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