Terms and Defenitions Flashcards
Head Form
head shape; affects the way the hair falls and behaves
reference points
points on the head that mark where the surface of the head changes.
parietal ridge
widest area of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown
occipital bone
bone that protrudes at the base of the skull
apex
highest point on the top of the head
four corners
points on the head that signal a change in the shape of the head, from flat to round vice versa
crown
area of the head between the apex and back of the parietal ridge
nape
back part of the neck; hair below the occipital bone
line
thin, continuous mark used as a guide. can be straight, curved, horizontal etc
section
used to divide the hair by parting into working areas for control.
sub sections
smaller sections within a large section, helps for control
angle
space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point
beveling
cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease
diagonal forward
type of diagonal line that creates movement towards the face
diagonal back
type of diagonal line that creates movement away from the face
part/parting
line dividing the hair at the scalp, creating subsections.
elevation
the degree at which a subsection is held when cutting
graduation
elevation that occurs when a section is lifted above 0 drgrees
shrinkage
when hair contracts from drying (elasticity)
cutting line
angle at which the fingers are held when cutting, ultimately the line that is cut
guideline
known as a guide; determines the length of the cut.
perimeter
outer line of a hairstyle
interior
inner or internal part
stationary guideline
guideline that does not move
travelling guideline
known as a moveable guild line; moves as the haircut progresses
overdirection
combing a section away from if natural falling position, creates increasing lengths in the interior or perimeter
hairline
hair that grows at the outermost perimeter along the face, around the ears and neck.
growth pattern
direction in which the hair grows from the scalp
blunt cut
a one-length haircut
weight line
visual line in the haircut where the ends hangs together
graduated haircut
slow or immediate buildup of weight, resulted from low to medium elevation or overdirection
layered haircut
cutting the hair with elevation or overdirection, 90 degrees or above to remove weight
layers
create movement and volume in the hair by releasing weight
long layered haircut
the hair is cut at 90 degree elevation and then overdirected to maintain length and weight at the perimeter
cross checking
parting the haircut in the opposite way from which it was cut to check got precision of line and shape
uniform layers
hair is elevated to 90 degrees from the scalp and cut at the same length
interior guideline
guideline that is inside the haircut rather than on the perimeter
point cutting
haircutting technique in which the tips of the shears are used to cut points into the ends of the hair
notching
the tips of the shears are moved toward the ends of the hair rather than into them, chunkier effect
free-hand notching
used to release weight from the subsection, allowing the hair to move more freely
effiliating
thinning the hair to graduated lengths with shears
slicing
removes weight and adds movement through the lengths of the hair
carving
place the still blade into the hair and love through the hair while opening and closing partially
free-hand slicing
used to release weight from the subsection, allowing the hair to move more freely
