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WELCOME TO

Course One: Master Craft Fundamentals

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

CHAPTER ONE: TOOL ESSENTIALS 
SECTION ONE: TOOLS NEEDED TO PRODUCE HIGHT QUALITY RESULTS. 
TALKING POINTS: 

  •  WHY INVEST IN HIGH QUALITY TOOLS IS IMPORTANT? 

  •  WHAT MAKES A TOOL HIGH QUALITY?  

  •  WHAT EACH TOOL/PRODUCT IS USED FOR

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 SECTION TWO: CLIPPER/TRIMMER - ANATOMY & BLADE ADJUSTMENT 

  • WHY SHOULD I CARE ABOUT THE ANATOMY OF MY TOOLS?

  • WHAT IS THE ANATOMY OF A CLIPPER?

  • WHAT IS THE ANATOMY OF A TRIMMER?

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 SECTION THREE: TOOL MAINTENANCE & CARE 

  • WHY TOOL MAINTENANCE IS SO IMPORTANT

  • HOW TO CARE FOR AND MAINTAIN DIFFERENT TYPES OF TOOLS

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 SECTION FOUR: SHEAR & TEXTURIZING KNOWLEDGE - SHEAR ANATOMY BREAKDOWN

  • WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SIZES AND QUALITY OF STEELS

  • WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHEARS AND WHEN TO USE THEM

  • WHAT IS TEXTURIZING AND WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT IT

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SECTION FIVE: PROPER HAND & BODY POSITION

  • HOW BAD BOYD AND HAND POSITIONING CAN AFFECT YOU

  • WHY ARE ERGONOMICS SO IMPORTANT BEYOND THE OBVIOUS REASONS OF TAKING CARE OF YOUR BODY

  • HOW PROPER BODY POSITIONING IMPROVES YOUR END RESULTS AND MINIMIZES MISTAKES

  • HOW TO PROPERLY ELEVATE YOUR CLIPPER TO GET TOUGH SPOTS

CHAPTER TWO: THE ART OF CONSULTATION -  HOW TO KEPP A CLIENT FOREVER 
SECTION ONE: INVOLVING THE CLIENT (HOW TO GIVE THEM A HAIRCUT TO MEET THEIR EXPECTATION) 
TALKING POINTS: 

  •  WHAT MAKES A GOOD CONSULTATION.

  • HOW TO MAKE SURE THE CLIENT FEELS HEARD AND YOU'RE BOTH ON THE SAME PAGE

  • THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CLIENT WANTS AND NEEDS ARE THE FINAL DECISION, REGARDLESS OF YOUR PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION

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 SECTION TWO: HOW TO AVOID UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS 

  • HOW TO ASSESS WHAT EXPECTATIONS ARE REALISTIC AND WHICH ARE NOT

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 SECTION THREE: GIVING YOUR PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION 

  • HOW TO CREATE A COMMON CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF LENGTH

  • KNOWING WHEN AND HOW TO GIVE YOUR PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION

  • MAKE SURE TO CHECK IN WITH THE CLIENT AS YOU GO

 

 SECTION FOUR: KEYS TO CONNECTING WITH THE CLIENT. (YOUR CLIENTS BECOME A REFLECTION OF YOU) 

  • WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO CONNECT WITH THE CLIENT?

  • ULTIMATELY PEOPLE WANT TO BE AROUND OTHERS LIKE THEM

  • THE ART OF CONVERSATION FLOW, ELIMINATING AWKWARD SILENCE WHILE MAINTAINING A BALANCE BETWEEN WORK AND CHATTING

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SECTION FIVE: WRAPPING UP YOUR HAIR CUT WITH YOUR CLIENT 

  • HOW TO CHECK IN AT THE END TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE

  • HOW TO ENCOURAGE THEIR FEEDBACK

  • HOW TO PRESCRIBE A MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR YOUR CLIENT

  • CONSIDER USING A SERVICE LIKE BOOKSY ONCE YOU HAVE A SMALL FOLLOWING OF ABOUT 20-30 CLIENTS. THIS IS FOR EASE OF USE AND ORGANIZATION

CHAPTER THREE: BARBER LANGUAGE 
SECTION ONE: TERMINOLOGY AND VERBIAGE (WEIGHT LINES, C SCOOP, STROKE, AGAINST THE GRAIN, WITH THE GRAIN, CORNER BLENDING
TALKING POINTS: 

