NEW JERSEY AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MICROPIGMENTATION
TEST PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔reciprocal machine - ✔✔hand held with electromagnetic coils an armure bar up and
down
✔✔hand held - ✔✔commonly used in microblading,hand use
✔✔needles configuration patterns - ✔✔different ways various techniques, the way they
are grouped together is called configuration
✔✔single configuration - ✔✔nano 1 RL,fine details
✔✔round liner - ✔✔3 RL ,5RL,7RL light shading, removeal
✔✔round shader - ✔✔5RS,7RS,9RS fill corrections
✔✔Magnum - ✔✔fill shade5mag,9mag
✔✔Slope - ✔✔fine lines,,shading 3 SL,5SL
✔✔Needle gauge - ✔✔measurement of diameter of individual needle may represented
in millimeters mm or gaugeG depending on manufacturer
✔✔Needle angle - ✔✔most common is hold the needle at 90 degrees directly above the
area to receive pigment this is shortest distancefor needles to travand provides crisp
mark. for some cases where packing coloris dsired ,the tool can be tilted to 45 degrees
creates wider area of penetration in subdermal area of skin
✔✔needle length/depth - ✔✔distanced that needle is exposed when needle is turned on
✔✔needle penetration - ✔✔should peneatrate into dermis but not hypodermis,1mm-2.5
thickness of dime
✔✔needle taper - ✔✔at end that peneatrate the skin
✔✔short taper - ✔✔not common because they create trauma when peneatrating skin
✔✔standard taper - ✔✔most common balances trauma and depth
✔✔long taper - ✔✔create less trauma when peneatrating skin ,but can cause migration
from peneatrating to deep
, ✔✔sterilization code - ✔✔manufacturing process, needles go through sterilization
process they produce colr code called spore stripe to confirm sterilization before use
manufacturers may differ color needles are assigned a lot number keep in client records
✔✔stretch - ✔✔for proper implementation of pigment, minimize trauma, improves color
retention common 3 part stretch
✔✔pigment - ✔✔pigment +carrier solution = ink all ink starts out as pigment is a intensly
colored compound that reflects light a solution isadded to a powder to create ink
✔✔organic pigment - ✔✔contains carbon and is created in a lab tend to be more vibrant
✔✔inorganic pigments - ✔✔are created from materials mined from the earth and now
they are synthetically creates examples titanium dioxide white colorant heavier then any
other pigment has larger molecule does not move once it us placed in skin,iron oxide
this is colorant in various shades red,yellow, ect
✔✔Key Components of pigment bottle label - ✔✔color index number CI number,
sterilization once open not sterile, manufacturer name,,batch and lot number
✔✔drawdown technique - ✔✔it us to see how pigment looks in highest concentration to
mid tone (usually as heals to undertoneof color at base
✔✔Benzocaine - ✔✔deadens nervesendings in skin
✔✔Epinephrine - ✔✔Constricts vessels and relaxes airway passages
✔✔lidocaine - ✔✔numbs tissue
✔✔Tetracaine - ✔✔blocksnerve signals
✔✔healing time - ✔✔4 weeks
✔✔ - ✔✔
✔✔ what is micropigmention - ✔✔tattoo for cosmetic enhancement, permanent makeup
✔✔aseptic work station - ✔✔free from contaminants by cause of bacteria, virus ,work
station must be non porous work surface
✔✔autoclave - ✔✔moist heat in form of steam temperatures 250- 270 Fahrenheit,
wtapwd items shoud be wrapped in autoclave for 15 minutes
TEST PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔reciprocal machine - ✔✔hand held with electromagnetic coils an armure bar up and
down
✔✔hand held - ✔✔commonly used in microblading,hand use
✔✔needles configuration patterns - ✔✔different ways various techniques, the way they
are grouped together is called configuration
✔✔single configuration - ✔✔nano 1 RL,fine details
✔✔round liner - ✔✔3 RL ,5RL,7RL light shading, removeal
✔✔round shader - ✔✔5RS,7RS,9RS fill corrections
✔✔Magnum - ✔✔fill shade5mag,9mag
✔✔Slope - ✔✔fine lines,,shading 3 SL,5SL
✔✔Needle gauge - ✔✔measurement of diameter of individual needle may represented
in millimeters mm or gaugeG depending on manufacturer
✔✔Needle angle - ✔✔most common is hold the needle at 90 degrees directly above the
area to receive pigment this is shortest distancefor needles to travand provides crisp
mark. for some cases where packing coloris dsired ,the tool can be tilted to 45 degrees
creates wider area of penetration in subdermal area of skin
✔✔needle length/depth - ✔✔distanced that needle is exposed when needle is turned on
✔✔needle penetration - ✔✔should peneatrate into dermis but not hypodermis,1mm-2.5
thickness of dime
✔✔needle taper - ✔✔at end that peneatrate the skin
✔✔short taper - ✔✔not common because they create trauma when peneatrating skin
✔✔standard taper - ✔✔most common balances trauma and depth
✔✔long taper - ✔✔create less trauma when peneatrating skin ,but can cause migration
from peneatrating to deep
, ✔✔sterilization code - ✔✔manufacturing process, needles go through sterilization
process they produce colr code called spore stripe to confirm sterilization before use
manufacturers may differ color needles are assigned a lot number keep in client records
✔✔stretch - ✔✔for proper implementation of pigment, minimize trauma, improves color
retention common 3 part stretch
✔✔pigment - ✔✔pigment +carrier solution = ink all ink starts out as pigment is a intensly
colored compound that reflects light a solution isadded to a powder to create ink
✔✔organic pigment - ✔✔contains carbon and is created in a lab tend to be more vibrant
✔✔inorganic pigments - ✔✔are created from materials mined from the earth and now
they are synthetically creates examples titanium dioxide white colorant heavier then any
other pigment has larger molecule does not move once it us placed in skin,iron oxide
this is colorant in various shades red,yellow, ect
✔✔Key Components of pigment bottle label - ✔✔color index number CI number,
sterilization once open not sterile, manufacturer name,,batch and lot number
✔✔drawdown technique - ✔✔it us to see how pigment looks in highest concentration to
mid tone (usually as heals to undertoneof color at base
✔✔Benzocaine - ✔✔deadens nervesendings in skin
✔✔Epinephrine - ✔✔Constricts vessels and relaxes airway passages
✔✔lidocaine - ✔✔numbs tissue
✔✔Tetracaine - ✔✔blocksnerve signals
✔✔healing time - ✔✔4 weeks
✔✔ - ✔✔
✔✔ what is micropigmention - ✔✔tattoo for cosmetic enhancement, permanent makeup
✔✔aseptic work station - ✔✔free from contaminants by cause of bacteria, virus ,work
station must be non porous work surface
✔✔autoclave - ✔✔moist heat in form of steam temperatures 250- 270 Fahrenheit,
wtapwd items shoud be wrapped in autoclave for 15 minutes
