In this term's new usage which started to be used from the end of the 1990s, it refers to the painters or the illustrators who paint or draw pictures mainly classified as Japanese cartoons, animated cartoons, and video game style animations.
1990年代末ごろから使われるようになった用法で、主に日本の漫画やアニメ、ゲーム風の範疇に入る絵を描く画家（イラストレーター）のこと。