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