I’m new at carving, how many cakes a what sizes do I bake for a 3D bear? Any advice with carving would be helpful 

thanks in advance! 

start here you will seriously learn a lot

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Wilton-Aluminum-Cake-Pan-3-D-Bear-Pan-Set/25211905

or tell me how big you want it, how tall in inches, how many servings, how big do you want it, grizzly bear, care bear, standing, sitting, sleeping?

Yes, as -K8memphis said, the size  pan and number of layers depends upon how many servings you need.

terra messaged me and below that is my response:

-K8memphis 1 minute ago

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I will post this on your thread to give everyone a chance to respond (i'm going to bed and will answer in the morning but whosoever gets insomnia first can reply too - ha!)

but feel free to start a new thread to continue the discussion because there's a built in hold on a new member's ability to respond to threads for some reason --

see you in the morning :)

my ^^^ doggie

but in the meantime -- that will be the equivalent of a three tier cake -- how many servings do you need, terra?