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