Spots are different from rosettes, in that spots are a solid color whereas rosetting is multi-colored. Rosettes can be circular spots outlined in a darker color (doughnut rosettes), or a medium color surrounded by darker spots (pawprint rosettes), or even shaped like triangles with dark on the pointed side opening to a lighter color on the other side, (arrowhead shaped rosettes).

Any of these shapes are desirable, providing that their spots/rosettes are laid out in a horizontally flowing or random pattern.

These traits are desired because they are more like the Asian Leopard Cat, and less like the vertical striping or circular pattern from the domestic Tabby.
Even the space between the spots (acreage) is valued and contributes much to the drama of the bengal pattern!

Stonehenge Titanium of SierraGold is a cool-toned brown spotted typey boy with his tummy whited like an ALC and arrowhead rosettes.

Marble Bengals are a favorite here at StarFire Bengals! We endeavor to produce incredible marbles in both Silver and Snow colors! Their pattern should exhibit a strong horizontal flow, showing the influence of the wild Asian Leopard Cat's genepool--and as little influence from the domestic tabby as possible.

There should be an overall random appearance of the markings, and little or no circular "bulls-eye" markings or vertical spots running together as in a domestic mackerel tabby pattern.

Just like the spotted Bengals, the best marble Bengals have extreme contrast and definition in their markings with distinct shapes and sharp edges. Some marbles are even exhibiting a "chaining" effect, which adds an exciting chaotic appearance inside the patterns.

TICA Bengal standard gives preference to "Tri-Colored Marbles", i.e. having three or more shades--a background color, the marble markings, and another color outlining the markings.

Snow Bengals

The first type of Snow Bengal that was developed is known as the "Seal Lynxpoint" snow Bengal. This snow Bengal has the colorpoint gene often found in the Siamese gene pool and is most readily identified by its pure blue eye-color. About a decade later the "Seal Sepia" and Seal Mink snow Bengals were developed as well. Seal Sepia came from the Burmese colorpoint, and the combination of the two, (genetically (1) Lynx Point plus (1) Seal Sepia) resulted in the Seal Mink snow coloring.
Each type of snow is classified as a separate division within the Bengal breed, reflecting the genetic colorpoint difference of each type. The Seal Lynx snow is often born white and takes time to develop its markings. Seal Mink snows are usually born more beige with already developing markings and will have green or aqua-green eyes as an adult. The Seal Sepia kitten is born with medium to dark brown markings and will have gold or green eyes.
All of the genes (lynxpoint or sepia or their combination) which create snow Bengals are recessive genes and like other recessive traits, "snow" can be carried recessively for many generations before showing up in a kitten.