Chapter glosary Flashcards
Asymmetrical balance.
Is stablished when two imaginary halves of a hairstyle have and equal visual weight, but the halves are positioned unevenly.
Balance
Establishing equal or appropriate proportion to create symmetry. In hairstyling is the relationship of height to width.
Bang area
Also know as fringe area; triangular section that begins at the apex or high point of the head, and ends at the front corners.
Cocave profile
curving inward; prominent forehead and chin, with other features receded inward.
Contrasting line.
Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90 degree angle and create a hard edge.
Convex profile
Curving outward; receding forehead and chin.
Curve line
Lines moving in a circular or semi-circular direction; used to soften a design.
Design texture.
Wave patterns that must be taken into consideration when designing a style
Diagonal line
Lines positioned between horizontal and vertical lines. They are often used to emphasize or minimize facial feature.
Directional lines
Lines with a definite forward or backward movement.
Emphasis
Also known as focus; the place in a hairstyle where the eyes is drawn first before traveling to the rest of the design.
Form
The mass or general outline of a hairstyle. it is three-dimensional and has length, width and depth.
Harmony
The creation of unity in a design; the most important of the art principal. holds all the elements of the design together.
Horizontal lines
Lines parallel to the floor or horizon; crate width in design.
Parallel lines
Repeating lines in a hairstyle; may be straight or curved.
Profile
Outline of the face, head, or figure seen in a side view.
Proportion
the comparative relation of one thing to another; the harmonious relationship among parts or things.
Rhythm
a regular pulsation or recurrent pattern of movement in a design.
Single lines
A hairstyle with only one line; such as the one-length hairstyle.
Space
the area surrounding the form or the area the hairstyle occupies.
Straight profile
Neither convex or concave; considered the ideal.
Symmetrical balance
two halves of a style; form a mirror image of one another.
Transitional lines.
usually curve lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines.
Vertical lines
lines that are straight up and down; create length and height in hair design.
Angle
Space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point
Apex
Highest point on the top of the head.
Beveling
Haircutting technique using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length.
Blunt
Also know as one-length haircut; in which in all comes to on hanging level, forming a weight line or area; hair is cut with no elevation or over-direction.
Carving
Haircutting technique done by placing the stiff blade into the hair and resting it on the scalp, and then moving the shears through the hair while operating and partially closing the shears.
Cast
Method of manufacturing shears; a metal-forming process whereby molten steel is poured into a mold and once the metal is cooled, takes on the shape or the mold.
Clipper over-comb
Haircutting technique done by placing similar to scissor-over-comb except that the clippers move side to side across the comb rather than bottom to top.
Cross checking
Parting the haircut in the opposite way from which you cut in it in order to check for precision on line an shape.
Crown
Area of the head between the apex and back of the parietal ridge.
Cutting line
Angle at which the fingers are held when cutting, and ultemately the line that is cut; also known as finger angle, finger position, cutting position or cutting angle.
Distribution
Where and how hair is move over the head.
Elevation
Also known as projection or lifting; angle or degree at which a subsection of hair is held, or lifted, from the head when cutting.
Forged
Process of working metal to a finished line shape by hammering or pressing.
