He has created artwork used on dozens of book covers, concept art used in the production of several films, and has worked both freelance and for specific companies in his career.
[2][8] Anderson was nominated in 2016 for the Chesley Award for Best Cover Illustration – Hardcover for The Dinosaur Lords.
[10] In 2018, he was the final person to win the Gemmell Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art for Kings of the Wyld.
[2][3] He uses standard sketches on paper for some projects, but he also uses a Cintiq tablet so he can work directly in Photoshop from the beginning.
[2] Sarah Gailey, the author of River of Teeth, stated "[h]is covers are dynamic and gorgeous...[rendering] a world in broad, luminous strokes.