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