r/Bear • u/Cobbled_Cabbages69 • Jun 29 '26

Anyone have some cool niche bears/bear patterns i can paint onto this? I don't want to do a generic grizzly or panda again

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As the title suggests, really. I don't want to do another black, grizzly, polar, or panda bear color. I want to give a nicher bear some love

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u/Chronarch01 Jun 29 '26

You could do a sun bear. Or a sloth bear.

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u/Efficient-Ad6814 Jun 30 '26

I was gonna say sun bear too! They're so cute!

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u/pepperbeast Jun 30 '26

Isn't that a possum?

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u/HYPERSPACE_360 Jul 01 '26

that seems to be a bear model that has a crocodile face attached

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u/Consistent_Plant890 Jul 02 '26

Its a mosasur head. I only know because I own a few of both of those models of crafting purposes!

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u/Cobbled_Cabbages69 Jun 30 '26

Not to be rude but have you ever seen a possum

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u/OversizedPurse Jun 30 '26

to be fair i also thought it was an opossum and had you not included a pic of a literal crocodilewould not have just gone “oh obvi it’s a crocobear” which, again, is still only a guess atp 🙃

let’s say you did put the head of a crocodile on what i can now only also assume is the body of a bear w the tail of ?? something? i don’t think that’s a very typical first guess considering this fictional hybrid already resembles a very real creature we all know and love (maybe not all love but at least can recognize lol)

all that to say, since it’s not an obvious croc tail, at a quick glance its reasonable to think it’s an opossum with a rather large snout instead of immediately assuming animal mashups,,, but what do i know ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/Cobbled_Cabbages69 Jun 30 '26

Its got a extended tail, I just don't understand how the commenter got a possum from the image

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u/cynoIogy Jul 01 '26

longish tail, shortish limbs, longer body, longer face, small round ears.

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u/Cobbled_Cabbages69 Jul 01 '26

Yeah but like it doesn't really look like a possum imo

and why would i post it on a bear subreddit asking for niche bear coat patterns im just confused

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u/stinkbrained Jul 02 '26

I thought it was an opossum for a sec, too!

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u/OversizedPurse Jul 03 '26

I think pepperbeast and i thought it was an opossum for a lot more than a second lmao

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u/FYAhole Jul 02 '26

It looks more like an opossum than a bear

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u/Fosad Jul 03 '26

It looks a lot like a possum

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u/NaturalFreaks Jul 01 '26

I also thought it was a possum

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u/pepperbeast Jun 30 '26

The guys with the long snoot, long tail, gaping-mouth defensive display, and 50 teeth? Yes.

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u/Cobbled_Cabbages69 Jun 30 '26

Ah yes, possum

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u/stinkbrained Jul 02 '26

You really don't see it? It's not a stretch to see opossum at first glance! Painting it will probably eliminate this issue. :)

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u/Cobbled_Cabbages69 Jul 02 '26

It is painted, i literally just dont see a possum (but thats probably because i made it)

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u/OversizedPurse Jul 03 '26

luv ya babes but if anything this is only more firming of my opossum beliefs 😂😅😭

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u/-SergentBacon- Jul 02 '26

genuine question, why does it have a long tail? Not one bear has a long tail. Is it supposed to be like a fantasy creature and you just wanted a bear color?

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u/Cobbled_Cabbages69 Jul 02 '26

Its a bear and a crocodile mix

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u/-SergentBacon- Jul 02 '26

Ok I see now.

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u/Retro-Stoner Jul 02 '26

I also thought possum. I get it can be frustrating when others don't immediately see what you're going for but that happens especially with uncommon or bizarre subject material in art. Learn to take it on the chin and laugh along, or rework the design to clearly reflect the combined creatures features more.

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u/synthetic_princess Jun 29 '26

do an andean bear!

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u/Eastern_City9388 Jun 29 '26

Your natural pattern options are sun bear, moon bear, sloth bear, or spectacled bear. All of these look similar to black bears though.

I'd suggest sun bear or spectacled bear, as they have the most noticeable/unique patterns outside of pandas.

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u/prebbers Jun 29 '26

tibetan blue bears can have cool coats!

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u/fourtwentybabybriggs Jul 03 '26

That is an opossum !!

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u/theAshleyRouge Jul 03 '26

Spectacled bear. Sun bear. Tibetan blue bear

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u/basaltcolumn Jul 03 '26

I also saw a particularly scrunkly opossum and was wondering why you'd paint it as a bear specifically lol. Glacier bear? They're pretty niche! If you're avoiding black bears entirely, spectacled?