絵え師し

also: がし

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Traditional term for a painter or artist, especially in historical or classical contexts. Can refer to ukiyo-e artists or court painters.

Only with reading えし

Internet slang for an illustrator, especially one who draws digital art, manga-style illustrations, or fan art. Often used in online communities.

〈人ひと〉が絵え師しになるto become a painter/illustrator
彼かの女じょは将しょう来らい絵え師しになりたいと言いっている。
She says she wants to become an illustrator in the future.
絵え師しとして活かつ動どうするto be active/work as an illustrator
彼かれはネットで絵え師しとして活かつ動どうしている。
He's active online as an illustrator.
〈物もの〉を絵え師しに依い頼らいするto commission an illustrator for something
SNSで見みつけた絵え師しにキャラクターの絵えを依い頼らいした。
I commissioned an illustrator I found on social media to draw a character.

画が家かN3sense 1
画家 is the modern, general word for a painter, while 絵師 carries a more traditional or historical (or, online, otaku-slang) flavor.
イラストレーター sense 2
イラストレーター is the standard loanword for a professional illustrator, while 絵師 (in its slang sense) is a more casual, community term for digital/fan artists.
絵え描かき
絵師 is a slightly literary or historical/otaku-culture term for an artist, while 絵描き is the everyday casual word.

絵え師しUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news ranking.
画師Usage8%
- がし
  Rare variant reading; Restricted がし to this form. Not commonly used.
- えし
  Rare variant spelling for えし; no priority is specified.
がし

Compound of 絵 (e, 'picture') and 師 (shi, 'master' or 'specialist'). The reading がし for 画師 is a rare Sino-Japanese variant.