  •  KEY TERMS TO KNOW, CROWN, APEX, WEIGHT LINES, ANGLES, OCCIPITAL BONE, PARIETAL RIDGE, HEAD FORM NAPE, CLIPPER OVER COMB, SHEAR OVER COMB, BEVELING, BLUNT HAIR CUTTING, OVER DIRECTION, CROSS CHECKING, FREE HAND, NOTCHING/NOTCHING, TEXTURIZING, THINNING, SLITHERING, HAIR LINE, REFERENCE POINT, DISTRIBUTION, GUIDELINE, TRAVELING GUIDELINE, STATIONARY GUIDE, ELEVATION, GROWTH PATTER (HAIR DIRECTION), SECTION, BARBER/STYLIST DICTIONARY

 

 SECTION TWO: THE PURPOSE OF BALANCE AND SYMMETRY 

  • WHY BALANCE AND SYMMETRY IS SO IMPORTANT AS A FOUNDATIONAL COMPONENT OF ANY HAIRCUT

  • THE IMPORTANCE OF OPTICALLY CUSTOMIZING THE LOOK ACCORDING TO HEAD SHAPE, DENSITY, AND GROWTH PATTERN

 

 SECTION THREE: DIFFERENT TYPES OF FADES, TAPERS, AND BLENDS 

  • WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FADES (LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, BURST)

  • WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF TAPERS (LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, BLOW OUT)

  • WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPE OF BLENDS (LIGHT BLEND, DARK BLEND)

CHAPTER FOUR: APPLYING THE TECHNIQUES TO THE HAIRCUT (DEMO MEDIUM SKIN FADE WITH SHEAR CUTTING, 90 MINS) 
SECTION ONE: PHASES 1 
TALKING POINTS: 

  • CONSULTATION FIGURING OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO

  • DECIDE HOW HIGH THEY WANT TO GO WITH THE FADE

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 SECTION TWO: PHASE 2  

  • CREATE YOUR LINE OF DEMARCATION.

  • FOLLOW THAT UNDERNEATH WITH YOUR FOIL (BE SENSITIVE NOT TO IRRITATE THE SKIN)

  • CREATE YOUR HALF LINE (EXPLAIN THE TWO METHODS OF CREATING THE HALF LINE, ONE REQUIRES A METAL FX COMB SET AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE THE SET, HERE IS HOW YOU CAN DO IT THE MEANTIME)

  • CREATE SEAMLESS BLEND BETWEEN THE TWO LINES

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 SECTION THREE: PHASE 3  

  • TAKE YOUR NUMBER 2 GUARD UP TO THE PARIETAL RIDGE

  • THEN REVERSE YOUR NUMBERS FROM THERE UNTIL YOU REACH THE HALF LINE

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 SECTION FOUR: PHASE 4 

  • NOW WE'RE READY TO CUT WITH THE SHEARS

  • FIGURE OUT THE LENGTH YOU WANT TO SCISSOR CUT THE TOP (MEDIUM LENGTH IN THIS EXAMPLE)

  • THEN WE'RE GOING TO CUT IN THREE PANELS (TOP AND THE TWO SIDES)

  • CUT THE SIDES WITH SHEARS AT 90 DEGREES

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SECTION FIVE: PHASE 5 

  • TIE IN THE SIDES WITH THE PARIETAL RIDGE USING SHEAR WORK.

  • CROSS CHECK EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE IT'S ALL EVEN

  • BLOW DRY AND STYLE HAIRCUT (SHOW THE DIFFERENT WAYS TO CREATE VOLUME WITH A BRUSH)

CHAPTER FIVE: HOW TO DOCUMENT YOUR WORK TO GROW YOUR FOLLOWING 
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 IMPACT OF LIGHTING ON YOUR WORK

 

 SECTION TWO: SIMPLE RETOUCHING TECHNIQUES 

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

BONUS MATERIAL
SECTION ONE: LOW FADE BONUS EXPLANATION 
 

SECTION TWO: UNCUT RAW HAIRCUT FOOTAGE (A LOOK AT THE MAGIC IN ACTION) 

 

CONTROVERSATIONAL COMMENTARY â€‹

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 SECTION THREE: SITUATING YOURSELF IN A SALON/BARBERSHOP WITH A GOOD ENVIRONMENT (BE CAREFUL WITH BARBERSHOP HOPPING) 

  • WHAT MAKES FOR A GOOD SALON ENVIRONMENT

  • WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT SITUATING YOURSELF IN A SALON/BARBER ENVIRONMENT?

  • WHAT IS BARBERSHOP/SALON HOPPING AND WHY SHOULD YOU AVOID IT?

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