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