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