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Course Two: Hair Design Fundamentals

 INTRO VIDEO: WHAT YOU NEED TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THE COURSE. 

CHAPTER ONE: TRIMMER CARVING& DESIGN ESSENTIALS  
SECTION ONE: CLIPPER/TRIMMER, ANATOMY& BLADE ADJUSTMENT, SPECIFIC TO PERFORMING A DESIGN 
TALKING POINTS: 

  •  CLIPPER ANATOMY (FADE BLADE, TAPER BALDE, LEVER, MOTOR, BATTERY)

  • TRIMMER ANATOMY (TRIMMER BLADE, 360 EXPOSED BLADE, MOTOR, BATTERY)

  • BLADE ADJUSTMENT FOR YOUR STYLE (HEAVY HANDED OR LIGHT HANDED)

  • WEIGHT FOR BALANCE AND ERGONOMICS

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 SECTION TWO: HOW TO ALIGN BLADES FOR ADVANCED CUTTING TECHNIQUES 

  • FIRST FIND THE SCREWS AT THE BACK OF YOUR BLADE AND USE A SCREW DRIVER TO LOOSEN IT

  • THEN USE PLASTIC APPARATUS TO ALIGN IT WITH THE STATIONARY BLADE

  • TIGHTEN SCREWS BACK-UP AND TEST. REPEAT UNTIL YOU ACHIEVE THE DESIRED RESULT

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 SECTION THREE: DISINFECTING TOOLS AND BEST OILING APPLICATION 

  • WHY DISINFECTING AND OIL APPLICATION IS IMPORTANT BEYOND MAINTAINING CLEANLINESS STANDARDS (PROLONG THE LIFE OF YOUR TOOLS & MAINTAIN CUTTING QUALITY

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 SECTION FOUR: UNDERSTANDING YOU STRAIGHT EDGE RAZOR (FINDING THE RAZOR THAT FITS YOU BEST. EXTENDING THE BLADE FOR MAX RESULTS

  • WHAT TYPES OF STRAIGHT EDGE RAZORS ARE THERE?

  • WHAT TYPES OF STRAIGHT EDGE IS BEST FOR YOUR HAND SIZE AND STYLE?

  • HOW TO DECIDE WHAT LEVEL OF BLADE EXPOSURE WILL BEST SUIT YOUR DESIGN

  • DIFFERENT TYPES OF BLADES AND QUALITY DIFFERENCES

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SECTION FIVE: BEST SHAVING PRODUCTS TO USE ( SHAVING GEL/PRE-SHAVE OIL OR JUST WATER, SEPTIC POWDER) 

  • WHAT IS MY SHAVING PRODUCT LINE AND WHY? (SHAVE OIL, SHAVE GEL, SEPTIC POWDER?)

CHAPTER TWO: ADVANCED DESIGN CONSULTATION 
SECTION ONE: EVALUATE HEAD SHAPE AND BONE STRUCTURE 
TALKING POINTS: 

  •  ANALYZE HAIR TEXTURE (STRAIGHT, CURLY, WAVY, KINKY...)

  • ANALYZE HAIR DENSITY, IS IT FINE OR THICK? HOW CONSISTENT IS THE DENSITY?

  • ANALYZE HAIR PATTERNS, ETC.

  • HOW TO DECIDE ON THE BEST LOCATION FOR THE TYPE OF DESIGN

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 SECTION TWO: VERBAL CONSULTATION ON WHAT THE CLIENT WOULD LIKE 

  • TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE DESIGN TO BE OF AND HOW THEY WANT IT TO LOOK

  • THE IMPORTANCE OF SPECIFICALLY AND ACCURATELY DESCRIBING THE VISUAL QUALITIES OF THE DESIGN USING DESCRIPTIVE VOCABULARY (ROUND, SHARP, LARGE, SMALL, TRIBAL, GEOMETRIC, ETC.)

  • AT TIMES LANGUAGE ALONE ISN'T ENOUGH

  • HAVING REFERENCE IMAGES READY CAN BE KEY TO GETTING ON THE SAME PAGE WITH YOUR CLIENT

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 SECTION THREE: IDEAL LENGTH.GUARD FOR DESIGN 

  • THE HAIR NEEDS TO BE SHORT ENOUGH TO CREATE CRISP LINES

  • I STAY BETWEEN A #1 AND #2 GUARD DEPENDING ON HAIR DARKNESS/DENSITY

 

 SECTION FOUR: DISCUSS DIFFERENT HAIR TEXTURES AND COLOR CONTRAST 

  • WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HAIR TEXTURES?

  • WHAT CREATES COLOR CONTRAST?

