5 Elements of Hair Design
True or False
Design lines create a hairstyles shape, design, and movement
True!
The highest point of the head
What is the apex
The comparative relationship of one thing to another.
What is proportion.
Most styles will work well on this facial shape. Considered the "ideal" face shape
What is oval.
This element is also referred to a a hairstyles mass or general outline
What is form.
The back part of the neck and consists of the hair below the occipital bone.
What is the nape.
What are symmetrical and asymmetrical.
Narrow forehead, extreme width through the cheekbones, and narrow chin
What is diamond.
This element is the directional wave pattern or illusion of motion in the hair
What is Design Texture
What is the parietal ridge
A regular pulsation or recurrent pattern of movement in a design. Can be fast or slow.
What is rhythm.
Round Hairline, Round Chin, and wide face
What is Round
This Element can make all or part of the design appear
larger or smaller and depending on placement, can accent or de-emphasize a particular part of a style
What is Color.
The bone that protrudes in the back of the head, above the nape
What is the occipital bone
Refers to a design’s unity and is the most important art
principle.
What is harmony.
This type of face shape can be inverted as well
What is triangular.
What are the four basic line types?
What are horizontal, diagonal, vertical and curved.
What is the crown
Also known as focus; in a design, is what draws the eye first, before it travels to the rest of the design.
What is Emphasis.
This face shape has a wide jaw, wide cheekbones, and wide hairline
What is square