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 a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
- 2.🖼️ 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
- 3.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a landscape (b) abstract art (c) still life (d) a portrait
- 6.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
- 7.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
- 8.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a landscape
- 9.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
- 11.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) landscape (c) seascape (d) self-portrait
- 12.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
- 13.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a forest path (c) a teapot and cups (d) tall city buildings
- 14.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) your grandma’s face (b) flowers in a vase (c) tall city buildings (d) boats on the open sea
- 16.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a forest path (b) flowers in a vase (c) shoes on a table (d) waves and a beach
- 17.True or false: a painting of a king on his throne is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) mountains at sunrise (b) boats on the open sea (c) your grandma’s face (d) a king on his throne
- 19.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a king on his throne (b) hills and a river (c) a busy city skyline (d) your grandma’s face
- 21.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
- 22.🖼️ 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
- 23.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
- 24.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a forest path (b) a king on his throne (c) a teapot and cups (d) boats on the open sea
- 25.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) hills and a river (c) flowers in a vase (d) a smiling friend
- 26.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
- 27.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a village with fields (b) a king on his throne (c) flowers in a vase (d) mountains at sunrise
- 28.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a still life. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
- 30.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) landscape shape (b) portrait shape (c) square shape
- 31.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a still life. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a cityscape (d) a landscape
- 33.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🖼️ A painting of a forest path is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a cityscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
- 35.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
- 36.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a cityscape
- 39.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
- 40.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a portrait
- a still life
- False
- False
- abstract art
- True
- portrait (tall)
- a landscape
- False
- a still life
- self-portrait
- a still life
- tall city buildings
- True
- flowers in a vase
- waves and a beach
- False
- boats on the open sea
- False
- a busy city skyline
- portrait (tall)
- a still life
- a portrait
- a forest path
- hills and a river
- landscape (wide)
- a king on his throne
- False
- False
- landscape shape
- True
- a seascape
- False
- a landscape
- a cityscape
- False
- True
- a seascape
- portrait shape
- True
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