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