Lines and Elevation
Lines that are parallel to the horizon and create width.
Horizontal
Another name for a guide line.
design line
Dividing the head into workable areas for control in hair cutting.
sectioning
Hair is cut straight across. All lengths fall to the same line.
blunt
Technique used to create a flat top hair cut.
clipper over comb
Lines that go straight up and down a create a feeling of weightlessness in a hairstyle.
Vertical
Hair ends that are smooth and not showing have a ________ texture.
unactivated
A moveable guide that consists of a a small amount of previously cut hair.
mobile
A haircut that is achieved using a 90 projection angles.
uniformly layered haircut
Also called thinning. Altering the texture of hair without removing length.
texturizing
Lines that are slanted to one side or another.
Diagonal
Holding the hair at a 90 degree angle from the head is a _______ distribution.
perpendicular
A guide that does not move. All the hair travels to the guide to be cut.
stationary
Shorter exterior gradually flowing into a longer interior/hair is held at a 45 degree angle.
graduated haircut
A technique used to blend a short nape with a long crown.
shear over comb
0 degrees is considered to be a ________ elevation.
low
A haircut in which the hair ends are visible has a _______ texture.
activated
The section of hair that determines the length the hair is to be cut.
guideline
This type of haircut consists of 2 or more forms within the hairstyle.
combination
Cutting with the points of the shear to create texture in the hair ends.
notching/point cutting
90 degrees is considered to be a __________ elevation.
High
Hair is distributed straight up or straight out from the head.
directional distribution
The angle the hair is lifted from the head.
elevation
Uses very short exterior lengths progressing to longer lengths toward the crown. Used to cut tapered cuts quickly.
overcomb technique