Portrait, Landscape and Still Life Worksheet
Artist's tip (What is the subject?): Portrait = a person; landscape = land and nature; still life = objects on a table. Seascape = the sea; cityscape = a city; abstract art uses shapes and colours instead of real things. Tall subject → portrait (tall) paper; wide subject → landscape (wide) paper.
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- 1.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) flowers in a vase (b) tall city buildings (c) a village with fields (d) your grandma’s face
- 2.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) portrait shape (c) landscape shape
- 3.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) self-portrait (b) still life (c) landscape (d) seascape
- 4.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
- 5.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a still life (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
- 8.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a still life. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a king on his throne (c) your grandma’s face (d) waves and a beach
- 12.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) abstract art (d) still life
- 13.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) your grandma’s face (c) a village with fields (d) shoes on a table
- 15.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
- 16.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
- 17.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a smiling friend (b) boats on the open sea (c) flowers in a vase (d) mountains at sunrise
- 18.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a smiling friend (b) boats on the open sea (c) a bowl of fruit (d) hills and a river
- 19.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) the sea (c) objects that do not move (d) a person’s face
- 20.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) True (b) False
- 21.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
- 22.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
- 24.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a still life
- 26.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a smiling friend (b) a busy city skyline (c) your grandma’s face (d) a king on his throne
- 28.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a cityscape
- 29.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
- 31.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
- 33.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) shoes on a table (b) a busy city skyline (c) a king on his throne (d) waves and a beach
- 34.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
- 35.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) a bowl of fruit (c) boats on the open sea (d) flowers in a vase
- 36.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
- 37.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a portrait
- 38.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
- 39.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
- 40.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- tall city buildings
- landscape shape
- self-portrait
- landscape (wide)
- True
- False
- a landscape
- False
- False
- False
- waves and a beach
- abstract art
- True
- a village with fields
- a landscape
- a still life
- boats on the open sea
- a bowl of fruit
- objects that do not move
- True
- portrait (tall)
- False
- portrait (tall)
- False
- a still life
- True
- a busy city skyline
- a still life
- False
- a portrait
- True
- a still life
- shoes on a table
- a landscape
- your grandma’s face
- portrait shape
- a portrait
- False
- portrait (tall)
- False
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