Basic principles
Also known as head shape
what is head form
mark where the surface of the head changes, such as the ears, jawline, occipital bone, or apex. These points are used to establish design lines
Reference points
What is one of the four characteristics that determine the behavior of the hair?
Growth patterns
Texture
Density
Elasticity
A type of diagonal line that creates movement toward the face.
What is diagonal forward?
Guideline that does not move.
What is stationary guideline?
area between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge
This is the widest area of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown.
What is parietal ridge?
Process of working metal to a finished shape by hammering or pressing.
What is forged?
Smaller sections within a larger section of hair, used to maintain control of the hair while cutting.
What is subsections?
Also known as movable guideline; guideline that moves as the haircutting progresses, used often when creating layers or graduation.
What is traveling guideline?
area at the back part of the neck and consists of the hair below the occipital bone
The bone that protrudes at the base of the skull is the occipital bone
What is Occipital bone
Amount of pressure applied when combing and holding a section, created by stretching or pulling the section.
What is tension?
Also known as projection or lifting; the degree at which a subsection of hair is held, or lifted, from the head when cutting.
What is elevation?
Thin, continuous mark used as a guide; can be straight or curved, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.
What is a line?
Also known as the fringe area
What is the bang?
What is one of the ways finding reference points helps you?
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.
Outer line of a hairstyle
What is perimeter?
Elevation that occurs when a section is lifted above 0 degrees.
What is graduation?
Also known as a one-length haircut; haircut in which all the hair comes to one hanging level, forming a weight line or area; hair is cut with no elevation or overdirection.
What is blunt haircut?
By locating the parietal ridge, you can find the hair that grows on the top of the head. This hair lies on the head shape. Hair that grows below the parietal ridge, or crest, hangs because of gravity. You can locate the top by parting the hair at the parietal ridge, and continuing all the way around the head.
What is the top?
The apex is located by laying the comb on….
What is the top of the head?
Direction in which the hair grows from the scalp; also referred to as natural fall or natural falling position.
What is growth pattern?
Combing a section away from its natural falling position, rather than straight out from the head, toward a guideline; used to create increasing lengths in the interior or perimeter.
Create movement and volume in the hair by releasing weight.
What is layers?