Must Love Frogs

Mares, Interrupted

I think Zesty's editor just barged into the office.  Does nopony ever knock??

Also, I didn't get my ZestyFinish fix last week.  So here's a sketch.  Heh.

Limited Time Commissions!

Hi gang.  I've opened sketch commissions on DA.  Being the lovely patrons that you are, you also get an exclusive offer of ink!  Sketches are $30 plus $20 per addition char, ink is $50 plus $40 per additional char.  :3

The Family Twabs Chibi Tree

This one was easy!  Here we have the delightful and diminutive Twist, her big wolfie Babs, and their "little bird" Sweet Pepper.  Meanwhile this is the first time I've drawn Pepper as an adult.  Yay!  

Zesty Junior

Young Miss Minolta is excited to go traveling with Mother.  Prepare yourself, Equestria: here come Mighty Muleicorn and Mini Mule!

If you're for whatever reason unfamiliar, Minolta Grandeur is the adoptive daughter of Zesty and Foto. 

Summer Fun: Zipporwhill

Winner of your votes for Summer Fun spotlight pone?  Zipporwhill!

In JG, the Zip is her generation's Rainbow Dash.  She's got the looks, the brains and the skills to make all the little fliers want to be like her.  She's kind to animals and sci-fi fans too!  Her one glaring flaw is her short attention span.  If only she weren't so flighty...

Thanks for voting!  Here's hoping for an even bigger turnout next month!

Scoot's Chibi-Fam

A new chibified family tree, this one formatted for three tiers!  Here we have Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy, their adoptive daughter Scootaloo, Scoot's husband Truffle Shuffle, and the Scuffle brothers Ludicrous Speed (Luca) and Sugar Skull (Skully).  Nanadash is so proud!

Like Swibbs, JG Scootaloo never gets a cutie mark.  I don't think that counts as spoilers...

Time to Vote: Summer Fun!

So I'm going to do a character piece for July and the theme is Summer Fun!  You, our patrons, get to choose the individual that I'll draw!  You can choose several times, but do so at your own risk: you may water down the list.  You may choose anyone who appears in the Junior Gala universe.  I'll keep the voting open for a couple of days.  Go!  

Silver Swagger

A sketch of Lil' Bestpone that I drew at Trotcon.  :3

Golly Where Could That Girl Be

Dandy has searched everywhere for his sister Zesty!  He's at his wit's end--of wait, there she is.

I drew this at Trotcon.  X3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skUK-OlU4H0

Rarijack Chibi Fam

Our next family tree focuses on everybody's favorite gateway ship, Rarijack!  Here's the farmer and the fashionista with their spellborn daughters: charismatic eldest Evening Cameo, gentle green goddess Western Beauty and spoiled, spunky youngest Honeyjack.

AJ gets her scars during an altercation in the Everfree.  

Thanks to Liz for helping develop the Rarijack offspring. 

Derpy x Trissie Chibi Chart

More cute, cute family trees, this one focusing on Derpy and her much-adored Trissie!  Their children are Dinky (via Derpy), Twist (via Trissie) and their mutually adoptive son Forever Stamp ("Forry").  Ponet is Derpy's friend and sperm donor (also Dinky's godfather), Briar is Trissie's ex-husband, and Trixie is Derpy and Trissie's surrogate (and Forry's godmother).  Forry's sire is a pegasus whom we don't necessarily meet; Trixie was helping a couple to conceive, but they bolted ...

Love For Lord Silver

Here's a Patreon-exclusive spoiler!  Having grown rather older and wiser (and having risen to the rank of Lord Silver), Sweetie and Spoon's only son Silverbones realizes that he and Gabby have more in common than previously assumed.  Yes, Gabby is older than him, but griffons tend to live comfortably to 130-150 years of age, and all's fair between consenting adults.

Could Mamabelle be a whole lot happier that her boy has found romance?  Especially with a catbird of such quality?...

Silverbelle Chibi-Chart

Here's the chibified family tree for the Silverbelle family!  Liz says I'm goofing on my Patreon so it'll be a few days before this one shows up on DA.  I'm still learning.  Please be patient with me.

