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This is what the surfaces on the head where the head changes, such as the ears, jawline, and occipital bone, are referred to as.
What are reference points?
Reference points in a haircut are used to establish these.
What are design lines?
Achieving balance within a design can be accomplished by understanding this and reference points.
What is head shape?
This is the widest part of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown, that can be found by placing a comb flat on the side of the head.
What is parietal ridge?
This bone protrudes at the base of the skull.
What is the occipital bone?
This is the highest point on the top of the head, and can be located easily by placing a comb on top of the head and noticing that the com is resting on the highest point.
What is apex?
The location of the four corners signals a change in this.
What is head shape?
The two front corners represent the widest part of this.
What is bang area?
Hair that grows below the parietal ridge, or crest, hangs because of this.
What is gravity?
This area of the head is located between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge.
What is crown?
This area is defined as the area at the back part of the neck and consists of the hair below the occipital bone.
What is the nape?
By making a parting or drawing a line from the apex to the back of the ear, you can locate this area of the head, which consists of all the hair that falls naturally behind the ear.
What is back?
This is the triangular section of the head that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners.
What is bang area?
This is a thin, continuous mark, curved or straight, used as a guide while cutting hair.
What is line?
This is the working area of the hair that is separated prior to cutting.
What is section?
This is created when the space between two lines or surfaces intersects at a given point.
What is angle?
The use of these is an important element in creating a strong foundation and consistency in haircutting and creating shapes.
What are angles?
The three types of straight lines in haircutting include horizontal, vertical and this line.
What is diagonal?
These types of haircutting lines are parallel to the floor and relative to the horizon.
What are horizontal lines?
This type of haircutting lines are perpendicular to the horizon, and are used to remove weight to create graduated or layered haircuts, and higher elevations.
What are vertical lines?
These lines in a haircut are those that lie between the horizontal and vertical, have a slanting or sloping direction, and help to blend long layers into short layers to create fullness.
What is diagonal?
This, or stacking, involves using diagonal lines to create angles by cutting the ends of the hair with a slight increase or decrease in length.
What is beveling?
For control during haircutting, the hair is parted into working areas called this.
What are sections?
This is the line dividing the hair at the scalp, separating one section from another to create subsections.
What is parting?
This, also known as projection or lifting, is the degree at which a subsection of hair is held from the head when cutting.
What is elevation?