Planar Sculpting
A combination form created using the planar sculpting technique
What is square form?
The technique where shears are opened and closed to remove hair beyond the comb
What is shear over comb?
Outlining is a technique used to do this
What is defining the perimeter hairline?
A strip of hair left to grow above the upper lip
What is a mustache?
This type of fade is sculpted to the skin
What is a bald fade?
Removing these from a square form creates a more rounded form
What are weight corners?
Tool used to reduce density and increase blending
What are taper shears?
Do this to the ear when you're working around it
What is bending the ear?
A growth of hair on the chin and lower cheeks of a man's face
What is a beard?
The comb used to refine the perimeter hairline
What is the taper comb?
The planar sculpting technique is used to create these forms
What is square form?
The type of clipper used when using a taper comb
What is a trimmer?
This part of the shears is used first when outlining the hairline
What are the tips of the shears?
A strip of hair grown by a man down each side of the face in front of his ears
What are sideburns?
Techniques used when lengths are too short to hold with your fingers
What are overcomb techniques?
Planar sculpting is the technique in which the hair is sculpted along these imaginary planes
What are horizontal and verticle planes?
The technique that allows very short square forms (ex: flat top)
What is clipper over comb?
Cosmetologists may not be allowed to use this tool on the skin
What is a razor?
A small sometimes pointed beard
What is a goatee?
The tool used to ensure directional distribution
What is the mirror?
The correct head position for planar sculpting
What is an upright head position?
The angle the comb is held controls this in graduation
What is length progression?
These are creative outlines ranging from a carved part to complex patterns
What are hair tattoos?
The direction you comb hair to trim eyebrows
What is upward?
Tool that is used to remove excess hair from earlobe and inner ear
What are shears?