RULE OF 3's - art journal spread TUTORIAL

G'day Friends,
Welcome to another DAVENPARTY DESIGN TEAM PROJECT!
I wanted to throw together a quick and simple-to-follow tutorial on creating a journal spread that is both interesting & harmonious.
Let me know how you go, and please share on social media, I'd love to see what you all get up to!
- James
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[@bymissellielouxox761]

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

[@annevickers3307]

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

[@dr.amyanna9235]

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

[@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.

[@lookupdownAni]

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

[@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

[@ajarofpotential]

"Reinterpreting the rules" 🤣😄😆 love it 💕

[@Tinyterisue]

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

[@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!

[@rsgmutti4727]

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

[@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.

[@KreativesLeben]

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

[@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]

[@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 inspirations.

[@legolandcastle]

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

[@mexico53ify]

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

[@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 ;)

[@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 😘

[@paintingstars]

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

[@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

[@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 :)

[@lynnel.1083]

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

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

Sometimes its the simplest things! haha :)

[@AMANDARANDOM]

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

[@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.

[@carolvasenko3438]

Enjoyed you and your video

[@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

[@justagirlandherplanners1193]

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

[@JulianaRumple]

i loved the kitty wanting to "help" you!

[@tracygallo761]

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

[@robinaeppli2088]

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

[@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! :)

[@taureanlady1961]

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

[@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

[@elizabethallen3028]

Fab, fab, fab!!

[@beaulabix5933]

So cool, James. Gratzi.

[@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!

[@evelynflores8848]

You are so amazing with you craft love it

[@alysonfordperez7820]

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

[@mixedupmargie]

Beautiful pages,wow!

[@meriday5719]

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

[@largojunkie]

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

[@rebeccahague3289]

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

[@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😁

[@23Sinbio]

You're so fun.

[@IncurablyCreative]

Fun :) Many thankings. One of the reasons the rule of three works is because we're drawn to asymmetry more than symmetry, tho like yourself I do occasionally mis-remember stuff! (That reminds me of a pupil who used to say 'mis-appeared' instead of disappeared. Think that makes much more sense tbh...oops, as usual I digress) Anyway, back thru the mists of time when I was studying display and design we were always taught to create asymmetrical designs/displays because symmetry won't make sales apparently. Now on to something I learned when studying to teach art: White is the absence of colour, and black is the absence of light. Technically speaking. So, you weren't breaking your rule of three by using white ;)

[@katericochran4634]

Sand 625 And I always think adding one basic color like black will pull all other colors together. So he wasn't breaking "the James ruler."😁

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

ahhahaa, totally! :D ;D

[@cherylhudson5080]

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

[@gwenwiedner3392]

Looks great, thanks for the help!

[@anap.8236]

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

[@lindapaperwords4661]

You just crack me up. Love ya

[@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]

[@lavenderdaydreams1239]

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

[@magicalpatterns]

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

[@Paperlover123]

Incredible!!!

[@appleart2175]

Love this James! You are always so inspiring 😘

[@appleart2175]

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

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

hahahaha :D :D ;D

[@bethdelmonte-catanese6925]

just discovered your channel you are so funny and real.

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

:)

[@kathyprusak2762]

Nice 👌 👍 thanks for sharing.

[@lisabochat7974]

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

[@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

[@smithfnpsmith9904]

Thank you for making me smile.

[@KellyDsWorld]

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

[@PhoebesWorldProductions]

Love this. 😊👍

[@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.

[@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

[@mrs.evanss9941]

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! 💕

[@AmberKCreative]

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

[@LillianLincoln]

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

[@DogplayBDA]

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

[@sandykelley8463]

That was such a great lesson. Thx James!

[@rhiannonsteffen8755]

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

[@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

[@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 :)

[@nataliew2]

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

[@Vickilanegan]

Beautiful! :) ♡ TFS! :)

[@racena2034]

Just found you. Yeay!!!!

[@renirn7101]

I just recently ordered this palette 😍

[@RunwrightReads]

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

[@alexandriadiaz]

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

[@marsovke]

Ouuu great

[@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 :)

[@mayloo2137]

Rainbow paddle pops? Looks like our Popsicles.

[@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

[@mebearcreations]

You really made me laugh when you told about the "fear" of being gay. It took me a long time to find out why I was such a Tom girl 😜🤣 I'm very sure I don't know these ice creams 😄. I do love rainbows though 😁. Your video about the rule of thirds is so inspiring! I know about the rule through photography, but this is a whole new level. Definitely going to try it and I will tag you on IG if I did! Your pages look so gorgeous, but they always do 😘. It's a good thing for my bank account I only see this video an hour after I ordered from an online shop that also carries these stamps 🙈😄. Going to put them on my shop account's wish list for the next time. You know, I was in doubt to add them to my cart or not 🙈. The new fur baby looks so cute with his bow tie 😻 I still need to make one for my cat, but the bunny ears hat I made him last Easter wasn't a big success, so I don't have high hopes 😄. Teddy always wants to play along when I'm making art. So not helpful, but cute anyway 😻

[@JamesLukeBurkeCreative]

the fear of ordering that ice cream was so strong! hahaha, nowadays I couldn't care less (thank goodness!) My husband uses the rule of thirds in his photography too, it just hadn't clicked to me to translate it into an art journal spread. Although I dont do this format a lot I think its a nice easy starting point for people looking for a step by step to get something harmonious :) We just bought our cats Halloween costumes, I dont want to give anything away, but lets just say there is a small wig involved... hahaha

[@CajunSunshineCrafts]

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

[@jessjtadesigns]

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

[@wendyrobinson5897]

Thankyou!!

[@SheilaHultgrenArtplay]

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

[@suefalls1600]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sarahvenz3654]

Thank you

[@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 :)

[@y27498]

😍

[@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...

[@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!!!!!!

[@nordicpink]

You’re hilarious!!!

[@PatienceTandal]

🌈❤️😍👌🏽🤙🏽

[@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 :)

[@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 :)

[@naturewoman1274]

Gardeners landscapers use rule of threes

[@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!

[@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