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