Tiny pixel bears (Bearblog Creation Festival)

19 Feb, 2026

For the Bearblog Creation Festival, I drew tiny pixel bears¹ inspired by the blog themes and art of fellow Bearbloggers. Can you guess who inspired each of these?

P.S. Some bears look better in dark mode. You can toggle a dark theme with the menu in the upper right.

From Bearblog neighbors (and beyond)

- by Eula
- by Absurd Pirate
- by Xaya for Sylvia
- by Tash
- by Xaya for Zeina
- by Xaya for Ishiat
- by Xaya for Inch
- by Sage
- by James
- by Lyca
- by Lyca for Wren
- by untitled_operator
- by Syahaz
- by Syl
- by Syl for Joel
- by Daymien
- by Peige for Vince
- by Peige for Han
- by kwist

I invite others to make these tiny bears too! Here's a template if you're interested. :) You can import the template into Piskel, add your colors + details, and export it as a .gif. (Let me know if you create one! I'd love to include it here.)

FAQ

Can I put my bear on my website?

Yes! (Let me know if you do. I'm curious to see your bear in its natural habitat.)

But my bear is blurry. How do I add it?

Browsers like to smooth out images, so we have to tell them to keep things pixelated.

My recommendation: save your bear .gif from this page, upload it to your Bearblog, and add it to your page with the HTML + CSS below. If you'd like your bear smaller, change 144px to 96px or 48px. (For best results, resize to multiples of 48.)

<img
  src="https://path-to-bear.gif"
  alt="Pixel bear"
  style="width: 144px; image-rendering: pixelated;" />

What program did you use to create the bears?

I just ran a search for a pixel art editor online and picked one that didn't look like it would load all kinds of awful things into my browser. I ended up using Piskel.

Credits

A big thanks to Bearblog neighbors who drew and contributed tiny bears (attribution and inspiration under each bear)!

The pixel bears are 48×48 but enlarged to 144×144 here. I think they're more fun to look at big.↩

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