← Portrait, landscape and still life lesson New set →

Portrait, Landscape and Still Life Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 358 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. a seascape
  2. True
  3. False
  4. True
  5. shoes on a table
  6. flowers in a vase
  7. False
  8. portrait shape
  9. landscape (wide)
  10. portrait (tall)
  11. a busy city skyline
  12. tall city buildings
  13. a still life
  14. a cityscape
  15. a king on his throne
  16. False
  17. mountains at sunrise
  18. a bowl of fruit
  19. False
  20. landscape (wide)
  21. False
  22. waves and a beach
  23. True
  24. landscape (wide)
  25. portrait (tall)
  26. self-portrait
  27. False
  28. False
  29. objects that do not move
  30. a forest path
  31. boats on the open sea
  32. True
  33. a portrait
  34. False
  35. landscape shape
  36. False
  37. a smiling friend
  38. a portrait
  39. True
  40. a still life

Free art and painting lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/art-for-kids