RULE OF 3's - art journal spread TUTORIAL

[@annevickers3307]

Wow, that was fantastic! Thank you. I LOVE the purple faces.

[@Tinyterisue]

James, you are so much fun to watch and listen to. I love the little stories you tell while working. Thanks!

[@dr.amyanna9235]

James the pink, yellow and blue really are beautiful together! You make it so easy to make beautiful!😊😊😂🙏🌹🌟🌹🌟

[@lookupdownAni]

Love! My favorite is the orange, brown and yellow one. Thanks for sharing!

[@tammyoneill6128]

I just love You Tube...... I watch frugal crafter & she takes me to Jane Davenport, & she takes me to your lovely videos! Love when you break down your sketches so easy Steve can follow and Newbies like myself. Thanks for sharing your talent.

[@bymissellielouxox761]

James....I think you are my spirit animal 😘

[@KreativesLeben]

beautiful pages. I like the black red and white page best!

[@lauragreggain7767]

Love that birdy! My philosophy is...you learn the rules well enough to break them. These are brilliant pages.

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

love that philosophy!!!!! :D

[@jodibradley6035]

Ty so much! I am gonna try this I fill like this will help me, I have been in such a slump. Total creative block lately :/ anyhow great video TFS

[@moonlightcabin9395]

Six minutes in and I've been giggling along with you so much. I know for sure that if I ever lost my eyesight, I'd still be clicking on your videos (well, I'd need a little help!) just to hear you chat. Your work is so eye catching and breathtaking. And yeah, for sure, you probably do have an overactive imagination but you've found a way to use it to your advantage! :D

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

hahahaha!

[@lynyeadon4719]

HI James, thank you such a lovely video, I use the rule of 3's in Australian folk art painting, now trying out more art journaling, less prep, more intuitive painting and love the bright colours. Now I can practice the rule of 3's with my watercolours thanks to your inspiration! I am in my mid 60's and love art journaling with my grandchildren. love your little stories too oh and you cat!

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

Hope you're having fun with your new venture into art journaling! I love the freedom of it :)

[@suesweetpea7]

Hi James I loved your visitor you had today. I have used the rule of thee's in all my crafting because it's always made it visually appealing and not overbearing. Thank you for sharing today I really enjoyed it and your page is beautiful.

[@legolandcastle]

I absolutely love this! I woke up at 4am and very nearly got up and started a page!

[@raquellopez9653]

I can’t wait to try this!! Thank you. I have learned so much from you and appreciate how you don’t if we “copy” to get better and develop our own style...what I got from inktober 😘

[@JulianaRumple]

i loved the kitty wanting to "help" you!

[@smithfnpsmith9904]

Thank you for making me smile.

[@mexico53ify]

James, this is gorgeous!!!!!Thanks for sharing your inspiration!!!!

[@ajarofpotential]

"Reinterpreting the rules" 🤣😄😆 love it 💕

[@mvswaaij]

Thank You !! Your video´s mean a lot to me. All the best !

[@judithfrabosilo6539]

I always love the rule of threes. I never used it in art except for 3 dots together . Love this. Thanks for awakening my imagination. I am 65 years old and I didn't know I had much left.LOL tfs

[@janecameron7498]

I have just discovered you and love your style. Your constant banter is great and your beautiful, gorgeous kitty...........awwwwww, how sweet. My cats tend to do the same, always trying to sit exactly where I am working. Thanks for your very colourful inspiration.

[@pamburke8614]

Enjoyed your video! I was taught the rule of 3s in acrylic floral painting and photography. It does seem to be easy on the eye.

[@paintingstars]

Delicious juicy art!!!! Thank you, James!!!

[@cherylhudson5080]

Love the effect you have created here I guess it really is about keeping it simple TFS

[@taureanlady1961]

Wow wow wow you have inspired me I love color and doodling so I am going to try this Thankyou for sharing.

[@AMANDARANDOM]

Just can't get enough of you and your amazing creativity!

[@anap.8236]

Thank you, James. I just found you. I wanted so desperately to add colors into my life and not just words. Fabulous!🌹🐾

[@justagirlandherplanners1193]

I absolutely love this video!!! Hope to see a lot more like this. And tags to.

[@BreathofSpring24]

So many techniques! I never thought to use a marker with a stencil. 😄

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

Sometimes its the simplest things! haha :)

[@alysonfordperez7820]

Thank you so much for this video. It really helps with layout and background planning.

[@DogplayBDA]

love this, off to try it out, and thank you for doing it in the various sizes of journals

[@tracygallo761]

I love your video! I love your doodling. So simple and yet looks amazing!

[@evelynflores8848]

You are so amazing with you craft love it

[@KVan-fl9sk]

Great stuff, James! Reminds me of the basics in art school -- too often we forget the essentials and over-think/over-design everything. Thanks!

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

I LOVE to over design ahaha, this helps me a lot ;)

[@meriday5719]

Thanks for the information and the wonderful demo. THat was so helpful.

[@23Sinbio]

You're so fun.

[@sandykelley8463]

That was such a great lesson. Thx James!

