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