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