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