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