[@carolvasenko3438]

Enjoyed you and your video

[@rsgmutti4727]

Rainbow Paddle Pops - Yay for childhood memories. I'll get one for you! Your videos do make me smile:)

[@lavenderdaydreams1239]

Oh how cool!!! I saw this on Jane's page and had to come over to see more! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@TheCharilion]

Thank you, I have been struggling with a starting point with art journaling, this tequnique will are give me a kick off point. Love your free flowing creativity.

[@BeautyAndBrainsGirls]

I have always used that technique and did not know the method behind my madness. Love the ice cream /rainbow story. Thumbs up for a great post!

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

[@kathyprusak2762]

Nice 👌 👍 thanks for sharing.

[@largojunkie]

Hey James the video! We had rainbow paddle pops in the UK too!

[@elizabethallen3028]

Fab, fab, fab!!

[@gwenwiedner3392]

Looks great, thanks for the help!

[@mixedupmargie]

Beautiful pages,wow!

[@katericochran4634]

Your journal spread so beautiful. Thanks for the tutorial. I absolutely love the music. And adding another color, like black will bring the whole page together. You don't have rules James, so you can't break them😁

[@beaulabix5933]

So cool, James. Gratzi.

[@rhiannonsteffen8755]

I enjoy watch you , you are like rainbow colorful and fun

[@juliearmymom7807]

My daughter is a photographer who got into graphic design and I proof them before she posts them to sell in her Etsy shop and I always use the rule of 3. She was like where did you learn that? Scrapbooking. Lol. Jane needs to sell refill pans. No one is gonna run out of the black or white. It holds me back because I don't want to use it up, and don't want to live without Buzzy, BFF or 70's. I've fallen in love with several of the neutral colors also. I also want a primary palette. More pallets and refills!

[@mrs.evanss9941]

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! 💕

[@Paperlover123]

Incredible!!!

[@RunwrightReads]

This technique achieved a gorgeous result. I just found your channel and subscribed and I'll try this later. Thanks for the tips.

[@rebeccahague3289]

I loved this spread it’s such a creative idea! Thank you for sharing! From one Aussie to another :)

[@nataliew2]

Thank you so much! Very informative, learned lots. Saving this in my tuts folder :)

[@blonniejenn433]

I found this video super helpful. I've heard some rule of threes, but your approach was new and helped me focus. Thanks! Oh, and so good to see Oliver! Such a cute little baby! :)

[@QueenMabelandDoris]

I've just found your channel and subscribed, hello from Scotland........I have used the rule of thirds throughout my photography career but am new to journaling so a lightbulb went off in my head, thank you and I look forward to watching more of your videos....Susie x

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

Hey Scotland Susie! Thanks for joining me! My husband is a photographer and he's always banging on about it so i had to give it a go in my journal :)

[@renirn7101]

I just recently ordered this palette 😍

[@niaredgirl]

Oh my god! Paddle pops! That takes me back to my travelling days! I was OBSESSED with the banana ones... SO GOOD! Its a travesty they dont have them here in the UK... So funny you said that as I thought I recognised the colour scheme... Awesome video as always you wonderful human being you x

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

oh banana! I NEVER ate bananas but I would make exceptions for a banana paddle pop :D

[@niaredgirl]

I promise you wont be disappointed :) xx

[@witsue]

Brilliant, thank you so much for sharing your art, loved it immensely. I have subscribed and clicked the bell, so again thank you. Hugs

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

[@wmwilkinson1]

We did the rule of the three when I started scrapping. We also did the color ratio rule of pint, quart, and gallon.

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

It's so handy! I will admit I dont always consider it but it really does help with harmony :)

[@lisabochat7974]

I just bought my first watercolor set loved this I think I can do this and your funny 😛

[@lindapaperwords4661]

You just crack me up. Love ya

[@robinaeppli2088]

"Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist." :)

[@alexandriadiaz]

Love listening to you. Great ideas... ur such an inspiration for my own channel. TFS

[@AmberKCreative]

This is fabulous, you are so talented, and your videos are top-notch! Nice work, James! 💙

[@PhoebesWorldProductions]

Love this. 😊👍

[@bethdelmonte-catanese29]

just discovered your channel you are so funny and real.

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

:)

[@KellyDsWorld]

Love this process ..cant wait to try it myself xoxoxo

[@appleart2175]

Love this James! You are always so inspiring 😘

[@appleart2175]

P.S. rainbow paddle pops are still my fav 👍🏼

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

hahahaha :D :D ;D

[@deborahdettor1694]

Just discovered you...can tell I'm going to LOVE your videos!!! I love your art AND you made me laugh! Thanks so very much 😃🔆

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

Than you Deborah and WELCOME! :D

[@sarahvenz3654]

Thank you

[@mayloo2137]

Rainbow paddle pops? Looks like our Popsicles.

[@wendyrobinson5897]

Thankyou!!

[@magicalpatterns]

You make me so happy. Thank you. By the way, the color blind fact, it is true 🧿🌈

[@naturewoman1274]

Gardeners landscapers use rule of threes

[@SheilaHultgrenArtplay]

So glad I found you. You are so talented. Do you use Gouche. Didn't see a tutorial using it. Thanks !

