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