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