  • HOW TO APPROACH THE DIFFERENT HAIR TEXTURES WHILE STILL KEEPING SOLID CONTRAST

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SECTION FIVE: DETERMINING THE BEST PLACEMENT FOR THE DESIGN 

  • THE BEST PLACEMENT DEPENDS ON A FEW MAIN FACTORS

  • HOW INTRICATELY DETAILED THEY WANT IT TO BE

  • HOW LARD THEIR HEAD IS

  • HOW MUCH HAIR THEY'RE WILLING TO CUT OFF

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SECTION SIX: HOW TO CHARGE FOR DESIGN WORK? 

  • REMEMBER THE IMPORTANCE OF DISCUSSING PRICE UPFRONT TO AVOID ANY SURPRISES

  • ASSESS HOW DETAILED THE DESIGN WILL BE

  • ASSES HOW LARGE THE DESIGN WILL BE

  • WHEN CHARGING FOR A DESIGN THERE IS NO EXACT SCIENCE

  • HOWEVER I HAVE A FEW BEST PRACTICES THAT HAVE WORKED WELL FOR ME WHEN CHARGING FOR DESIGN WORK

  • I WOULD CHARGE $1 FOR EACH EXTRA MINUTE AS A BASELINE. START HERE AND ADJUST YOUR PRICES UPWARD OVER TIME AS YOUR SKILL LEVEL INCREASES.

CHAPTER THREE: GETTING INTO THE DESIGN (DEMO - 40 MINS, 2 DESIGN) 
SECTION ONE: 2D DESIGN 1: PHASE 1: 
TALKING POINTS: 

  •  CONSULTATION FIGURING OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO

  • DECIDE ON THE SIZE PLACEMENT AND STYLE OF THE DESIGN

 

 SECTION TWO: 2D DESIGN 1: PHASE 2: 

  • TRIM DESIGN ARE DOWN TO A 2-1 LENGTH

  • USE PENCIL TO CREATE OUTLINE OF GENERAL SHAPE

  • START CARVING, USING THE CORNER OF THE TRIMMER BLADE

  • CHECK IN WITH THE CLIENT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE BOTH HAPPY WITH THE DESIGN

 

 SECTION THREE: 2D DESIGN 1: PHASE 3 

  • PREPARE THE SKIN FOR THE BLADE

  • USE THE STRAIGHT EDGE TO CLEAN UP DESIGN

  • APPLY ENHANCEMENTS (COLOR, PENCILS, FIBERS, BEIJIN)

  • THEN YOU RING THE CUSTOMER UP (CHARGING FOR THE DESIGN BASED ON ITS COMPLEXITY)

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SECTION 1: 3D DESIGN 2: PHASE 1:  

  • CONSULTATION FIGURING OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO

  • DECIDE ON THE SIZE PLACEMENT AND STYLE OF THE DESIGN

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SECTION TWO: 3D DESIGN 2: PHASE 2:  

  • TRIM DESIGN ARE DOWN TO A 2-1 LENGTH

  • USE PENCIL TO CREATE OUTLINE OF GENERAL SHAPE

  • START CARVING, USING THE CORNER OF THE TRIMMER BLADE

  • START FADING EDGES AND AREAS TO CREATE A SMOOTH GRADUATED LOOK AND CREATE MOVEMENT/DEPTH

  • CHECK IN WITH THE CLIENT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE BOTH HAPPY WITH THE DESIGN

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SECTION THREE: 3D DESIGN 2: PHASE 3:  

  • PREPARE THE SKIN FOR THE BLADE

  • USE THE STRAIGHTEDGE TO CLEAN UP DESIGN

  • APPLY ENHANCEMENTS (COLOR, PENCILS, FIBERS, BEIJIN)

  • THEN YOU RING THE CUSTOMER UP (CHARGING FOR THE DESIGN BASED ON ITS COMPLEXITY)

CHAPTER FOUR: HOW TO DOCUMENT AND PRESENT DESIGN WORK THROUGH PHOTO AND VIDEO 
SECTION ONE: HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH & VIDEO YOUR WORK FOR SOCIAL MEDIA 
TALKING POINTS: 

  • BASICS OF COMPOSITION AND CROPPING TO CREATE VISUAL INTEREST AND FOCAL POINT

  • THE IMPACE OF LIGHTING ON YOUR WORK

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 SECTION TWO: SIMPLE RETOUCHING TECHNIQUES 

  • COLOR CORRECTING TO ACHIEVE THE RIGHT LEVEL OF CONTRAST

  • HOW TO LIGHTLY ENHANCE YOUR WORK TO CREATE A HIGH IMPACT NATURAL IMAGE

BONUS MATERIAL
SECTION ONE: UNCUT RAW HAIR DESIGN FOOTAGE (A LOOK AT THE MAGIC IN ACTION) 

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