Finished this late for Beyblade Day 2024 (and the 25th anniversary of Beyblade) but at least it's done now ^^ Full-colored version of a quick sketch I'd done in November last year, which in turn was based off a commemorative pic in Vol4 of the original Bakuten Shoot manga.
I haven't drawn Kai in a loooong time. I've noticed people were liking an old drawing of him I did like over a year or two ago and it made me cringe because of how bad it was lmao. I had to draw something better!
I think I made him too pretty like an otome game character ^^;
I found two of my three first drawings from when I was taking my friendly introduction to watercolor classes back in 2022. I still use tubes, but man watercolors have given me some good times but also I suffer with getting the right amount of color and water 😩
"TYSON, ATTACK! Don't hold back! Give him everything you've got!" - Kai Hiwatari
(just finished rewatching the Beyblade series and just breaks 💔 my heart to see the ded eyes of Kai in the last few scenes but at least the last scene was happy for everyone ☹️🥺)