Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan graduated haircut structures.
- Apply graduation techniques.
- Lift and distribute hair to establish form and design line on the skin, according to the haircut plan.
- Adjust position of client’s head and neck for desired degree of graduation.
- Maintain evenly wet or dry hair and apply even tension.
- Maintain clean sections and partings, with appropriate lift and distribution throughout the service, according to the haircut plan.
- Apply hands and cutting tool parallel to horizontal and diagonal parting lines and non-parallel to vertical parting lines.
- Position cutting hand with the palm toward and away, according to operator comfort, length of hair, line being cut and the area of the head.
- Select and apply finishing techniques.