the forehead
Above or below the chin line
Longer and fuller

11. Lines that are parallel to the floor are called...
Position and prominence of facial bones
1.5
Concave
Horizontal

12. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
symmetry
Contrasting lines
Use bangs with no volume
Space

13. The area surrounding the mass or general outline of a style is...
Around the ears
Analyzing the whole person
Space
Enhance positive features

14. In hairstyling - the area that surrounds the form is the...
Position and prominence of facial bones
Space
Darker and cooler
Form

15. If your client has a convex profile - the hair in the chin area should...
The illusion of more or less volume
Move forward
Volume
small and narrow

16. One of the principles of hair design - proportion - refers to the...
side view
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Longer and fuller

17. In designing - when opposite side have different lenghts or different volume and appear to have equal weight - it is referred to as ...
asymmetrical balance
Wave pattern
A full beard and mustache
Create the illusion of lenght

18. When opposite sides of the hair style are different lenght or have a different volume - it is known to have...
Asymmetrical balance
symmetrical
Straight
Oval face

19. 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
Wavy - medium
Unusual
Receding forehead

20. The degins by analyzing the entire person and using the design elements and principles to...
Enhance positive features
Unusual
Unity
Flattering and appropriate

21. Through the use of color in design - you can create...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
emphasis
Inverted Triangle
The illusion of more or less volume

22. The face shape that is considered to be ideal is the...
Oval
Space
Rhythm
Oval face

23. In the principles of design - line defines...
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Form and space
Unusual
Overall outline of a hairstyle

24. The area of a design where the eye is drawn to first before traveling to the rest of the design is called the...
close-set eyes
Warm
Emphasis
A single line of color

25. When stlyling hair for a wide face with a round hairline and round chin - the aim is to...
small and narrow
Create the illusion of lenght
Overly busy
Coarse

26. The face shape with a narrow forehead and wide jaw and chin line is considered to be...
Triangular
Harmony
Around the ears
A single line

27. When both sides of a hair style are the same distance from the center - the same length - and have the same volume when viewed from the front - it is known to have...
Emphasis
Convex
Symmetrical balance
Chemicals

28. The facial type that is about one and a half times longer than its width across the brow is the...
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Oval face
Techniques and skills
Proportion

29. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
The client's skin tone
Space
Emphasis
Horizontal lines

30. Which type of lines will soften a design?
Curved
Volume
A single line
Asymmetrical balance

31. What can create a bold and dramatic accent to a design?
Position and prominence of facial bones
Parallel lines
A single line of color
Techniques and skills

32. If not properly shaped - a very wide silhouette could appear with hair that is...
Wavy and coarse
1.5
Rhythm
Asymmetrical balance

33. The foundation of all artistic applications is...
Oval
Overly busy
Design
Hair texture

34. Color can be used to make all or part of a hair design appear...
Unity
Form
Longer and fuller
asymmetrical balance

35. The place that eyes sees first in a hair style is known is...
1.5
Straight
Bang area
Emphasis

36. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
proportionate
Diagonal
Wave pattern
Creates more interest in the design

37. The mass or silhouette of the hairstyle is known as which element of design?
Analyzing the whole person
Form
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Flattering and appropriate

38. If your client has a narrow forehead - it is recommended that you...
Style hair away from the forehead
Diagonal lines
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
proportionate

39. When choosing a now haircolor - one of the considerations is...

40. Natural waves patterns are described as straight - wavy - curly - and...
Take calculated risks
Extremely curly
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Soften a design

41. Illusions of dimension or depth are created when lighter and warmer colors are alternated with colors that are...
Form
Darker and cooler
close-set eyes
Take calculated risks

42. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Wave pattern
Inverted Triangle
Full and falls below the jaw
Space

43. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
small and narrow
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Flattering and appropriate
Space

44. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Flattering and appropriate
Use bangs with no volume
Above or below the chin line
Unity

45. To offset or round out the features of a square facial shape - the aim would be to...
Inverted Triangle
Emphasis
Chemicals
creat volume between the temples and jaw

46. A balding male client may look good with a...
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Darker and cooler
A round head shape
Eyebrows to end of nose

47. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Form
Curly and fine
Space
A lighter color

48. Which element of hair design defines the form and space of a hairstyle?
Horizontal
Creates more interest in the design
Asymmetrical balance
Line

49. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Transitional lines
Form
Analyzing the whole person
A single line of color

50. To give the illusion of proportional eyes to a client with wide-set eyes - the hair should be...
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Longer and fuller
Coarse
Take calculated risks