PMU Color Theory & Pigment Selection 2

Question 1

A client with a cool (pink/blue) undertone wants natural-looking brow PMU. Which pigment base should you select?

Accepted Answer

Cool ash-brown or taupe

Answer

Cool-undertone clients require ash or taupe-based pigments to avoid a warm, orange healed result.

Question 2

What happens when a blue-based pigment is applied over skin with a strong yellow undertone?

Accepted Answer

It can heal with a greenish cast

Answer

Blue + yellow = green; the skin's yellow undertone reacts with blue pigment creating an unwanted green cast.

Question 3

Which color on the color wheel is directly opposite (complementary to) orange?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Answer

Blue is the complementary color of orange; complementary colors neutralize each other when mixed.

Question 4

A client's healed lip blush has turned grayish-purple. Which corrector pigment would best neutralize this unwanted tone?

Accepted Answer

Orange or peach corrector

Answer

Orange/peach neutralizes gray-purple tones because orange is complementary to blue-purple hues.

Question 5

In PMU pigment formulation, what role does titanium dioxide (TiO2) primarily serve?

Accepted Answer

Lightens and opacifies the pigment

Answer

Titanium dioxide is a white opacifier that lightens pigment color and increases opacity.

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