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