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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 609 · 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.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  2. 2.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📄 Paper held with its long side going up and down is in… (a) landscape shape (b) square shape (c) portrait shape
  4. 4.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a bowl of fruit (c) shoes on a table (d) tall city buildings
  6. 6.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🖼️ A painting of your grandma’s face is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  8. 8.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📄 To draw a tall tower, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  10. 10.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🖼️ A painting of a bowl of fruit is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a landscape
  12. 12.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a king on his throne (c) mountains at sunrise (d) flowers in a vase
  13. 13.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a village with fields (b) hills and a river (c) a forest path (d) flowers in a vase
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a seascape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a long train fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  17. 17.True or false: a row of houses fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a portrait (c) a still life (d) a seascape
  19. 19.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) still life (b) seascape (c) self-portrait (d) landscape
  21. 21.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) hills and a river (b) a busy city skyline (c) shoes on a table (d) a smiling friend
  22. 22.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  25. 25.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) shoes on a table (b) a busy city skyline (c) hills and a river (d) tall city buildings
  26. 26.📄 To draw a tall palm tree, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  27. 27.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a landscape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a wide beach fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🖼️ A painting of a teapot and cups is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a portrait
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a painting of hills and a river is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) a smiling friend (b) a forest path (c) a teapot and cups (d) mountains at sunrise
  35. 35.True or false: a painting of a teapot and cups is a seascape. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: a standing person fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a wide beach fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) a busy city skyline (b) waves and a beach (c) boats on the open sea (d) your grandma’s face
  39. 39.True or false: a painting of a bowl of fruit is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)

Answer key

  1. landscape (wide)
  2. False
  3. portrait shape
  4. False
  5. tall city buildings
  6. True
  7. a portrait
  8. False
  9. portrait (tall)
  10. True
  11. a still life
  12. boats on the open sea
  13. flowers in a vase
  14. True
  15. True
  16. a still life
  17. True
  18. a cityscape
  19. False
  20. self-portrait
  21. hills and a river
  22. landscape (wide)
  23. False
  24. landscape (wide)
  25. shoes on a table
  26. portrait (tall)
  27. False
  28. a portrait
  29. True
  30. False
  31. a still life
  32. False
  33. True
  34. a teapot and cups
  35. False
  36. False
  37. True
  38. a busy city skyline
  39. False
  40. portrait (tall)

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