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