Victory Day is one of the main public holidays in Russia. On this day, it is customary to congratulate former front-line soldiers, as well as those who did not take part in the battles, but survived all the horrors of the war days - children of besieged Leningrad, juvenile prisoners of Nazi concentration camps, home front workers. Nothing prevents from congratulating everyone else on this day, because in Russia and the former Soviet republics there are not so many families who would not have been touched by the Great Patriotic War.
Holiday card elements
A postcard for May 9 can be made of paper or cardboard, especially if you are going to congratulate people of the older generation who are not very willing to master the computer. On such a postcard you can depict:
- St. George's ribbon:
- Order of Victory or Patriotic War;
- Medal "For Courage", for the defense or the capture of various cities;
- military equipment:
- weapons;
- a red star;
- oak branches;
- Soviet banner;
- a Soviet soldier.
May is the month when everything is in bloom, so you don't have to be limited to traditional red carnations. Any other spring flowers will look good on a postcard. Pick a few elements and find the matching photos. The postcard can be drawn or made using the applique technique.
When choosing elements, be careful - even professional designers sometimes depict a German soldier instead of a Soviet soldier, and a "tiger" or "panther" instead of a T-34. Veterans are offended by this.
Drawn postcard
For such a card, choose a sheet of white or colored matte cardboard. The format can be A4 or slightly smaller. Fold the sheet in half. Sketch with a soft pencil. The composition should be concise. For example, it can be a five-pointed star with oak twigs on the sides.
It is best to paint with gouache. Watercolor is not suitable in this case. Apply the paint evenly. Fill in the star and leaves. The star can also be convex. Connect the vertices and the most concave parts to the center with thin lines. Fill the left triangle of the upper end of the star with light red paint, and the right triangle with dark red. Do the same with all the other ends. You can do the same with leaflets. Paint the lower halves with yellow-brown paint, the upper halves with light yellow.
Wait for the card to dry. Draw a hammer and sickle in the center of the star. Draw branches and veins. Use dark brown or black paint to outline the contours.
To avoid unnecessary creases, scratch on the side of the cardboard that will be inside the card, a line that coincides with the fold. Fold the sheet right side out. Smooth the fold with a scissor ring.
Postcard by the way of application
Anyone who does not want to toil for a long time with paints and pencils can make a postcard using the applique method. For this technique you will need:
- a sheet of cardboard;
- old postcards or pictures from magazines;
- colored paper;
- PVA glue;
- a piece of flannel;
- oilcloth;
- scissors.
Find the elements of the composition suitable for May 9. It is better to cut them out of magazines, since old postcards with Victory Day are now of considerable value. Make the missing elements out of colored paper. Bend a sheet of cardboard as described in the previous section.
Compose your composition. Circle each element using thin lines. Spread glue on the main part or the one that, according to the plan, should be in the farthest plan. Place it on the right place. Remove excess glue with a napkin. Gradually glue the rest of the parts, from large to small. Write congratulatory text on the inside of the card.
