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