Color theory & Wax Flashcards
Soft wax.. Also called?
“Surface restorer”
Small surface repairs-shallow depressions
Thin layer applied
Accepts cream cosmetics
Ex.) razor burn, sutured incisions, abrasions
4 types of restorative waxes?
Lip wax Soft wax Medium wax Firm wax 1. Translucent 2. Opaque
Medium wax also called?
“Restorative” or “derma surgery wax”
Firmer wax
Holds shape & adheres to tissue
Firm wax also know as?
"Wound filler" Hardest wax Larger areas Least adhesive Requires firmly embalmed tissue
Translucent Wax
Narrow color range
Most adhesive of lip waxes
Opaque wax
Contains starch
Greater color range
Less adhesive
General characteristics of a good wax?
Adheres to tissue
Pliable @ room temp
Able to take cosmetics
Reflect light like normal skin
How to soften wax
Mix w/ cream cosmetic Hot spatula near wax Blow dryer Light bulb Hand warmth Warm water Petroleum jelly
How to firm wax?
Refrigerator
Baby powder
Corn starch
4 conditions necessary for successful wax restoration?
Tissue must be firm
Tissue must be dry
Tissue must be clean
Wait 8-10 hours
Greatest fault of waxing is making the surface appear too ?
Flat
History of color?
Who?
When?
Isaac Newton
Color spectrum discovered
No one color dominates
7 colors
Dispersion
Breaking up of white light into the component colors
Absorption
Light rays absorbed by an object
If all light rays are absorbed, the color is black
Reflection
All light rays reflected, object is white
Ex.) yellow absorbs all colors/rays except yellow – we see yellow
3 primary colors
Yellow
Red
Blue
Cannot be created by mixing other hues
Mix all together= gray
Red
Warm advancing color
Orange
Trumps red
Warmest
MOST advancing hue
Blue
Coolest hue
Juxtaposition
Two complimentary colors next to each other–> vivid
If it appears dull–> not complimentary
Secondary colors
Orange
Green
Violet
Mixture of two primary hues