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