Chuck Anderson has been working as a freelance artist now for almost 2 years, since he was 18. In that short amount of time things have gone very well and he has been really blessed to work with some incredible people and clients including Teen People Magazine, Absolut Vodka, Reebok, KR3W, Stussy, Earthlink, Microsoft, and more. New things are always in the works and he has kept very busy this year and foresees things to continue to grow and thrive.

Magazines have probably dominated my career so far but I've done quite a few jobs in straight up advertising which I love

It almost always depends on the direction from the client and on the project at hand. Its usually very clear in the beginning if it needs a photo or if it needs illustration or neither, and maybe it just needs some general design or artwork, Photoshop compositing, etc to make it work. Just really depends. Also, the strengths for me lie more in combining photography with design since most of my traditional illustration and drawing work is a little more 'out there' and not as accessible to clients in style.

(understand the idea quickly, take feedback well, work quickly .. etc) BE ON TIME! I've learned this the hard way by being late for clients and it's not a good look. It's something I'm definitely working on and always trying to get better at, be punctual. Be early if you can. But not too early, it will make you look like you didn't take your time.

Not much flash, if any at all, the site should never get in the way, and their work should be shown in large images with some kind of description. Also, an information section with some good or interesting info on them is nice, but no - please don't put your favorite bands or your favorite movies in your profile. Clients, actually nobody, cares. Leave that for your MySpace. Actually, don't have a MySpace.

Deanne Cheuk - because she is so damn creative. Just the compositions of her work are inspiring. Her colors and subject matter for the Mushroom Girls stuff ... UPSO ... KAWS of course ... Grotesk ... N8W! They're just all very creative and progressive in ways that inspire myself and others.

This came about because my dad is a pastor at our church called Reunion here in the Chicago suburbs. This organization called Samaritan's Purse put out a call for churches to come help with relief efforts and we put together a team of people and went down there. It was unbelievable, sad, intense, fun, and terrible all at the same time. While there we tarped roofs for people's homes, did mudouts (clearing debris out of homes), cut up fallen trees, and listened to people's stories and feelings. I can't really type what I learned there, it's too emotional and complex to really explain in words or type...but for the most part it taught me that our problems are far less severe than we think. There are people out there, not just hurricane victims, whose lives are far worse than ours are. I've really started to appreciate things in life a lot more since those trips. They taught me to love and care for people in a totally new way.

I have done work in the fashion industry, not much though...and no, I haven't done work for perfume clients yet. I'd love to though! When I want to work for a client I usually try to find the art director's email address and get in touch with them that way. Yes, it's that simple and that's literally about all I do to get a hold of people. Just a simple email!

A very big collaboration with RBK, lots of work with skateboard company KR3W, shirts with Stussy ... lots coming up. New prints on NP&CO soon, some stuff with Nigel from ElectricHeat ... keep your eyes out, lots going on! www.godblessthesouth.com !