Trending Now: Hair Stenciling — and It’s Easier To Do Than It Looks!

Looking for your next fun hair experiment? According to Instagram, hair stenciling is where it’s at right now.

Combining vibrant temporary spray hair color with any stencil design your heart desires, the jaw-dropping final result is artistic and whimsical.

And while we’ve pictured adults with the eye-catching art form here, hair stenciling is a total hit with kids, too. With endless cool graphics to choose from, it’s the perfect party activity for both girls and boys. And don’t worry, mom - this stuff washes right out in the shower.

Among the most viral hair stencilers of the moment is Janine Ker (@janine_ker_hair), a hairstylist out of Salon Aguayo in Pasadena, California. From fun pop art prints to intricately-layered patterns, her work looks painstakingly created — but she says it’s way easier than it looks to do on someone else. “The great thing about stencils is that no artistic skill is necessarily required,” Ker tells Yahoo Beauty. Basically, you spray color over the patterned guide — and voila!

Another popular stenciler is London hair stylist Brad Baker, whose playful designs are big on happy imagery, like smiley faces, hearts and dreamy clouds. While hair stenciling has been around for awhile, he says the current resurgence online has to do with the ease of making such a strong visual statement that looks amazing both in person and in photos. “It’s a quick way of funking up your hair for a party, event or festival,” Baker tells Yahoo Beauty.

For inspiration, the artists look to everything from nature to fashion prints, graffiti, tattoos and iconic popular culture. Animal prints like leopard and zebra are popular accents on both genders. “There is no right or wrong when it comes to hair stenciling, there is only expression,” says Ker.

If you’d like to give hair stenciling a go, the expert stencilers suggest these steps.

1. Get temporary spray hair color from a beauty supply store and gather your stencils of choice from a craft store.

Try: Beyond the Zone Color Bombz ($6 each, sallybeauty.com)

2. (Optional) Prep hair with a smoothing spray for a sleek canvas.

Try: Ion Frizz-Defying Foundation Spray ($6, sallybeauty.com)

3. Hold stencil to hair and spray. That’s all! You can get creative by contrasting with an edgy base color sprayed all over first, and layering multiple stencils on top. Or experiment with finishing accents like glitter gel and metallic leafing.

4. Spray all over your design with hairspray, which helps set the stenciling to stay.

If you decide to give it a try, get ready to turn some heads — and don’t forget to snap that selfie for Instagram.