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