Hello, my frieeeends! *la la la*
I just took a shower, and I'm not even
drying my..
um, hair yet XD. And oooh!
Can you hear the (whistling) sound?
It's the sound of some snacks with um, I don't know..
I don't know what to call it (lol). Uh, sticky
rice,
and they have like, a sweet
brown sugar inside and then covered with
coconut.. um.. 
the coconut.. oh my god, my english!
My brain stopped working -_-
Coconut sprinkles, something like that, so!
Yeah, That's, that's the sound!
I usually would buy it,
buuut not today, apparently!
Because I'm talking to youuu! So by the way,
What I'm going to do today is:
well, yesterday.. (wait) Not yesterday!
Last week I have published my first
coming back video in youtube.
And, it sounds a bit sad because I sound a
bit tired.
Because I recorded  it at night.
But now it's like, I don't know..
4 p.m maybe, um so,
it's going.. it's going to get dark soon
so I'm going.. so I need to,
aay, record now, because I want to XD
By the way, um yeah. So, from
last two weeks video,
So the video from last two weeks.. (TWO WEEKS AGO XD), by the
way.
I told you that I have a Patreon
account now. So that's what I want to
talk about today. I.. um.. itchy head, oh my god, I'm so nervous XD
Uh, anyway, yeah. I want to talk about
Patreon today with you guys.
Just to introduce what Patreon is,
and I don't know, maybe..
My hopes and plan(s) for
Patreon going forward.
So hey, by the way, my name is Aftri
Marriska, I'm an illustrative lettering artist
from Indonesia ;)
If you come here out of nowhere XD
Hi strangers! Thank you!
And then, okay Patreon! What is a patreon?
So, Patreon is like a platform
where it helps artists,
or creatives in any kind,
meeting their fans (a.k.a you).
So that you can support
the artists and the creators,
by pledging some amount of money monthly.
So it's kind of like a monthly
membership um platform,
but of course you are not bond to..
You know, support the creator, the artist
that you like, me, for life!
You don't have to! So, I was (already)
thinking about Patreon since 2018, actually.
But I didn't know what to offer
back then. I mean I know a lot of..
I do some research(es?).
But because I just..
Because I just also..
Just started in my lettering journey!
so I don't think I can offer much.
And last year, uh, it was actually in
my weekly, not weekly, yearly goals!
Which is not become fulfill anyway in 2019 :p
But it's okay!
Patreons, they are in my yearly goal.
But I still don't have the guts to do,
to have a Patreon page anyway.
Until last..
Until this year, I think. I think, uh, yeah,
early this year around March or April.
It's just like.. I'm starting thinking
about Patreon again.
And then because I started to
teach lettering locally
in January and I'm liking it, so I think
it's kind of like
a nice addition to offer
in Patreon. So yeah!
By the way, basically it's a
monthly membership platform,
and you can pledge to support me
starting from 2 dollars a month,
And then in return, I'm going to
give you some perks back.
Like, um, like what I'm going to
explain now.
Oh my god, my english XD Like, I'm so
anxious. I'm so nervous, and I'm thinking..
while I'm.. uh.. I'm no native english,
so I'm still have to think what I want to say
to you and this is not scripted.
But I.. I had in my mind
what I want to talk about, so.
That's why this is going to be
very messy, but it's okay, it's okay.
It's casual talk. It's just like,
we, together, meet in the cafe,
and I'm the one who do the talk.
Yeah, by the way. So I'm offering
like, five tiers now in Patreon.
So you can start joining me from 2
dollars a month.
And in return you get some
perks back, like you get the early access
to my youtube video (like this one!).
It's going to be like, um..
once in two weeks for now,
when i'm coming back. And then,
So I'm going to publish my youtube video
now on Sunday,
but, you, if you join like,
the 2 dollars tier in Patreon,
you're going to get
access to the video on Thursday.
And then, uh, in Patreon, I'm also going to
give you like a weekly video update,
like this, casually as well, about 
what's-coming-on-this-week(s)
What I'm working on..
And then I'm going to also give you like
a phone and desktop calendar wallpaper,
when you join the 2 dollars tier! Yay!
And then the next tier is like, I have
the 5 dollars tier currently ! (it's actually 6, omg, I forgot my own setting. lol)
In the 6 dollar tier,
I'm going to give you like a planner,
a monthly planner,
or you can use it for journal.
and then I'll also give you like a weekly
planner and..
The design is going to be changed monthly,
because that's what I do.
I'm drawing and letter
different things, every day,
Hopefully. Burping.
I just ate brownies and it's good.
