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