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