[@CajunSunshineCrafts]

Just found you... ur awesome! Thanks for sharing your talent! :) I'm just starting my art journaling journey... wish me luck! xoxo

[@racena2034]

Just found you. Yeay!!!!

[@ja6138]

Love love love flippin LOVE!!! You're too cute James!!! You crack me UP!!😊😂❤ and I love that song at the end of the vid, too!! Thanks so much for sharing❤ now I'm going to find out about these rainbow paddle pops. If they're anything like a 'push-pop' ....we're TOTAL bffs!! Lol😊

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

They're an ice cream :) haha a

[@suefalls1600]

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[@Vickilanegan]

Beautiful! :) ♡ TFS! :)

[@LillianLincoln]

You are SIMPLY amazing!!!! I love your BS Facts ;) LOL!!! Sounds very sciency hahaha

[@DoloresJRush]

Not only do I follow the "rule of 3," but I also follow the rule of "odds," like 5, 7, 9, etc. items. Black, Brown, and White aren't considered colors, along with all their various tints and shades, but neutrals, so they aren't really included in your rule of 3, if you use them for accents like you did with the dots. Black pops bright colors from the background, brown is good for shading, and white for highlights. I enjoyed watching your process video. I'd be freaking if I had that much water on my page! smile! I use a water-brush myself.

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

Thank you Dolores, very useful info! I know, I SPLASHED that page! hahaha

[@KDavison1228]

Love this video! AND the song at the end, what is it!?

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

Martin Hall - Love for the Ocean :D

[@KDavison1228]

James Burke Thank you!!!!!!

[@lasumm]

I love it! Where do you get the washi tape with realistic eyes on it? I've seen someone else use it in a video, and I've searched and searched for it online, but can't find it.

[@amywallace9108]

Laurel Summerfield They are from Jane Davenport's Mixed Media collection.

[@lasumm]

Thank you so much! What a great resource!

[@MsTagestraumer]

What pens are you using over the watercolor? I always managed to dry out markers.... mostly with acrylics but curious. Love your art! Very organic and colorful!

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

a mixture. Sharpie pens, Le Pen felt tip pens, brush pens, uniball signo in white, POSCA paint markers. I find watercolour to be pretty easy to work with once its fully dry :)

[@JulieloopsJAM]

James, I can't tell you how happy I am that you made this video!! This is just my style but I couldn't quite get it like you do and this has inspired me and really pulled it all together for me. Can you please tell me two things... how do I know which colors to put together so that when they blend they won't look like mud? And what type of marker/pen are you using to put your white dots down?

[@katericochran4634]

Pebbie J Dyan Ravely gives a great, great video explaining paint colors and which colors when combined create mud. If you haven't checked out her channel, she's an awesome, creative and colorful person who I think explains things in a way that is easy to understand because she uses her own paint "jars" to explain. Like she'll grab three colors and say, these colors go well together but if you add this color (and she takes another color jar) it will create mud. For me, because of the way I learn, it's the best explanation I have seen. But I'm a visual learner. Hope that helps.

[@renirn7101]

Pebbie J mud colours are I think purple and orange and red and purple purple and yellow. He used neon colours but also in a way primary colours which you can mix anything from but I'm not a great teacher.

[@renirn7101]

Also letting things dry I found helped me out of the whole mixing browns

[@JulieloopsJAM]

Kateri Cochran Thank you SO much! I'll check out her vids!!

[@JulieloopsJAM]

Kateri Cochran If you have a link to the specific one that would be great! If not, I'll watch them all until I find it :)

[@marsovke]

Ouuu great

[@tracylanderos1848]

What palette is that? Love those colors

[@planetroxx94]

Tracy Landeros I think it's the Jane Davenport brights pallet x

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

thats the one!

[@cbnb100]

Greetings from Norway! 😊 Love your video! 😊 Would love to know what kind of journal you used for the first pages? Looks yummy... 😄

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

Hey from USA! :D Its a Jane Davenport Mixed Media journal, its a mix of hot press and cold press watercolor papers :)

[@PatienceTandal]

🌈❤️😍👌🏽🤙🏽

[@anwarallie]

I'm learning so much from you! Is the rule of 3, because you use 3 colours? Do you place those colours just anywhere on the page?

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

its 3 colours, in three blocks. You can interpret is any which way really, its just playing with things in 3's :D

[@jessjtadesigns]

Taste the rainbows so funny😂 me too colorblind kinda. You are awesome. Thanks!

[@y27498]

😍

[@katherinewhitworth6048]

Hi James! What is that pen you are using to doodle/write with?

[@melissaclair1508]

I looked up the rainbow Paddle pop, and I found that other people were upset by it being caramel flavored, lol. I love caramel, so i don't see the big deal, hahaha...

[@terryparrish9971]

I love your laugh! I love your style. Great advice on the rule of threes. Of course you make everything look so easy. It is a joy to watch you create! I bought an orange bag and have lots of fun with the designs. Keep filming and we'll keep watching.

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

Thank you Deborah! I try my best to make it look easy but one of these days I'll upload the 3 hours of failures I have caught on camera! hahaha

[@nordicpink]

You’re hilarious!!!