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