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WorksheetsHaircutting vocabulary #1
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 26mins
Good haircuts begin with an understanding of the shape of the head, referred to as the __________
head form
fringe area
apex
reference points
_____________ mark where the surface of the head changes, such as the ears, jawline, occipital bone, or apex.
head form
reference points
nape area
parietal ridge
These points are used to establish design lines
areas of the head
Top of head
guidelines
reference points
This is the widest area of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown.
apex
crown
nape
parietal ridge
The parietal ridge is also referred to as the __________
crest area
curvy area
flat area
high point
The bone that protrudes at the base of the skull is the _______?
femur bone
occipital bone
brow bone
neck bone
An understanding of ___________ and__________ will help you in the following ways:Finding balance within the design, so that both sides of the haircut turn out the same. Developing the ability to create the same haircut consistently. Showing where and when it is necessary to change technique to make up for irregularities (such as a flat crown) in the head form.
head shape and sectioning
head shape and lines
head shape and reference points
reference points and graduation
___________ signals a change in the shape of the head from flat to round and vice versa.
the fringe
The apex
The four corners
The sides
___________ represent the widest points in the bang area.
2 back corners
parietal ridge
temples
2 front corners
This is the highest point on the top of the head.
Top
Apex
Bang
Crown
____________ is a thin, continuous mark used as a guide.
Line
Guideline
Angle
Section
________________ is the working area that the hair is separated into prior to cutting.
sub section
section
area
reference points
The two basic lines used in haircutting are _____ and _____.
diagonal, curved
long, short
straight, curved
curved, blunt
_________ is created when the space between two lines or surfaces intersects at a given point.
A wave
An Angle
A mistake
An Illusion
There are three types of straight lines in haircutting:
diagonal, round, straight
horizontal, vertical, curved
diagonal, horizontal, vertical
vertical, round, curved
These are parallel from the floor and relative to the horizon.
Diagonal lines
Parallel Lines
Vertical Lines
Horizontal Lines
They are used to create one-length and low-elevation haircuts and to add weight :
Curved lines
Horizontal lines
Vertical Lines
Layers
These are usually described in terms of up and down and are perpendicular to the horizon;
Parallel lines
Horizontal lines
Diagonal Lines
Vertical Lines
________ remove weight to create graduated or layered haircuts and are used with higher elevations
Curved lines
Horizontal Lines
Diagonal Lines
Vertical Lines
These are between horizontal and vertical and they have a slanting or sloping direction ____________
Straight Lines
Curved Lines
Diagonal Lines
Long Lines
Creates movement toward the face. _________
Finger Waves
Diagonal Forward
Diagonal Back
Parallel Lines
____________ is the line dividing the hair at the scalp, separating one section of hair from another, creating subsections.
parting
sub section
section
grouping
There are ___________ types of sections used in haircutting:
5
4
3
2
The sections used in haircutting:
horseshoe, curved, straight, pivotal
radial, curved, horizontal, straight
horseshoe, pivoting, profile, and radial.
radial, curved, angled, straight
Also referred to as pie shape sections; rotates from a central point and used in layering and graduation
radial
pivoting
horseshoe
profile
Taken from recession to recession, separates the head at the parietal ridge to below the crown allowing you to have control when layering or graduating the hair
horseshoe section
radial section
profile section
pivoting section
Center forehead to center nape. Divides the head in two sections
radial section
horseshoe section
profile section
pivoting section
A section that is taken from ear to ear and divides the head from front to back starting behind the apex in the crown
radial section
profile section
pivoting section
horseshoe section
_______ also known as projection or lifting, is the degree at which a subsection of hair is held, or elevated, from the head when cutting.
graduation
elevation
over direction
degrees
Elevation creates ____________and layers, and is usually described in degrees
lines
areas
angles
graduation
_____________ occurs when you lift any section of hair above 0 degrees.
mistakes
beveling
elevation
natural fall
_______when hair contracts or lifts through the action of moisture loss/drying.
shrinkage
layers
frizz
tension
______________is the angle at which the fingers are held when cutting the line that creates the end shape.
palm shears
finger elevation
cutting line
degree
_____________ is a subsection of hair that determines the length the hair will be cut.
guideline
perimeter
interior
stationary
Guidelines are located at the ____________, the outer or the _____________ or internal line, of the cut.
interior, subliminal
perimeter interior
traveling,stationary
stationary, interior
