Principals of hair design

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Lea Cruden

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Principles of hair design
Helps you understand and react to styling hair looks, develop artistic skill, design philosophy, objectives, goals, step by step planning
5 Steps To Bring A Design To Life
1. Seek inspiration
2. Create a plan
3. Work the plan
4. Try & try again
5. Take calculated risks
Horizontal lines 
Creates width
Vertical lines 
Creates length & height
Single lines 
Requires lowest maintenance
Contrasting lines 
Horizontal & vertical lines meeting at a 90° angle creating hard edge
Form 
Has general outline (Volume)
Crimping Irons 
Creates unusual wave pattern (zigzag) and compliments haircut
Colour 
Adds dimension, draws attention
Five Principles of hair design
Proportion
Balance
Rhythm
Emphasis
Harmony
Proportion 
Comparing one thing to another, hair shouldn't be wider than center of shoulders
Balance 
Establishing equal proportions to create symmetry, divide face in 4 equal parts
Rhythm 
A recurrent pattern of movement, slow rhythm-larger waves
Emphasis 
Focus, what draws the eye in first, having multiple points less is more
Harmony 
The designs unity, pleasing colours & texture
Standard Reference Points 
Parietal Ridge
Occipital Bone
Apex
Crown
Nape
Bang Area
Hair Typing System - André Walker
Straight
Wavy
Curly
Coily
Hair Texture 
Fine, Medium, and Coarse
Hair Density 
Amount of hair per square inch
Facial Type 
Oval
Triangle
Oblong
Diamond
Heart Shaped
Convex Profile 
Receding forehead & chin
Wide forehead 
Direct hair forward over the sides of the forehead
Curved Partings 
Minimizes high forehead
Center Partings 
For an oval illusion to the face
Diagonal Back 
Creates illusion of width/height
Sideburns 
Small features - 0.5 inch, Large features - 0.75 inch
Density 
Should blend from hair line