Meet the textbook that will revolutionize hairdressing education

A masterpiece of coloring techniques

podręcznik fryzjerski - Arcydzieło technik koloryzacji

The Archmagic of Color

podręcznik fryzjerski - Arcymagia koloru

Hairdressing Alchemy

podręcznik - Alchemia fryzjerska

to trzyczęściowy podręcznik autorstwa Anny Zenkovskiej – wyjątkowy projekt edukacyjny, jakiego w branży fryzjerskiej jeszcze nie było.
Stworzony z myślą o profesjonalistach, początkujących fryzjerach, kursantach i pasjonatach koloryzacji.

This book is not just theory. It is knowledge, experience, passion and practice encapsulated in a form that moves, inspires and educates.
It contains not only rich factual material, but also illustrations, diagrams, photos and – uniquely – instructional videos accessible via QR-codes.

Anna Zenkovska

Why was this book written?

“I am a hairdresser with more than 20 years of experience, 12 of which I have been actively teaching. Over the years, I have read hundreds of books, conducted thousands of hours of training, and constantly searched for a way to convey complex issues as simply as possible. I wrote this manual in the evenings, on the road, between courses – at the expense of sleep and time with loved ones. But that’s my mission: to ease your way into the world of coloring. I hope this manual will be your compass, support and inspiration.”
Anna Zenkovska

What do you find in the manual?

A MASTERPIECE OF HAIR COLORING TECHNIQUES

  • HAIR COLORING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
  • DYE BRUSHES
  • PAINT BOWLS
  • WHETHER TO USE A BARBER SCALE
  • DISPOSABLE GLOVES
  • COMBS AND PICKS. WAYS AND METHODS OF USE
  • ISOLATION OF STRANDS WHILE PERFORMING COMPLEX COLORING TECHNIQUES.
  • COLORING BOARDS
  • BRUSHES FOR HAIRDRESSING TREATMENTS
  • PAINT MIXER
  • INTERVIEW AND CONSULTATION. CLIENT INTERVIEW.
  • DIAGNOSIS OF HAIR AND SCALP BEFORE COLORING
  • HAIR BRIGHTNESS LEVELS
  • TECHNICAL DRAWING, SKETCH
  • ANATOMICAL POINTS OF THE HEAD AND DISSECTION DIVISIONS.
  • PAINT APPLICATION ON THE REGROWTH
  • EMULGATION
  • HAIR WASHING
  • MALAXATION / MELTING / BLENDING
  • APPLICATION OF PAINT BY THE METHOD OF MALAXATION WITH PARTIAL DIFFUSION
  • PAINT APPLICATION WITHOUT DIFFUSION
  • BLEACHED ROOTS
  • CLEANING THE HAIR CANVAS AFTER BLEACHING AND TONING WITH EMULSIFICATION
  • HIGHLIGHTING WITH PAINT SMALL AND LARGE ROOTS, LIGHTER THAN THE NATURAL SHADE OF HAIR.
  • LIGHTENING OF LARGE REGROWTH
  • HOLISTIC HAIR BRIGHTENING/LIGHTENING
  • PRINCIPLES OF PERMANENT COLOR. A SOUVENIR FOR THE CLIENT.
  • PANEL COLORING
  • TYPES OF PARTING
  • ARRANGEMENT OF PARTITIONS
  • DIRECTION OF STRANDS IN THE FOREHEAD AREA (FRINGE) OF THE APPLIED COLORING TECHNIQUES
  • THE WIDTH OF THE SECTION FOR STRANDS. STRATIFICATION OF THE SELECTED STRAND. THE SPACING BETWEEN SECTIONS AND THE DISTANCE FROM THE ROOT OF THE HEAD WHEN APPLYING THE COLORING MIXTURE.
  • TYPES OF STRANDS IN COMPLEX COLORING TECHNIQUES
  • SMOOTH PENETRATION OF COLORS WITH COMPLEX TECHNIQUES, AVOIDING CLEAR CONTACTS AT THE BORDERS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COLORS
  • HOW TO ISOLATE STRANDS IN COMPLEX HAIR COLORING TECHNIQUES
  • HOW TO USE BOARDS FOR COMPLEX COLORING TECHNIQUES
  • AVOIDING BLEACH STREAKS AND WARMING THE NATURAL HAIR COLOR IN COMPLEX COLORING TECHNIQUES
  • TONING THE HAIR AFTER PERFORMING A COMPLEX COLORING TECHNIQUE
  • UNIVERSAL SCHEMES FOR COMPLEX COLORING TECHNIQUES
  • DEFINITIONS OF COMPLEX COLORING TECHNIQUES
  • SELECT
  • PICKING TECHNIQUE USING A STRAND COMB
  • STRATIFICATION
  • BACKCOMBING
  • COMPLEX STRATIFICATION DYEING TECHNIQUE
  • AIR TOUCH
  • AIR TOUCH ADJUSTMENT
  • CANVA EFFECT
  • ALGORITHM OF THE SEQUENCE OF ACTIONS WHEN COLORING “SEVERE CASES”
  • WORK WITH HETEROGENEOUS COLOR CANVAS
  • OMBRE EFFECT
  • APPLICATION OF PAINT OR BRIGHTENER BY THE “FREE-HAND” METHOD
  • SOMBRE EFFECT
  • COMBO EFFECT
  • BALAYAGE
  • HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE COLORING TECHNIQUE FROM A PHOTO.
  • CONTOURING: CORRECTING THE SHAPE OF THE FACE USING THE PLAY OF LIGHT AND SHADOW. STROBING/CONTOURING. FRONT BLOND
  • CONTOURING SCHEME TO FIT THE SQUARE SHAPE OF THE FACE .
  • CONTOURING SCHEME TO FIT A ROUND FACE SHAPE
  • UNIVERSAL CONTOURING SCHEME (OVAL FACE SHAPE)
  • CHANGING THE WAYS AND EFFECTS OF COLORING

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