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