2008 was a great year for street art, but why look at the past when there is such great list of raw talent looking to blossom in the future. With the help of the forum members, we have comprised a list of 20 artists which you should all be watching in 2009! We’ve included information and pictures of each of the artists work below:

Funky Red Dog - I personally have been watching this artist for just a number of weeks. But in this short space of time Red Dog has hit the streets hard! His name is a clear indication of what to expect when you see his work on the street - dogs, and lots of them. Woof Woof! [Straws]

China Mike - Not strictly a street artist but his work is still fantastic and inspirational. “His painting style and use of colour is something you can’t ignore, and with his progression into live painting showcases and big murals, 2009 should be a great one for China Mike”. [Stephen Ball]

Pahnl - Pahnl seems to be always working on something new and inspirational. Small ’stick men’ are in their element when Pahnl is working with them and will often be seen hunting something. Last week Pahnl developed an impressive sticker stick man which morphs into a monster when the sun goes away!

elph - His writing style is complex and his can control can only be viewed with awe. There are few artists which can compete with elph’s complexity.

Disaster Strikes - DS’s work looks like someone has simply drawn a beautiful potrait on the wall. 2009 should be an awesome year for DS.

That concludes 20 Artists to watch in 2009! Part one. Come back tomorrow for Part two!

Stickers are a great way for artists to get up easily and quickly. No fussing about with paint cans or stencils on the street - just a handful of slaps in your pocket and any wall can be transformed into your canvas instantly. The instantaneous medium has grown hugely over the last few years and is becoming more and more popular with artists looking for a way to distribute their talent.

The first sticker design I’d like to look at is by Pahnl. Pahnl works with stencils and you can see the stencil inspiration behind this sticker making the design simplistic and bold. Great picture too! The two vertical stickers are unknown but are still very interesting.

This next sticker artist hand draws his stickers and has a an almost childish style which brings something new to the street. Big Bozo’s sticker design is unique and interesting, something away from the repetitiveness of many artists.

New Zealand artist solidstate has found a brilliant sticker on the streets. The sticker, shown below, is very cute titled ‘casper the giant has a posse’.

Pahnl, a British artist, has just made me burst out laughing as I sit glaring at this screen. I’ve never laughed so hard whilst surfing through flickr. The piece of art in question isn’t even on the street but I think it should have a mention anyway:

His street art stencils are very simple but stand out. They show not all stencils need to be overly complicated with lots of layers to look good.