Perspective Drawing Worksheet for Kids
Artist's tip (Far looks small): Near = bigger, lower, more detail, overlapping. Far = smaller, near the horizon, paler, partly hidden. The horizon line is at eye level; parallel lines meet at a vanishing point on it. Foreground (nearest), middle ground, background (farthest). Rule of thirds: 2 lines across and 2 down make 9 boxes — put the subject where lines cross.
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- 1.True or false: an object that sits near the horizon seems far away. (a) True (b) False
- 2.In a landscape picture, which of these is the middle ground? (a) the part farthest away (b) the part in between (c) the top of the scene (d) the bottom of the page
- 3.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part in between? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 4.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the background. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🌳 Two trees are the same size, but one looks smaller in the picture. That tree is… (a) younger (b) taller (c) farther away (d) closer to you
- 6.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the part nearest you? (a) middle ground (b) background (c) foreground
- 7.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the top of the scene? (a) background (b) foreground (c) middle ground
- 8.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call the bottom of the page? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 9.🖼️ How many lines (across and down) do you draw for the rule of thirds?
- 10.🔭 In a picture, an object that looks paler and bluer seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 11.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the part nearest you (b) the top of the scene (c) the bottom of the page (d) the part in between
- 12.🖼️ The rule of thirds splits a page into how many equal boxes?
- 13.Which clue shows an object is far away? (a) shows more detail (b) is partly hidden (c) looks bigger (d) sits lower on the page
- 14.🔭 In a picture, an object that overlaps other things seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 15.🔭 In a picture, an object that shows more detail seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 16.True or false: an object that overlaps other things seems near the viewer. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: an object that looks bigger seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: in a landscape picture, the bottom of the page is the foreground. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) looks bigger (b) is partly hidden (c) looks smaller (d) shows less detail
- 20.In a landscape picture, which of these is the foreground? (a) things that look biggest (b) the part farthest away (c) the part in between (d) far hills and the sky
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is partly hidden (b) overlaps other things (c) looks bigger (d) shows more detail
- 22.True or false: an object that is partly hidden seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call things that look biggest? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 24.In a landscape picture, which of these is the background? (a) the bottom of the page (b) the part farthest away (c) the part in between (d) the part nearest you
- 25.🔭 In a picture, an object that is partly hidden seems… (a) far away (b) near the viewer
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits near the horizon (b) sits lower on the page (c) looks smaller (d) is partly hidden
- 27.🏞️ In a landscape picture, what do we call far hills and the sky? (a) background (b) middle ground (c) foreground
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) looks bigger (c) shows more detail (d) overlaps other things
- 29.🔭 In a picture, an object that sits lower on the page seems… (a) near the viewer (b) far away
- 30.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) shows more detail (b) sits near the horizon (c) looks smaller (d) shows less detail
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sits lower on the page (b) looks bigger (c) looks paler and bluer (d) shows more detail
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shows less detail (b) looks paler and bluer (c) is partly hidden (d) overlaps other things
- 33.🎯 The part of a picture your eye goes to first is the… (a) border (b) background (c) horizon (d) focal point
- 34.True or false: an object that shows more detail seems far away. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is partly hidden (b) looks bigger (c) looks paler and bluer (d) looks smaller
- 36.True or false: in a landscape picture, the part in between is the background. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which clue shows an object is near the viewer? (a) overlaps other things (b) shows less detail (c) looks paler and bluer (d) is partly hidden
- 38.🖼️ In the rule of thirds grid, how many points are there where the lines cross?
- 39.True or false: in a landscape picture, the top of the scene is the middle ground. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🛤️ Where does the vanishing point sit? (a) at the bottom edge (b) in the foreground (c) on the frame (d) on the horizon line
Answer key
- True
- the part in between
- middle ground
- False
- farther away
- foreground
- background
- foreground
- 4
- far away
- the top of the scene
- 9
- is partly hidden
- near the viewer
- near the viewer
- True
- False
- True
- looks bigger
- things that look biggest
- is partly hidden
- True
- foreground
- the part farthest away
- far away
- sits lower on the page
- background
- shows less detail
- near the viewer
- shows more detail
- looks paler and bluer
- overlaps other things
- focal point
- False
- looks bigger
- False
- overlaps other things
- 4
- False
- on the horizon line
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