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.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
- 2.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
- 3.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
- 4.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
- 5.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) hills and a river (b) waves and a beach (c) a smiling friend (d) your grandma’s face
- 7.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
- 8.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a seascape
- 10.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) self-portrait (c) seascape (d) still life
- 11.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
- 12.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a village with fields (c) a king on his throne (d) tall city buildings
- 13.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
- 14.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a bowl of fruit (c) shoes on a table (d) a king on his throne
- 16.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
- 19.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a smiling friend (b) shoes on a table (c) hills and a river (d) a busy city skyline
- 20.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
- 21.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
- 23.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) tall city buildings (c) a smiling friend (d) shoes on a table
- 24.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
- 25.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
- 26.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
- 28.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🖼️ A painting of a village with fields is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
- 31.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) abstract art (b) a portrait (c) still life (d) a landscape
- 32.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a king on his throne (c) shoes on a table (d) a village with fields
- 33.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) landscape shape (c) square shape
- 34.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
- 38.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- landscape (wide)
- True
- landscape (wide)
- False
- waves and a beach
- a still life
- False
- a still life
- self-portrait
- portrait (tall)
- tall city buildings
- portrait (tall)
- True
- hills and a river
- False
- True
- a landscape
- a smiling friend
- a portrait
- False
- landscape (wide)
- mountains at sunrise
- a portrait
- portrait (tall)
- True
- a portrait
- True
- False
- a landscape
- abstract art
- a village with fields
- landscape shape
- True
- False
- False
- a landscape
- False
- False
- True
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