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