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SEARCHAs I'm now in my second week of beauty school at Pivot Point International, AND LOVING IT!, it's already Test Time : ( Think you still have the knowledge from your second week of class? Gauge your design-decision know-how!
As I'm now in my second week of beauty school at Pivot Point International, AND LOVING IT!, it's already Test Time : ( Think you still have the knowledge from your second week of class? Gauge your design-decision know-how!
1. List and define the three types of profiles.
2. According to the standards most artists use, the head of a ________________ should be 1/7 their overall body height.
3. Define personality.
4. A ___________ is an outline of an object from the side.
5. Three-sectioning is an effective way to measure the proportions of the __________.
6. What will adding volume to the fringe area of a convex face do?
7. Wide shoulders and hips are characteristics of what body shape?
8. Define density.
9. The front hairline and jaw are almost always horizontal in what face shape?
10. When three-sectioning to measure the proportions of the face, where is the second section located?
11. What does a person with a heart-shaped face need if their hair is shorter?
12. Clients with a diamond-shaped face need narrow ______ and ________fullness at the chin.
13. A guide line in selecting eyeglasses for a client with a _________________ face is to suggest large glasses.
14. What face shape looks good with any hair design, length or texture?
15. Clients in the ______ category like their clothing and everything in their environment to be comfortable and low maintenance.
16. Most clients who fall in the ________ category choose items that can be combined with each other.
17. Vertical lines are ________ to the floor or horizon and imply strength and weightlessness.
18. List and define the three levels of observation.
19. Define Design Principles.
20. _________ is the three-dimensional representation of shape.
21. What are the three primary colors?
22. Design is the arrangement of _____, _________ and ornamental effects to create an artistic whole.
23. Define shape.
24. List and define the four Design Principles.
25. Proportion is defined as any portion or __________ in relation to the whole.
26. Name the three design elements.
27. The properties of _______ are point, line and shape.
28. Define balance.
29. Define seeing and thinking as a designer.
30. List and explain the two types of balance.
31. Explain qualitative and quantitative analysis.
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