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