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