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