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