So we got head of the household Silver Spoon, her well-fed wife Sweetie Belle, their first spellborn daughter Silver Belle ("Bee", who has tiny wings due to Silver's father being a pegasus), second spellborn daughter Chaste Silver ("Chase", who has an eyeless Hippocampus for a cuti...

Sundagio Chibi-Fam

The ZestyFinish chibi-fam tree went very well.  So here's a far more complicated one!  Sunset and Adagio have a huge clan, and these girls are just their official kids!  Snowshine, Lemon Zest and Sunny Flare were adopted by the couple, Sour Sweet is their legal ward, and clutchmates Allegrezza, Toccata, Madrigal, Messa di Voce and Duet are Adagio's biological pups.

All of the Hippocampi who aren't Adagio are Liz's OCs. 

Chibi ZestyFinish Offspring

Here's a little experimental offspring chart I'm messing with, featuring Foto and Zesty with their daughters BonBon and Minolta (the former being Foto's biologically and the latter being the couple's adoptive foal).  This format was inspired by http://marshmall0wface.deviantart.com/ , and I may do more like it with other JG families.

Exclusive Patreon Content?

Hey friends of Frog!  So far I've been cross-posting a lot of art from DA, but surely there will come a time in the near future when I'll be presenting you with art that can be seen nowhere but here.  What sort of content would you like to see the most?

Hoisted By Her Own Petard

Having become infatuated with the unshakable Zesty G, Foto has been pulling out all the stops to bust through that stony armor and get the notorious food critic to fall in love with her.  But the tables have been turned, as it seems fabulous Foto has fallen first...

You're not helping back there, Vix!  We didn't say stop.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajwnmkEqYpo  

Mane6: Nightmare Hunters (Color)

I'm a hell, hellraiser!  Bringin' hurt to your door.  I'm a hell, hellraiser!  Friendship and magic are gonna come.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5VbMAa0PAk

Mane6: Nightmare Hunters

Sneak-peek line-art of the JG Mane 6 (and Spike), previous to the events of the story proper.  In this continuity, Twilight earned her Alicorn wings by defeating Nightmare Moon/restoring Princess Luna, like a Champion do.

Color version to follow in the near future.  

Distinguished

Foto has been bugging Zesty to try wearing glasses.  You know, under the totally non-mercenary proviso that she'd look more distinguished.

Quick ZestyFinish shenanigans based on a DA conversation.  X3

Hungry Ghost

A young Foto Finish and her benefactor/BFF Hoity Toity, back in the day in Manehattan.  Foto has always gotten on well with the mule community.  :>

Background image found on Google.  Musical accompaniment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xRJ-MuN46E&list=PLaKTQcVniEiKm9EdKw61FqxBaTLgqeRkM&index=17

The Brothers Scuffle

It seems that Scootaloo and Truffle had a second kid, much to their surprise.  Featured here is sweet Sugar Skull ("Skully") with his elder brother Ludicrous Speed ("Luca").  Luca is into swimming and surfing, whilst Skully digs baking and heavy metal.

JG p.29 WIP

As promised, here is the uncured line-art for the next episode of JG.  After this one and the next one I'll be posting the rough pencils as opposed to the inks.  Builds character!  

Gespensterchen

Right out the gate.  Here's Franzbrötchen, aka Gespensterchen, aka the young lady who grows up to be Foto Finish (some day when she gets out of this dump).

Additional story contributions by Liz.

The Pond's First SPLASH Page!

That's a mighty big herd, and it's not even nearly all of the players that contribute to the world of JG!  Can Frog really draw them all?  She's going to need more pencils!  Everypony, check under all the benches!

The Frog Has Launched!

Welcome to the Patreon Pond, friends!  Thanks for supporting the Junior Gala Universe!  To those who haven't joined yet, come on in, the water's fine!

Stay tuned, we'll be uploading some great Patreon-exclusive art shortly.  Kero!