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Portrait, Landscape and Still Life Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 570 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🍎 A still life shows… (a) a wide scene (b) objects that do not move (c) a person’s face (d) the sea
  2. 2.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a teapot and cups (c) waves and a beach (d) tall city buildings
  3. 3.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🖼️ A painting of a smiling friend is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  5. 5.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a portrait (c) a landscape (d) a cityscape
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  7. 7.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) hills and a river (c) a smiling friend (d) tall city buildings
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🖼️ A painting of flowers in a vase is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  10. 10.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  11. 11.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  13. 13.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a busy city skyline (b) tall city buildings (c) a bowl of fruit (d) hills and a river
  15. 15.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  17. 17.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  20. 20.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) flowers in a vase (b) mountains at sunrise (c) your grandma’s face (d) boats on the open sea
  22. 22.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) landscape (b) self-portrait (c) seascape (d) still life
  23. 23.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  24. 24.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) portrait shape (b) square shape (c) landscape shape
  25. 25.True or false: a tall palm tree fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a long train fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a cityscape. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a cityscape (d) a still life
  30. 30.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a smiling friend (c) boats on the open sea (d) a forest path
  31. 31.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) still life (c) a landscape (d) abstract art
  32. 32.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) waves and a beach (b) a teapot and cups (c) a village with fields (d) mountains at sunrise
  33. 33.🖼️ 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
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) a forest path (c) a smiling friend (d) a bowl of fruit
  35. 35.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  36. 36.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a bowl of fruit (b) a busy city skyline (c) flowers in a vase (d) boats on the open sea
  39. 39.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a landscape
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a portrait. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. objects that do not move
  2. tall city buildings
  3. True
  4. a portrait
  5. a cityscape
  6. a landscape
  7. a smiling friend
  8. True
  9. a still life
  10. a still life
  11. False
  12. a still life
  13. False
  14. a bowl of fruit
  15. False
  16. portrait (tall)
  17. False
  18. True
  19. landscape (wide)
  20. False
  21. your grandma’s face
  22. self-portrait
  23. landscape (wide)
  24. landscape shape
  25. True
  26. False
  27. False
  28. False
  29. a seascape
  30. a forest path
  31. abstract art
  32. a teapot and cups
  33. a portrait
  34. a busy city skyline
  35. landscape (wide)
  36. True
  37. portrait (tall)
  38. boats on the open sea
  39. a seascape
  40. False

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