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