By the way XD
And then, in my 6 dollars tier, I'm just,
I'm also going to give
some secret work in progress videos
if I have something to work on, um,
and I'm thinking to do it
also like, once in two weeks
but since I just started this August,
this is not..
um, going as my plan yet XD
Because, like, well, if you haven't
known what, two weeks ago
uh my laptop's battery went dead.
But my laptop is still okay so,
running with the power
charging but then I have during..
during that time I have changed my plan
for the entire two weeks because of that.
But that's okay.
If you want to know about it more,
check on my patreon, I'm kidding :p
um and then, and then..
I also have, like a 15 dollars tier,
which in every month I'm going to give you
like a lettering tutorial, or we're going to do
like a lettering project together.
Like this August, I already published,
like 5 hours tutorial!
doing Sans Serif Lettering. So I'm doing
the tutorial in real time.
It's slow. It's just like me,
drawing together with you, slowly,
to practice lettering together. And
you know that I, if you are familiar with
my work, I mean instagram.
I'm active in Instagram actually, @aftrisletter
and I like to do
um weird things, like that
"Nine", uh ,stuffs, here in the background
and,
I also.. Wait! I'm going to show you this!
(humming)
(rapping with "ooh"s)
and like, I usually create,
like a mini installation letters like this.
So this is the kind of project that I want to
include in that tier, in the 15 dollars tier, monthly.
And I'm also thinking about murals,
you know, making like the
small or big murals, here in the
background.
and maybe chalk lettering or something
like that, so.
I have a lot of my mind that I want to
do XD
And that would be for my 15 dollars tier patrons.
And then I also have like a 25 dollars
and 40 dollars tier.
it's basically for coaching tier. so you can,
 if you want to have
a feedback on your letterings,
either in groups, for the 25 dollars tier,
or you want to do it privately with me,
with the 40 dollars tier in a month,
and that is available for you too!
Yeah, I don't know, like, I hope that
the tier is, what is it.. like,
appealing enough for YOU,
to have a lettering journey with me together.
But I'm also still open..
because I'm just starting! So,
I'm, I will just go with the flow.
It might be changing in the future.
I mean change is inevitable.
But right now,
that's what I'm thinking to offer to you.
And then it's a monthly membership.
But like I said, you don't have to really
support me for life!
Yeah, I mean like, if you think
that my coaching and teaching style
is not for you,
then of course you can
um, just pledge for one month and then
we separate nicely in our own way and
that's okay too.
And then, uh, MOREOVER.. Okay! Moreover, 
Patreon is actually going to work as
a newsletter platform for me.
So if you want uh,
and you don't have.. like, you don't have
to support me with money,
But you can have like an account
in Patreon, free of charge.
And you can just follow me there, 
Aftri Marriska or aftrisletter.
And then you're going to receive um,
newsletters from me, basically,
coming to your email.
So it's like, um, at least it's going to
be like three times a month.
so I'm going to give like a monthly update,
um, of what's coming this month
for my Patreon, and then,
and then of course like,
the update when I have my youtube video published.
So it's going to be once in every two weeks.
and then um, probably, uh,
occasionally I'll, I will also publish,
like a public blog there,
talking about
um anything that I want to share
to the world, not only to my Patreon.
And you will also get an update to your
email, if you follow me on Patreon.
Because I always wanted to do it
in my own website but,
I'm not technically um, afford
(capable of) that yet, because it's taking
a lot of time and,
I think Patreon will help me to handle
all these kinds of thing for now.
So I just need to focus on creating
and drawing and doing lettering and
creating videos
and just writing what I want to write
and deliver it to you
right away, without thinking about the
technical side of my website.
So yeah basically that.
And what else should I say?
I don't know. Like, I think that's, that's
all covering everything!
I know it's like a messy talk, so thank
you so much for being here!
For watching this! And if you have more
questions,
you can always write down in the
comment.
And it would be helpful if you LIKE this video ;)
and subscribe to my channel.
So you'll get an update
once in two weeks now uh from me
And you can also follow me on Instagram
where I'm more active
there than here in youtube,
and sharing like
some work in progress,
sneak peeks basically in Instagram.
and um, more in my uh, Patreon now,
for people who
wants to
uh, see more
long hours process, basically. So yeah!
Thank you so much,
for your time, uh, for your,
for your company!
fooor, yeah, I dunno, for supporting me in
Patreon! if you already are my patrons!
Because you keep making me happy
and keep making me want
to create more in this world,
in this crazy world we're
having now so,
thank you so much and we'll see you
again in two weeks!
Bye bye! Mwah!
