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