Creating Subpaths in Photoshop

You can also create a series of lines or curves. For example, you may want to create a border consisting of some decorative curve shapes, which you could later stroke with color. You can then save these subpaths under a single path name. To create a series of subpaths, simply end one path before starting another. Make sure that the paths are not hidden when you do so; otherwise, Photoshop will eliminate the previous path when you start another.

If working with the Pen tool feels awkward, difficult, and frustrating, don’t worry. Those are all perfectly natural emotions to feel when you first use it. It took me months of grappling with it before I could get to the point where I could use the tool without uttering several unmentionable words. All I can say is keep practicing. Open up any images you have laying around on your hard drive and select something. Before you know it, no image will be safe from the prowess of your Pen.