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