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