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